muikabochi 208 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hi folks. Went for half a day at Hakkai-san today, beautiful weather it was. Like a day in March. (Though that in itself is a bit scary!) Anyway the camera had problems on the slopes so I don't have pics from the slopes, but I got some on the way so took a few pretty pics. The place was empty. Seriously very few people. Snow was ok, not much better than that. Still obviously not much there as the contours of the place are much more defined than I remember!! Anyway here's the gallery I made: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_section.php?userid=muikabochi&userGallery=98 Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 and near by house later this afternoon Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I like that rice fields shot Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 It looks really good! My friend lives right by there, i might just go and visit him and ride there a little. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 not the one above (although that is nice too!), but this one... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Thanks! Yes things were looking real pretty today. BTW, photo uploading people, I think the new thing for this year where you can create galleries and group your photos together is really cool. I noticed some people not making use of that.... give it a go, really easy. (You can do it later if you want editing existing photos etc). Good to have them grouped together. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Pics of ANY snow are music to my eyes at this stage. These photos bring a tear to my eye. 11 days till Hakuba for me! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Oops, you can see the Galleries I have put together so far here at the top of the page http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_section.php?userid=muikabochi Link to post Share on other sites
smellyfeet 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Nice photos muikabochi. I want to go there but with that main steep course I want to wait until there is a decent depth of snow. How was that course? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 It was far from perfect - still not really enough snow. The snow was decent and it was covered for the most part but like I said there were more earth-shaped bumps than usual! We just really need that elusive huge mega dump of snow. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Didn't it used to be a gondola there not a ropeway? Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 There is a gondola in the first photo... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 No, keba, it is a ropeway there now, not a gondola. (And yes I do believe they did have a gondola there before but changed it to a ropeway). Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Interesting Muikabochi and nice pics. It looks like it has some good OB potential ona good day. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thanks. Hakkai-san is a really good mountain. I like climbing it, especially those jagged parts at the top... lots of ropes and chains and dangerous looking parts to negotiate (well for a total non-climber like me!) I like Hakkai-san but I'm going to wait for more fresh snow before going there again. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarding-sam 0 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Hey nice photos muikabochi. Looks good. And looks empty. I like Hakkai-san as well, it's a good walk up there in summer. I'll give you a call before I'm up there next perhaps we could go together. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I really want to try that place as well. Got a few buddies in Tokyo here who rave about it. Sent you a mail, do you do overnights? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 Very expensive you know Would be good to meet some new people and show you Hakkai-san. Good beer and sake too. Link to post Share on other sites
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