Zaoman 0 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 No not yet gamera though they have appeared apparently. I have been really busy not been out for 2 weeks now. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Top of Nozawa is still good but if we don't get a dump then March will be "top only". Lets hope for a surprise dump. Living in Iiyama though and with a few seasons behind me --- just doesn't feel like it is going to happen. Just a not as good as usual year. Link to post Share on other sites
Mary-Louise 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 How unusual are the conditions this year? (I'm new here) Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 extremely. it's been a hot topic in the Japanese news too. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Very unusual. Check out last January: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/gallery/index-snowy-japan.html As it stands at the moment it's almost as if we went from mid-December straight into March, missing out January and February. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 usally double or triple the snowfall but there are always bad years. This is a bad year but the cover is still good on the courses. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Good cover on the courses? Well you must have it much better than us, as this is Iwappara yesterday: That tells a rather different story. Outside my house last year there was 2-3 meters. Today there is 0-5cm. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 March is not a mistake. From next week on, I'll be hitting the slopes and I'm bringing the snow with me, damn it! Sorry to keep everyone waiting. I'll see what I can do about the telephone box too. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted February 8, 2007 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 8, 2007 That bottom slope in particular is having a bad time. Further up on Iwappara is better. Still a worrying sight though that. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Wow,muikabochi, sorry to see that. That's too bad. Is that a pic of recent days? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 doing much better Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 That photos doesn't show much at all - apart from the fact that there looks very little snow at town level. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 bottom off goryu no grass patches yet Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Not far off by the looks of the bottom of that tree. Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 yeh we usually have MUCH more snow, but nothing wrong with any of the courses at hakuba. i've been skiing powder pretty much every day i've been out, FT has done lots of sweet bc lines, it's not been bad at all --- it's not the best, but it's not terrible at all. i miss the snow at town level though, and i miss driving through blizzards. it doesn't feel like winter, you walk outside and it feels like spring. but if you know how to make use of yourself and where to ski, you can have a good time. alternatively if you are australian you'll think it's amazing anyway lol. i'm looking forward to march - maybe it will dump? maybe it won't and we'll just go hiking. OR maybe it will dump AND we'll go hiking? maybe maybe baby.... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 My point is that we will make it to March and the courses will be fine. If you want to stay home then tough luck id rather get out there then complain about it. Even in a bad year we are weathering the strom and hanging in there fully open. Oh yes most of the trees have been good too. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'm sure you would. Not all of us have season passes and live 5 minutes from the slopes. It costs quite a lot of cash for lots of us and I can't afford to shell out that much and when I do I want good conditions. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 There is a 1-2 meter base at Zao, which is now a block of ice and should last some time. Piste has great coverage and the trees are doable, and that's saying a lot as the trees have ridiculous undergrowth that needs to be covered this year. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 too bad cause a season missed is a season gone Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I might take a trip to Hakuba, at least it looks like it is having a better time of it than Yuzawa. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 OK, folks, snow or no snow, I'm booked to arrive in Hakuba for Apr 1 and will stay for a week. Since I did win the Hakuba Village Lift-ticket Giveaway, I hope I will be able to use it. Otherwise, I'll just have to spend my time stalking BCS and treating her hemorrhoids....oops, I mean hematoma if it isn't fully recovered by then. Link to post Share on other sites
happyhappy 0 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Good for you. I hope to be there too. Maybe I can meet some of you Hakuba guys and gals. Let's hope the snow joins us too! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 nice markie see you in a few monthes then Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Yes, hope you can hook up with us there, happyhappy. Fatts, remind Phat Luv that there WILL BE an inspection when I get there so she'd better get to work on that. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I plan to be there too early April. See you then folks. Markie, will you be meeting up with our friend echineko then? Link to post Share on other sites
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