Centleisure Maiko Snow Resort (Minamiuonuma, Niigata) - 24th January 2011

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 08:22 AM

Let's Muikamachi!

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One of the closest resorts to my home, about 10 minutes drive, Maiko is a good place and there was some fine snow there and lots of it untouched.

It wasn't busy but there were a fair few people around - perhaps busier than it appears on some of the photos as they were all taken earlier on.

I posted a report last year too and some of the photos here will be similar. Just love the backdrop to the gondolas there taken from the north area of the resort.
But hey, this is how the place looked today.

On the below photo, you can see the main central area of Gala Yuzawa in the background:

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 08:33 AM

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Nice muika.
But it's simply not fair that you live so close to all these places.

A sport, a thing, a yogurt

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 08:45 AM

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Awesome photos!

I just posted a thread about the same place, if you see that please do check it out. My friends are planning to go here later this week and I'm hoping to go with them.

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 08:54 AM

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Maiko has a ton of untouched snow by the sides of most courses doesn't it. Great place to go after a dump.

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 09:23 AM

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Beaut!

That's a smashing blouse you've got on

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 09:43 AM

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Quote:

Was battling with some silvery blue skies and so I'm not totally happy with the pics today, but never mind...

Yeah, they're rubbish!

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 11:46 AM

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Cracking shots again muika.
OK where's next?

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted By: muikabochi

On the below photo, you can see the main central area of Gala Yuzawa in the background:

Interesting that one and good view of Gala that you don't usually get.

Let's ing

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 12:21 PM

An expert in procrastinating.

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Man I love centleisure maiko.

Great pics again MB.

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 01:44 PM

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Great.

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 03:05 AM

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How is it you get the sun to sparkle star-like like that again, muikabochi?

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 03:52 AM

Let's Muikamachi!

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Just point the camera up there gg. The Nikkor 12-24 lens seems to catch the sun like that really well. It's not always pretty, I usually take quite a few slightly different and hope that one comes out clean.

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 04:03 AM

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Maiko sounds and looks like a good place, I hope to get there this time round. Close to the expressway as well by the looks.

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted By: Heather Locklear Rocks

Maiko sounds and looks like a good place, I hope to get there this time round. Close to the expressway as well by the looks.

It is, the Korakuen area is about 500m, the Gondola probably just 2km. Really handy.

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 09:26 AM

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Go on show us one of the "failures"

Like the layers of the rice fields in that last one.

That's a smashing blouse you've got on

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 10:29 AM

Let's Muikamachi!

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OK will try to post one tomorrow

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 10:49 AM

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Bring them on!

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 11:00 AM

Let's Muikamachi!

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One thing I forgot to mention.
They were playing the strangest of music over the loadspeakers.
It was like some kind of soft jazz/funk... the sort of thing you hear as background music in some cafe. Very strange choice it was. I'd even go as far as saying that I think I would have preferred JPop!
Obviously the sound of nature is best.

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 11:05 AM

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Soft jazz funk?!

The mind boggles!

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 11:33 AM

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Great images.
Looks like it was a clear day over there for you and TB.

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