The Takayama Tearer 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Thanks to the fantastic guys at Snow Japan, I am off for my first trip to Hakuba tomorrow. With a Hukuba Alpen ticket. So, which would be the best place to hit given the current conditions. Happo-one, Tsugaike or Iwatake? Gonna bust my Hakuba cherry tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 "a Hukuba Alpen ticket" .... free breakfast cereal? I'm sure you won't go wrong at Happo Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Not Iwatake anyway........ Link to post Share on other sites
The Takayama Tearer 0 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Yeah Happo it was. Thanks SJ, and a big thanks to Mitch at "Snow Beds". Link to post Share on other sites
XilR8 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I just had the luck to enjoy some Hakuba "Alpen" (aka Happo) thanks to SJ too. Shame about the current conditions though. I'm guessing you hiked up, Tearer? On Monday it was so warm, even at the summit of Happo it was pissing it down with rain all day. The only good thing about this was that I turned up at noon, and everyone who had been out since morning was going home because they were soaked to the skin. But the conditions were seriously spring-like. Stayed with Mitch at Snowbeds on Monday night, same as you, went out for a few drinks at the White Horse, watched some Ski Porn and talked about fat chicks, then crashed out. Nice to meet some people I have read/heard about on SnowJapan. Thanks guys! On Tuesday I used my day pass. Fortunately it had got cold, but the previous day's rain had frozen and all the courses were rock solid ice, which made for some seriously fast, but pretty scary, runs early on. After wiping out once and seriously bruising myself I almost considered packing it in, but later on it started to snow and the sun came out (at the same time!), and as things softened up a little bit it ended up being pretty good fun. Anyway, my carving has become a million times better! In the afternoon, things got so soft that the snow was like one of those crushed ice drinks. I spent a while trying ridiculous jump tricks of the top of moguls, as it was so soft to land that it really didnt matter how you fell, but called it a day around 2.30, hit the onsen, then headed back to Tokyo. Thanks to SJ for the pass and the Hakuba crew for being a top bunch! See you next season! Link to post Share on other sites
freerider 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Quote: went out for a few drinks at the White Horse, watched some Ski Porn and talked about fat chicks TJ @ the whitehorse give you some advice? Link to post Share on other sites
XilR8 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 on fat chicks? Link to post Share on other sites
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