echineko 1 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Hi My friend went to Niseko last week and said many foreigner there and also slope is crowded with many people. It become really popular. Is it normally quite busy now there more than other resort? Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 A friend went over the week-end. He really enjoyed the snow. Went for drinks in the evening and he said he came accross the usual sex-deprived completly hammered gaijins trying to pick fights. Obviously I did not believe him. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Over the week-end in England, I read a magazine saying that Japan was an attractive option for ski holidays given currently cheap flights. They were recommending that people who go there skiing head straight to Hokkaido, referring to it as the "Scotland of Japan"... Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Scotland! God, I hope the snow never gets that bad! Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Although I do seem to remember that Scotland has some pretty steep slopes from what I have read on SJ. Icy, but steep. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Yahoo BBTV last night there was a snowboarding show on and they were up at Niseko. Man, sure miss that place (or any mtn since I dont get out anymore). Pretty funny watching them hit runs that I did for a season. Sick sick powder. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Quote: straight to Hokkaido, referring to it as the "Scotland of Japan"... Bigger language barrier in Scottland though Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 One day I really want to go to Scotland and try the slopes up there. There is just something so appealling about the thought of skiing in Scotland for me. When I have been there (always not in winter), I've always enjoyed the place. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Been to Scotland when it was full blown winter. Not a snow flake in sight, just freezing gale force winds. Much much prefer Hokkaido. Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 it has been snowing in Scotland these last 3 days. So go now before it turns into rain! Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I love Scotland, had many wonderful times there. Skied there once and it was total shite. Rain, gale force winds, and 1/2 hour lift queues. Stoics that they are the locals were disciplined and good-humoured. One was skiing in a kilt Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I do too, it's a great place. I want to get a powerful bike and do a tour of Scotland on my own. (Stopping in tea shops and being very polite to do my bit to change the image of bikers). Some excellent roads in the middle of nowhere with fantasic scenery. Biggest problem is timing and the weather. (Sorry that has nothing to do with niseko slopes, which I hear are very nice - though maybe not as slopey as other places). Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Is the weather up in Scotland as generally unrealiable as the image suggests? I know when I went it was pretty bad for a week, we got one good day out of it. The scenery up there though is fantastic, and I like bagpipes a lot. I even tried a kilt on but decided not to get one for my Friday nights out. (I wish I had now). Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Unreliable is the word. Cairngorm is 57 degrees north, so it does stick out a bit. It can be very nice though. I've done a lot of undergraduate fieldwork in western Scotland (and a motorcycle camping trip on a 500cc Velocette 2pints), and we never lost a day to the weather. When I did the fieldwork for my dissertation, I went to Brittany while my peers all went to Scotland. I had a fabulous summer in Finistere, while the other poor sods spent a month in pouring rain, loitering within tent Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Quote: and a motorcycle camping trip on a 500cc Velocette 2pints That sounds grand. I would really love to do something like that. Any pics of the monster? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 No pics, no camera in those days. This is what a Venom Clubman looks like though. Mine was a '65 too. This could have been my bike. Link to post Share on other sites
threep 0 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I've skied at Cairngorm (Aviemore) in May once, same weekend as Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger died at Imola. The snow record in recent years has been pretty dismal though and I think all the ski areas are on the point of bankruptcy (Glencoe already went over the edge IIRC). Niseko was reasonably busy about 4 weeks ago, but still had a couple of days of powder fun without everything being skied out Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 The weather here in Scotland is about predictable as the lottery. This winter has been really shite, decent weather for a couple of days then the snow melts and we wait another few weeks for a dump. global warming is really killing the ski industry here. Although i have had some awesome days in Glenshee, when it's good, it's good! glas maol and the back coire's are the best like. Cairngorms has skiing just now, enough snow on the upper slopes, not exactly what you'd describe as deep powder though. the problem just now is the wind. high winds shutting off the lifts. For the record, Glencoe is still hanging in there, not closed yet!! Link to post Share on other sites
JJJJ 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 A friend went to Niseko in January, they did not know about so many foreigner there and were quite surprised to find. The last time they went was 10 years ago, so they saw big difference. They said it was good eikaiwa lesson as joke! Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 The best thing about skiing in Scotland is going to the pub afterwards. good pubs in that part of the world. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Yes and I have had some really good food and beer up there too. And I know some very nice wee lasses from that part of the world as well - love the accent Link to post Share on other sites
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