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Started by panhead_pete, Jan 07 2011 10:12 AM

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 10:12 AM

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Deep deep pow! How about you northern boys? Photos later.
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Posted 07 January 2011 - 10:13 AM

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Looks like lots of places got some decent snow today ------ even Yuzawa!!!

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 11:01 AM

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We've just arrived! Got held up by a truck that had slid on the road into hakuba.

Just read there was 80cm overnight and it's still snowing - awesome!!

Unfortunately we're both sick! I saw a doctor in Kyoto yesterday but we have to find one for mr Minty tomorrow, until then I'm giving him my antibiotics in the hopes of clearing us both up in time to have a few days here before we head to nozawa

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 11:04 AM

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A great morning just doing laps on Skyline on Happo. Bodies everywhere stuck in the snow.

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Posted 07 January 2011 - 11:37 AM

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Well done Pete.

Glad it finally came looks like everywhere got good falls.

Enjoy the snow everyone.

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Posted 08 January 2011 - 08:21 AM

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Great to see things kicking off proper now.
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Posted 08 January 2011 - 08:37 AM

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Oh my god i am so stoked for everyone who got to ski/board today - it looked beautiful up there from the bottom, oh and quiet!! Every field I looked up at was so peaceful looking - the one I counted the skiers on was goryu I think - 10 coming down the run at the same time - seriously, I wish I had been up there.

I talked to some Aussies here for their first time - they can't get over how short the queues are.

Oh, and from the bottom looking up it seemed visibility was poor today - nope, the Aussies told me it was perfect.

Hubby is dosed up to the eyeballs and sleeping right now, so fingers crossed for a nice slow day skiing tomorrow, followed by 10 days of awesomeness over hakuba and noz smile

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Posted 08 January 2011 - 08:57 AM

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Yay! Minty!!
Hope Hubby is feeling better tomorrow and you guys get awesome untracked Japow on piste with no queues wink

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Posted 09 January 2011 - 02:20 AM

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during the weekend? not likely!!
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Posted 09 January 2011 - 10:51 AM

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We hot Happo One today and I didnt think the place was too crowded at all. Some of the locals we spoke to said it was busier than normal though. We the only lift I waited in a queue for was the gondola and that was only for about 2-3 minutes.

Great day skiing
Thanks,

Shayne

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Posted 09 January 2011 - 10:52 AM

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Posted 09 January 2011 - 01:32 PM

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Thanks,

Shayne

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Posted 09 January 2011 - 01:33 PM

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it was a bit chopped up in the afternoon, but still not crowded.
Thanks,

Shayne

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Posted 09 January 2011 - 01:34 PM

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Nice smostyn

Keep them coming!

My first day is coming soon, I can feel it! friend

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Posted 09 January 2011 - 03:20 PM

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Nice! My third day is coming soon.
Snow glorious snow! I have snow time to waste I'm off to play in the snow!

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Posted 10 January 2011 - 07:15 AM

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Yeah Smotsyn

It looks like you timed it right.

Or everyone else skied it out then went to the other mountains.

Hope you get some more snow soon.

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Posted 10 January 2011 - 09:08 AM

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Cant say the same for today. We went over to 47 and Goryu and it was PACKED. Nice amount of snow falling though. Found out today that its a Japanese long weekend this weekend. May explain the crowd today.
Thanks,

Shayne

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Posted 10 January 2011 - 11:49 AM

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Heading for the airport in a little while.
Be seeing you all in Hakuba by tomorrow afternoon biggrin
Crowds begone wink

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Posted 10 January 2011 - 01:36 PM

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Have agreat trip MB and family.We thumbsuphave four weeks till we go

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Posted 10 January 2011 - 01:36 PM

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Have fun Mamabear!
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