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[Photos-Feb 2011] Nozawa Onsen, Shiga Kogen and Zao Onsen

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Posted 06 March 2011 - 01:15 PM

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Just a few photos of Nozawa Onsen, Shiga Kogen and Zao Onsen.

Thanks to SJ as I won some lift tickets to Nozawa Onsen. I wish I had taken more photos of Nozawa Onsen as thanks for the lift tickets but ended up having to much fun to think to take photos (Nozawa was our first stop). Hopefully the photos of the other resorts can make up for it...

Nozawa Onsen, 3-6 Feb













Shiga Kogen, 7-11 Feb

















Zao Onsen, 14-17 Feb



















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Posted 06 March 2011 - 04:14 PM

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Nice ceecee - how did you like the different places then?

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 03:28 AM

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Nice pics! I really want to make it to Zao before the monsters are gone. Maybe next weekend...

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 04:06 AM

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This time last year they were gone, but still in decent condition now on the mountain top. With colder temps to remain and some snow you might be ok to see them. Of course, not as good as in peak season..

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 08:25 AM

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Nice piccies thanks.
Just out of interested ceecee, how did you get from Nagano to Zao?
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Posted 07 March 2011 - 09:41 AM

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The trees look really awesome.
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Posted 07 March 2011 - 10:42 AM

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ceecee,

Fab pics, thanks so much for sharing.

Nozawa is a great place, the village is one of the nicest places to stay, and the slopes are pretty good too.
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Posted 07 March 2011 - 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted By: muikabochi
Nice ceecee - how did you like the different places then?


Nozawa was a great resort, village was good. Just a pity we went when it was it was a spring like week and missed the massive dumps of fresh powder from the week before.

Shiga had terrain which we enjoyed but there wasn't much to do after a days boarding (but we already had anticiapted this).

Zao was by far the most beautiful resort but quite flat.

Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps
Nice piccies thanks.
Just out of interested ceecee, how did you get from Nagano to Zao?


We went back to Tokyo for the day so Shiga-Nagano Station-Tokyo Station-1day in Tokyo-Tokyo Station-Yamagata Station-Zao Onsen.

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 02:35 PM

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Did you check out all of Zao, there's some really nice intermediate kind of slopes there to check out.

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Posted 07 March 2011 - 04:12 PM

    　

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Originally Posted By: ceecee




Just how many ski areas are visible in this one picture??

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Posted 08 March 2011 - 03:11 AM

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Looking at that upper half of the photo

Background:

Myoko Suginohara > Ikenotaira > Akakura Kanko > Akakura Onsen

Foreground:

Madarao Kogen Toyota > Madarao Kogen

So I would say.... 6, just about.

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Posted 08 March 2011 - 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted By: muikabochi
Did you check out all of Zao, there's some really nice intermediate kind of slopes there to check out.


We boarded mostly on the Kurohime/Omori/Yokukura side of the mountain and enjoyed most parts. We did venture near the other side, but didn't explore it as fully as Kurohime side.

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Never heard of Madarao Kogen Toyota?
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