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A new feature - "Boarding Fuji" by Glen Falting - has been put online.

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-boarding-fuji.html

"It's 4:30 a.m. and none of the staff are awake when we unlock the front door of the hotel and load our gear into the rental van. I’m a bit worried that if someone wakes, they’ll think we’re skipping out without paying. But no one stirs, which is just as well. It would be difficult for us to explain in our broken Japanese that we're just on our way to climb and then snowboard down Mount Fuji and that we'll return later.

My friend Oli (a fellow rider who also moonlights as a lawyer) and I comprise the summit team, while our wives hold down base camp in a local town's cafe. Oli and I do a lot of snowboarding together. We work for the same law firm in Tokyo, and together we've explored many of the ski resorts around Japan. This past season, equipped with snowshoes and avalanche gear, we started to explore the hills and backcountry readily accessible from the local resorts. As they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and after a few days' worth of backcountry experience, Oli and I are both confident that we can take on Ol' Man Fuji."

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-boarding-fuji.html

Some extra photos as well:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-boarding-fuji-photos.html

Please note that the views expressed in any Features on Snow Japan are not necessarily those of Snow Japan.

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