Then it was up on the Romantic Road, through Manza Onsen and then to the Shirane-san crater.
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (草津白根山) is a 2160 meter active volcano in Kusatsu, Gunma. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano,...
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I hope that you have enjoyed the season and that many of you reading this managed to get to Japan.
It has been another busy one for us here at SnowJapan and even now our daily reports are being updated and will continue until the last of the lifts close in the respectived areas that are covered.
In the meantime we have been busy working on...
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So the weather’s getting warmer, the sakura's blossoming and I’m working again to pay off my credit card bill. Time to plan the next snowboarding trip!! Not to the real moon but to some distant, mystical place of worship with the same name – yes, Mt Gassan!
I first heard of Gassan when I was investigating whether...
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Yesterday i decided to use up the ticket I won for Minamiuonuma by going to Ishiuchi Maruyama. The weather report said it was going to be warm and sunny so I expected spring.slushy conditions as this resort is very low. From the minute the sun came up, there wasn't a cloud to be seen in the sky. The weather was glorious!! I had been...
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Naeba, Yuzawa: The Review
Where?: Naeba, Yuzawa, Niigata in Japan.
When?: Feb/march 2012 (usually half days).
Who?: Less than 100 days LIFETIME. Feeling the cold...
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After muikabochi's report on Mt Granview....
http://www.snowjapan...at-time-forgot/
.... it shot to the top of places I needed to visit, above more famous places like Hakuba and Hakuba.
As no doubt it did for most people...
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Luke, Ryo, and I took a staff shred day at Iowanopuri. We got a pretty early start and luckily beat the crowd of people that flooded the backcountry today. The snow was extremely "surfy" which means that you don't really feel anything and have a floating sensation the entire...
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Where?: Muikamachi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
When?: Saturday 21st January
Who?: ManInJapan with one friend.
Ticket Info: Reasonably priced at 3,500 for a 1day ticket, 3,000yen for a 5hr ticket or 2,500yen for a 3hr ticket. (All prices are for adults). There are also single lift coupons available too.
Accessbility:...
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Earlier this week we saw the first snowfall of the season on the upper slopes of Nozawa.
Hardly any, and quickly gone, but snow all the same!
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Well, seeing as there's no snow, we will have to make do with some pies.
But what a jolly good alternative they are.
Pity Japan doesn't do pies like back home.
Oh well.
But, as much as for myself as anyone else, I'll keep an eye on what I get up to this winter. When winter arrives. Not here yet, you see.
Until then!
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This is all very new isn't it.
All of my skiing errors will be laid out bare here.
Need snow first though.
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Howdy and welcome to my bit of the new Forums setup.
I think I'll post some stuff from here in Hakuba during the season.
That will be jolly won't it.
The big question is whether it will be bottomless this season. Or perhaps topless. Or both.
We shall see!
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Hey, do you all remember that 3 day all inclusive stay at the Gakuto Villas in Hakuba that was in the SJ giveaways back in January? Well, how about that... I won it. My wife and daughter were tickled and couldn't wait to stay at some place other than our regular handful of "low budget" Hakuba lodgings.
So, after hashing out the...
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