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#181 - Wed Apr 27 2005 07:27 AM Okutadami
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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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#182 - Wed Apr 27 2005 09:38 AM Re: Okutadami
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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.

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#183 - Wed Apr 27 2005 10:53 AM Re: Okutadami
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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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#184 - Fri Apr 29 2005 07:11 PM Re: Okutadami
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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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#185 - Sat Apr 30 2005 08:34 AM Re: Okutadami
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How far is that place from Yuzawa?

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#186 - Sat Apr 30 2005 08:41 AM Re: Okutadami
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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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#187 - Sun May 01 2005 05:30 PM Re: Okutadami
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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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#188 - Wed May 11 2005 12:08 PM Re: Okutadami
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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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#189 - Thu May 12 2005 12:44 PM Re: Okutadami
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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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#190 - Fri May 13 2005 06:53 AM Re: Okutadami
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I'm curious, I've sent you a pm sanjo.
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#191 - Mon May 16 2005 07:00 AM Re: Okutadami
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Well sorry about that weather is not being friendly. Next plan for Thursday. Lets pm-ing.

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#192 - Mon May 16 2005 07:08 AM Re: Okutadami
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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.

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#193 - Mon May 16 2005 07:14 AM Re: Okutadami
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shouldve skied Saturday and drank Saturday nite eh Toque

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#194 - Mon May 16 2005 07:22 AM Re: Okutadami
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Shame about that, I can't make Thursday - maybe next time keep me posted.
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#195 - Tue May 17 2005 07:12 AM Re: Okutadami
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sanjo I'm on for Thursday. Let's fine weather skiing for healthy life!

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#196 - Tue May 17 2005 01:05 PM Re: Okutadami
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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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#197 - Wed May 18 2005 05:11 PM Re: Okutadami
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Sent you a pm joshnii/sanjo - hope you get it in time.
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#198 - Thu May 19 2005 04:48 PM Re: Okutadami
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did u 5?
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#199 - Wed May 25 2005 12:38 PM Re: Okutadami
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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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#200 - Thu May 26 2005 06:20 AM Re: Okutadami
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Maybe next year hey for that late season trip up the silver line?

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