muikabochi 208 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Hmm. Only a slight breeze here and a fine sunny day. But Gala are closed due to strong winds? 本日は強風予報により営業を中止いたします。 Sounds like a porky to me that. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Gala are probably a bit wary considering the mess they have had a few times with gondolas and winds. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 If there were strong winds up there, the first place to close would have been kagura. Since kagura is still open, there is definetly something fishy about Gala. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 It sure does. Just spoke with muikabochi who was up at Kagura today -- not very windy even up there so he said. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Sounds like pretty typical Japanese overcaution immediately after a similar incident causing big trouble. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted January 26, 2007 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 26, 2007 I did a few hours at Kagura today and it wasn't particularly windy up there and the lifts seemed to be moving normal speed. I shared the gondola with a patrol guy who was very surprised at Gala being closed today, it is curious. Decent conditions up at Kagura and not many people Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Going up there tonight #1. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted January 26, 2007 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 26, 2007 Overnight in the car time? Hopefully the slight snowfall they forecast overnight will appear. Have a good time. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Yap, my car my room thing. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted January 26, 2007 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 26, 2007 Lets car. Take some pics, will ya? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I will because I need to get my hands on this. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/photo-contest-yuzawa-town.html Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Sounds rather suspicious. You'd think they would want to be open on a fine day like today was. On the Gala site now they are saying that it might be windy enough tomorrow as well to affect lift operations and they'll announce whether they will open or not before 7am. Just taking a quick look at yahoo weather it doesn't seem to be saying it will be particularly windy tomorrow. (and unfortunately it says rain) Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 I see Gala is closed again today... strange. And it's raining. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Was it windy today? You'd think it would take a lot to close on a Saturday in peak season. Link to post Share on other sites
wakaran 1 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 And today as well!! What is going on up there? Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 So they have now been closed for 3 days on the run? Sounds very fishy indeed. If they are going to close on days like today and Friday they might as well not bother opening at all. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I was at the top of Ishiuchi for a fair part of today - not really windy at all up there.. very fine weather. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by SnowJapan.Com#1: Lets car. Take some pics, will ya? I think this is the best pick I took last weekend. 9:17 Sunday morning from the top of Nakaone (yes we hike up fast! ) The sun just came up and started warming the earth, so you get all the fog rising up from the valey. Sontagsmorgenruhe Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Nice pic tsondaboy, any more? BTW, in the spirit of this thread wondering what the heck is going on at Gala, was it windy up there? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Where did you start that climb tsondaboy? Nice photo. I'd love to know what was appening at Gala - 3 days it was closed and they said it was the wind each day. I just can't see that, it didn't even seem borderline. Hey and was it crowded up there? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Yes it was crowded up there, both groomers and BC by idiots! I got a feeling first hand this weekend what montoya was complaining about in an other thread. Top of the mountain sometime after 12:00, 2 guys complete beginners that came through the broken path on bare foot and with their boards on their hands (obviously no packs etc)、diving into an death trap... Also some time after that I intervened in a conversation nearby, that was going something like this: first guy- hi good morning have you done any runs yet? Second guy- no, actually it is my first day in BC first guy- oh, I see, I am also new in this area and a bit lost do you know which way to get off the mountain? second guy- sorry I don’t know, its my first day EVER in BC. Jeeeesus!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarding-sam 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Gala closed AGAIN today!??! Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Didnt they have goverment inspectors there to check out the lifts after that incident not too long ago when people were stranded at the top? Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Perhaps SJ#1 has some first hand info for us - what's going on at GALA? Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted February 1, 2007 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 1, 2007 I've been away for a while and not had a chance to speak with them since last week. I'm basically just mostly hearing the same official stories about the wind and them being cautious. After the incident a few weeks ago I believe they had to close for a day when some government inspectors were there for an explanation and to check things out. Link to post Share on other sites
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