TR Japan 2011
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TR Japan 2011
I was lucky enough to be dragged (kicking and screaming) from Chamonix to Japan a few weeks ago.
After a 27 hour non stop journey from Chamonix to Niseko, Hokkido we went night skiing for 3 hours
I probably look a little tired.
Wandering home the snowbanks were proof this place has seen quite a bit of snowfall
Next morning all the way up to the top, Quad to triple to oldschool single
Then hike to the top
The back bowls were quite expansive
The next few days there was some tree skiing
Some hiking for turns
Some drawing of S's
Some more hiking in the trees
I met a few snowboaders
And saw a few views
Before heading back to Tokyo to take the Shinkansen
To Nozawa Onsen in the Nagano prefecture
Where they use hot water to clear the roads
And cook the veg
And ski some very untracked snow,
Make snow angels
And meet local wildlife
They do get a bit of snow on their lifts
So they cover the escalators
And then be a tourist on the way home at the Tsjkiji Fish market
And catch a gimps of Mt Fuji for a future ski tour
After a 27 hour non stop journey from Chamonix to Niseko, Hokkido we went night skiing for 3 hours
I probably look a little tired.
Wandering home the snowbanks were proof this place has seen quite a bit of snowfall
Next morning all the way up to the top, Quad to triple to oldschool single
Then hike to the top
The back bowls were quite expansive
The next few days there was some tree skiing
Some hiking for turns
Some drawing of S's
Some more hiking in the trees
I met a few snowboaders
And saw a few views
Before heading back to Tokyo to take the Shinkansen
To Nozawa Onsen in the Nagano prefecture
Where they use hot water to clear the roads
And cook the veg
And ski some very untracked snow,
Make snow angels
And meet local wildlife
They do get a bit of snow on their lifts
So they cover the escalators
And then be a tourist on the way home at the Tsjkiji Fish market
And catch a gimps of Mt Fuji for a future ski tour
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A Kamoshika, or Japanese Serow, related to dear and antelope. Looked more like a wild boor. This one was 100kg+OAC wrote:Nice! I have never thought about going to Japan, I have to admit. But this looks interesting.
It looks like all the snow falls in Japan?
The local wildlife, was that a skier or a snowboarder?
They are officially herbivores, but there was a rumour that they would eat those lost in the backcountry.
We were skiing a 45 degree slope and I think we were reasonably safe in avoiding being lunch
Richuk
I traded 2 pairs of skis for this trip. The Freeloaders changed everyone's (well everyone who skied them) perception of fat skis.
They turn way easier than the lead sleds made by some, still navigate a piste without feeling like a pair of serving trays and for those who hadn't tried a real fat ski before - FLOAT
I was bashing around on an old pair of Bouqetin proto types from 2 years ago - a real reminder they need refining.
Falls
Yup most runs off skyline, The Kamoshika I saw from dropping in gondola side of the same valley. Had some nice runs off the far (skiers left) ridgeline as well. Enjoy
Say hi to Big aussie Phil if you meet him in the woods
I traded 2 pairs of skis for this trip. The Freeloaders changed everyone's (well everyone who skied them) perception of fat skis.
They turn way easier than the lead sleds made by some, still navigate a piste without feeling like a pair of serving trays and for those who hadn't tried a real fat ski before - FLOAT
I was bashing around on an old pair of Bouqetin proto types from 2 years ago - a real reminder they need refining.
Falls
Yup most runs off skyline, The Kamoshika I saw from dropping in gondola side of the same valley. Had some nice runs off the far (skiers left) ridgeline as well. Enjoy
Say hi to Big aussie Phil if you meet him in the woods