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[fukdane]

Been out for the last time now this season.

I think I'll take a week off, before the build up to next season.

[happyhappy]

I'm over for the season as well, it was good but I wish I could have made more out of it. Work tied me down too much.

Why does winter seem to go so quickly.

[Sanno]

Still hoping for some fresh snow to end the season on a high.

[Toque]

Maybe that will come with this wet weather we are experiencing.

Last weekend at the top of the mountain I had skied up there was a very light dusting of fresh snow. Only above 2400 metres though.

[fukdane]

Where were you to be at 2400 meters?

[Toque]

BC skiing on 2455 metre Yakedake at the southern end of the North Alps.
A small mountain compaired to all of it's 3000plus metre neighbors

[Hokkaidough]

Me too, going to pack the gear this weekend. It was fun. Just 6 months to go...

[Fattwins]

still another 5 to 6 days left before I break out the kayaks. Would be more days in me if I didnt live in Kyoto and lived in the mountains like toque.

[white-void]

Me too I reckon, well the last time will have been a few weeks ago actually.

[Toque]

Yippee for me

[Oyuki kigan]

I'm done like dinner. Had my last day on whistler on wednesday, and it was probably the best last day ever. Despite the late snow, it was a great season. Now i just have to wait all summer and see if anyone drops out of the CIR position on JET so i can get back over to Japan!
Hooray, i can have the knee surgery now that i've put off for 7 seasons...

[7-11]

Oyuki kigan, do you live in Whistler?

[Oyuki kigan]

actually, i was living in Squamish at the time and making the commute daily to Whistler. But i left at the end of March after my job finished. I'm back home in the rockies waiting to see of i get on JET

[Toque]

Where are you hoping to end up Oyuki?
I read somewhere you want to be a CIR right

[7-11]

The daily commute to Whistler. That sure doesn't sound too bad...

[Oyuki kigan]

The daily commute by bus to Whistler was about and hour and fifteen by bus. And i had to catch it at 6:20 am every day. But i would sleep on it so i didn't notice it that much.
And I hoping, well not really, FOCUSING my whole life on getting back to Japan. The CIR thing is not looking too good, so i am looking for almost anything, including english teaching until i ca find a japanese-speaking job. So hopefully i'll be snowboarding over there by the end of this year with you guys. As for where i end up, i will take kagoshima if it gets me over there. However ideally i would love to be in some place like Nozawa or Iiyama in northern Nagano.

[BigKahuna13]

What's the length of the season like in Japan?

Here on the east coast U.S. the season typically runs Dec - April. My home mountain went 1st weekend November through tomorrow. Used to be open October-June but there just isn't enough business to justify the early opening and late closings. You can normally hike for turns through late June. My last day was two weeks ago. Work intruding on real life yet again.

I heard that Mammouth out in western U.S. may actually stay open all year this season. They did that a couple of years ago.

[sanjo]

Dec-April sounds about right for most places add more time at the beginning and end for places higher up.

Weather permitting, we're going up to Okutadami tomorrow.

[JellyBelly]

How was this Okutadami place?

[JellyBelly]

(ok saw the other thread). looking forward to hearing about it.