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Posted 22 January 2011 - 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted By: Go Native
MitchPee wth the peak gate expected to open today I can see through your advice to people to take the day off! You just want fresh lines off the peak for yourself!! wink


Haha that is true, hence expected. I'm going to go out and check for myself after a quick lunch, let's all hope it does!
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Posted 22 January 2011 - 01:15 PM

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Hey Mitch let's hook up next week some time, see you tomorrow night anyway I hope. I just want to see you ski, I will slow you down lots however smile
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Posted 22 January 2011 - 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted By: Tex
Hey Mitch let's hook up next week some time, see you tomorrow night anyway I hope. I just want to see you ski, I will slow you down lots however smile


Don't mind Tex, appreciate the company. Will be there tomorrow night with MagSeven (Andy)
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Posted 22 January 2011 - 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted By: MitchPee
Originally Posted By: Black Mountain
Hey MP, did you shot that video with a Gopro? Good stuff by the way... happy to see Niseko like that!


Thanks! Yeah it was with a go pro pretty excited how the quality is at night!

Should have some more pics up soon, going out shooting with a friend now.


Look forward to that.
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Posted 22 January 2011 - 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted By: Nisoko
Originally Posted By: MitchPee
Originally Posted By: Black Mountain
Hey MP, did you shot that video with a Gopro? Good stuff by the way... happy to see Niseko like that!


Thanks! Yeah it was with a go pro pretty excited how the quality is at night!

Should have some more pics up soon, going out shooting with a friend now.


Look forward to that.
Rocks.


Got 2 cliff pictures and 3 slash turn pictures waiting for the email smile
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Posted 22 January 2011 - 01:47 PM

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Waiting for the email? confused

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 12:38 AM

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from whoever took them....I'd guess
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 02:35 AM

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A,ha!

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted By: Nisoko
A,ha!


Precisely, still waiting to get the photos/videos.

Meanwhile....hiked the peak today at Niseko and it was prettttty good. Some of the longest best turns I have had yet. Was quite a bit of a junk show up there with people but here's quick vid and some pictures I pulled away. No tricks, just pow smile

Top of the peak, got there just before the slew of people dropped in about 10th or 15th



Sun came out next run up!



Niseko mid mountain



Vid of a run from the top (go pro got covered after face shots so I am missing quite a bit of video haha):


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Posted 23 January 2011 - 09:29 AM

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a good few "whoops" and "woo-hoo's" in there, I take it you liked the run? biggrin
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 09:57 AM

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Right on man, stoked for ya!
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 11:05 AM

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Lucky you!
It would have been awesome with the sun out.
Was a touch on the bleak side by the time we got up there.

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 12:15 PM

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Brilliant stuff Mitch! Makes me wanna buy a ticket and fly right back! Battling with serious hokkaido powder withdrawal symptoms at the mo...

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 12:42 PM

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biggrin

gotta have those GoPros thumbsup
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 03:41 PM

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Great stoke, Mitch!
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 04:11 PM

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Sweet.

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 01:56 PM

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Another trip report:


Monday, January 24, 2011
2 Peaks 1 Day
Today was one of those days (as every day should be) when you get to be reminded of awesome life is in general. I took off from the lodge with a van, my skins and an open-ended plan for the day. It is always a bit nerve racking setting up for a big tour in Japan because the weather is extremely volatile. A lot of places like to claim their weather changes fast. New England has a saying "if you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes" Well New England and Utah weather are nothing compared to Japan. Somehow, the sun stayed out the entire day and made for some awesome sight seeing.

I climbed up the first peak which is adjacent to Goshiki village/onsen. I will definitely return there to build some jumps and ski some steep lines I scouted. For today, I just went to the peak to ski the bowl at the top. I was riding solo so the leeward slope with the nice big cornice to jump off was enticing, however for once my logic pulled through with the victory. Iwanoupuri was the first peak I reached that looked over the back side of my home mountain Niseko. Like all mountains around, the very top was a bit wind crusted but after a few turns it turned to a beautiful surfy snow that you almost feel nothing below your feet. Carving is effortless, unlike the skin up.

After a great quick run, I hopped in the van and drove down the road a bit to another parking lot where I just clicked in and started going. Luckily I found a skin track that went about 3/4 up the way of Iowanoupuri. Another beautiful 360 degree view peak. As I started to admire the expandable view in every direction I noticed the Pacific Ocean over my left shoulder. Yup, deepest snow I have ever skied that close to the ocean. Quite the run down as the snow became a bit heavy near the bottom, but still one of the more fun runs I have done here in Japan. All in all, it was an awesome day and the adventure alone was well worth it.

Here is a video of the second run on Iowanoupuri (first one my go pro was pretty fogged)










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Posted 25 January 2011 - 02:05 PM

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Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaah Mannn biggrin

what a run thumbsup
questions, questions so many questions ....
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Posted 25 January 2011 - 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted By: Jynxx
Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaah Mannn biggrin

what a run thumbsup


I wish I had the first run I did on video. It was sooooo nice the snow was north facing so the sun didn't touch it and it was like riding a cloud, really surfy
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Posted 25 January 2011 - 03:15 PM

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Nice work Mitch! Green with envy...
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