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Anyone ever been to Okutadami in Niigata? It's open until middle-late May this year because of the huge snowfalls. Only a small place I hear, but when I'm in Tokyo next month thinking about taking a trip up there.
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Posted 27 April 2005 - 11:27 PM
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Posted 28 April 2005 - 01:38 AM
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I went a few seasons back. It is a small place, yeah, up in the mountains behind Koide town on the border with Fukushima. There's a big dam up there.
Nothing special but not bad for late spring skiing though.
Nothing special but not bad for late spring skiing though.
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Posted 28 April 2005 - 02:53 AM
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Funny you should ask. 3 of us are on our way up there tomorrow. I'll let you know how it went.
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Posted 30 April 2005 - 11:11 AM
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It's a pretty crappy place really, but decent end of the season run after GW if you're up there. I know someone at the uni near there, so I'll be taking the trip
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Posted 01 May 2005 - 12:34 AM
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How far is that place from Yuzawa?
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Posted 01 May 2005 - 12:41 AM
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Koide is about 40 minutes to the north of Yuzawa on Route 17 (probs half that by expressway). Then there's the ride up the Silver Line to Okutadami which probably takes about the same.
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Posted 02 May 2005 - 09:30 AM
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Are you up to taking a trip down there sometime next week sanjo? I'll give you a call tomorrow 
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Posted 12 May 2005 - 04:08 AM
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Went there with some friends then. A small place as people said, they reckon they have over 2 meters still left, didn't look like that in places but still a fair bit. It was about +8 degrees up there, not too busy. Interesting ride up to the resort from Koide town, it took a bit longer than I thought once we'd gotten to Yuzawa.
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 04:44 AM
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Me and joshnii are planning on going there next Monday. If anyone else is interested, let us know!
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Posted 13 May 2005 - 10:53 PM
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I'm curious, I've sent you a pm sanjo.
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Posted 16 May 2005 - 11:00 PM
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Well sorry about that weather is not being friendly. Next plan for Thursday. Lets pm-ing.
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Posted 16 May 2005 - 11:08 PM
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That was annoying wasn't it Sanjo. It was sunny all the way up to Saturday but come Sunday the weather moved in. Rained really hard down low and snowed pretty good up high. Now it's crystal clear again.
I hate putting plans into 1 day like that.
I hate putting plans into 1 day like that.
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Posted 16 May 2005 - 11:14 PM
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shouldve skied Saturday and drank Saturday nite eh Toque
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Posted 16 May 2005 - 11:22 PM
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Shame about that, I can't make Thursday - maybe next time keep me posted.
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Posted 17 May 2005 - 11:12 PM
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sanjo I'm on for Thursday. Let's fine weather skiing for healthy life!
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Posted 18 May 2005 - 05:05 AM
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Tell us about it - a few friends are planning on going up there this coming weekend. I'd deciding whether to go or not.
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Posted 19 May 2005 - 09:11 AM
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Sent you a pm joshnii/sanjo - hope you get it in time.
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Posted 26 May 2005 - 04:38 AM
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No we didn't. A colleague went and said it was pretty dire, so we scrapped the plans..... no harm done.
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Posted 26 May 2005 - 10:20 PM
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Maybe next year hey for that late season trip up the silver line?
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