quattro 1 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Vancouver is hosting 2010 Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 yup, smack in yamagata. I think big-will is a canadian, defending his 2010 rights. Good on ya will. Let's see how long we can drag this out before he learns the correct answer to his god-awful mistake. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 damnit quattro... simultaneous posting. oh well... still one date trivia lingering about nagano... Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I'm from England actually Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 damnit twice... Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 2014 will be announced in July. Looks like the short list is PyeongChang, South Korea, Salzburg, Austria and Sochi, Russia. And the winner is? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by tsondaboy: I was just jocking, but if I find someone to tag along from Tokyo, I might as well do. Its kinda hard to do the 400 km drive up to Yamagata just by myself. Were are you guys based, in Yamagata city? It's just over 300km from central Tokyo to Yamagata, and you turn off the expressway before Yamagata. It's an easy drive, Tohoku, then Tohoku chuo expressway all the way. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Which exit do you get off? Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 salzburg... all the way. The austrians dominate the world cup anyway, might as well bring it to their home turf. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Here's the junction. Zao Onsen is signposted. This shows the road from the expressway to Zao Onsen. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by quattro: 2014 will be announced in July. Looks like the short list is PyeongChang, South Korea, Salzburg, Austria and Sochi, Russia. And the winner is? Salzburg is in another league from the others. Must be Austria I think. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thanks soub. Thats 350 km purely on the highway (shibuya IC-Yamagata zao IC), so even if I go averagely 120 km/h all the way, it will still take me 3 hours. Plus some Tokyo and local Yamagata roads traffic, there is no way you can do that route in less than 4 hours. Link to post Share on other sites
Tesselator 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by big-will: Quote: Home of the 1998 Winter Olympics and coming again in 2010 from what I hear. I think you have that one wrong! I do? OK, when were the Nagano Olympics? I always space these kinds of things off. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Actually 1994 was lillehammer. I was accusing Tess about not only the 2010 mistake but also that the 1998 was not nagano. Doh... I switched 98 and 94. [self-slap gremlin] Link to post Share on other sites
Tesselator 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Ah, 94... k, thanks for the correction! It's good to know! Anyway the idea there is that it's a kewl enough place to hold the winter Olympics. I learned how to ski in Big Bear Lake, California, where I lived for a few years (not 100 meters from the resort) and there's no way you would want the Olympics held there. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 no, no, no. 1994= lillehammer. 1998 = nagano. My mistake... and big bear rocks... Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Chamonix 1924 St. Moritz 1928 Lake Placid 1932 Garmisch- Partenkirchen 1936 St. Moritz 1948 Oslo 1952 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Squaw Valley 1960 Innsbruck 1964 Grenoble 1968 Sapporo 1972 Innsbruck 1976 Lake Placid 1980 Sarajevo 1984 Calgary 1988 Albertville 1992 Lillehammer 1994 Nagano 1998 Salt Lake City 2002 Torino 2006 Link to post Share on other sites
Tesselator 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Thanks quattro!! Quote: Originally posted by samurai: no, no, no. 1994= lillehammer. 1998 = nagano. My mistake... and big bear rocks... Oh, wow! Someone knows Big Bear! Awesome! I own a house on Summit Blvd. just a casual stroll from the Snow Summit parking lot. If you know the boulevard I'm right next to that geodesic dome. Haven't been there in years though. A friend is managing and renting it out for me. Hey, is John's "Demozine" still in operation? All the hottest new skis and boards for regular rental prices right there next to the parking lot? Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I was just at Big Bear in Feb. I love that place - it's my second home after Sierra Summit in central Cali. My trip report and pics from Snow Summit can be found Here Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Who said don't go to Hokkaido??? Shame on you! (God, I'm sounding like Thursday...) If you have the time and money I'd definitely visit Hokkaido. Apart from Niseko, it is totally uncrowded. Even then Happo One in Hakuba is buisier on a weekend than Hirafu in Niseko. I rode Kurodake a week ago and our party was the only one on the mountain. The only tracks we could complain about were our own... The BC around Asahikawa is fantastic and the snow is amazing, not to mention relatively stable. If you're only interested in terrain with the big lines then Hakuba (flag that, go to the rockies!) would be your choice - however if you want to experience something totally different then Hokkaido has it. At the end of the day it really depends on what you want out of Japanese skiing, each area offers something uniquely different. Four months ago it took me ages to choose where to go. FT gave me a good (and only slightly biased ) run down on some options which helped a heap. You can see it here . Good luck with trying to figure it all out! Link to post Share on other sites
Jens 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 I am getting a good idea of where to go now. We'll stay on the main island and visit three or four resorts. Three or four days boarding around and then further (travelling or exploring the Japanes culture). Last question for now. What would be your suggestion(s) for accomodation? What's the most common type and do you have typical Japanese options? Link to post Share on other sites
Tesselator 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 What's your budget like? Link to post Share on other sites
Jens 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 At this moment we haven't decided it yet. It really depends on what choices we have. If the resort is good (lots of runs and back country) the accomodation can be low - budget. We probably won't be in then very often. But if the resort is minimal, we just want to have it a little bit of luxury. In Canada (Big White) we had a hot tub on the balcony. In fact we are looking for all possibilities, but the accomodation has to fit 6 or 7 people. In Europe we normaly rent a chalet, house lodge or big appartment. I really don't know what we can aspect in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I've never seen a hot tub in a room in Japan. It seems the hotel onsens are the attraction. some hotels/ryokans have private onsens, though not necessarily in the room. those are usually romantic getaways, imo. If you're riding Hakoda (northern main island/honshu outside of Aomori, one tram, no piste, go anywhere, BC options.) The Hostel by Omori hills is brand new and accessible to nice onsens. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I've herd some good things about Hakoda Link to post Share on other sites
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