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Japan is ridiculous
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fuckin’ sweet runs man!
Actual Fact.
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ate that tree like a champ too
30cms at Kiroro the day before. But with no new snow, storm snow had settled to 15cms but with surprisingly little wind even in the gullied backcountry S and SE of Kiroro resort.
We did 2 laps meandering ridgelines and skiing first a mellow NE then a more committing Kiroro AK face E. Lots of groups out enjoying the sun and pow plus a few intrepid hard working local snowboarders bootpacking up deep pow
Broke that up with a civilized lunch at the Premier Cafe. $20Cad buys pork belly rice bowl with drink, onion chip, heavy on croutons Caesar salad. Beats the pants off Whistler food & prices.
Unlimited visibility. -8 @ base at 620m. -10 @ 1050. Winds light from NW in morning to nil later during day.
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Four yabanji go cruising at Otaru Tenguyama. Minus 5 at base ( 82m) and peak. Mini little place with high value views. Lots of people due to weekend crowds but we got up early to avoid the sightseeing gondola crowd then over to chairlifts.
2 full days after new snow and there's still fresh hits in treed areas between runs and runs off the gondola. Just keep your heads up for creeks open and cracks.
Winds nil. Clear in morning. Cloudy afternoon but still cold. Snow still in fantastic shape. What a nice bonus day.
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Views from top of Otaru were some of the best. Those chairs were so much fun getting on and off :D
Second inquiry, Where are you guys generally hoping you'll be Friday the 31st, Sat 1st, and Sun 2nd? Still in JP?Quote:
Originally Posted by tgapp
I'll be heading back north through Tohoku from Hakuba those three days, maybe even earlier around Wednesday or thursday the 29/30th.
5 yabanji go to Kokusai. A one way uplift on the gondola for 2500Y gets you up to 1000m.
Another series of quick skins gets you up to 1200m. Winds light at ridgeline. ESE slopes were starting to snowball but still skied well. A series of NE slopes held good snow with alder only getting into play at around 800m. It definitely warmed up with base at zero, and ridgeline at -2. Still no meaningful wind effect
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We are staying in Morioka at the Dormy on the 30th-1st, and flying home the 2nd. The 29th we are staying west of Morioka at Tsunagi Onsen. Where we ski depends on conditions, there are a few areas within an hour of our hotel/ryokan. The 29th-30th would be ideal to meet up, and a half day on the 1st.Quote:
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Quick question-upcoming trip. Extending my my stay and have a van rental in northern Hokkaido that I need to return and can not extend my reservation as it’s booked.
I need to reserve another rental however at this time there is only compact cars/ sedans available. Am I going to be mobile in a smaller car/sedan with 4x4/ snow tires or should I keep searching for something with more clearance.
Thx fir the help!
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Originally Posted by teamdirt
A sedan with 4x4 and snow tires should work for most roads in northern Hokkaido, but if you plan to explore deeper snow or rural areas, keep searching for something with more clearance. Thanks for asking, and safe travels!
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I had the same problem last year. Went from an X-trail to some tiny car that could barely fit the ski bag in. It turned out to drive beautifully in the snow and was fine.Quote:
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Left the rain out West and headed North. Still some god fluff out of Kamikawa
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Thx for the info gentleman! Appreciated!
Bluebird day :-)
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Making the most of some bad luck on weather this trip.
Tuesday : Summited Asahidake. Fun in the sun.
Wednesday: Toured around Mount Furano and skied some couloirs with solid wind buff / settled powder. Zone was starting to get pretty tracked out by EoD.
Thursday: Summited Kurodake and did some laps on the upper mountain. Really nice settled powder up there still, not very tracked out. Definitely recommend this zone if anyone’s looking for places to go before the next snowfall.
Pretty beat after so much touring. Maybe some groomer laps today and maybe make our way to the southwest and pray for snow.
Cheers. It's a dry week until Tues/Wednesday-ish so enjoy your safe weather for now and get some touring in around Hakkoda. It's very rarely visible this time of year. I'm beginning my roadtrip tomorrow down to Nagano and will circle back up north next week and try to catch you guys at GetoKogen, et al., around Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Maybe. I have to stop in Tokyo before then for some meetings and those do have a habit of growing into other meetings. I'll stay in touch via WhatsApp.Quote:
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While your arrival days may not be the blizzard you were hoping for, be stoked it's a safe snowpack for exploring. Get your sea legs under you and finish the trip in the blizzard.
gaijin I don't know you, but i'll be at geto kogen on 1/26 and 1/27 (sunday and Monday) if you are around and willing to take a plus one for laps.
Would love to meet you, mate, but I'll be in Nagano for the next 5ish days.Quote:
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Spectacular. That’s gonna cause a smile or two.
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Had an amazing first ski trip to Hokkaido January 12-18. We didn't get any major storms although a few surprise 20-25cm refreshes which were greatly appreciated. Due to lack of new snow, no resort skiing but we did tour off Kokusai, Kiroro and Furano ski areas as wel as in the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake Ropeway. Despite lack of big storms we found untracked dry pow pretty much every run and had great vis/weather. Will definitely be back in the future, maybe Hakuba next time. Some pics:
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Looks like forum still messed up for pics so not going to bother
Kokusai. 2 days post snow. Still lots via touring
Teine. 4 days post snow. Mostly sidecountry so gets hit harder and mostly groomers
Kiroro. 5 days post snow. Lots of pow still
Furanodake. 6 days post snow. Tour further west ridgelines. Lots of snow. Windslab starts at approx 1600m.
Temps holding at -4 or so approx
Thx for the update gents! I’m fresh in Sapporo. Ready to take on the next storms coming thru in the new week and hopefully add to the stoke for awhile. Looks like we are ready to get hit, cross fingers it materializes.
Good to get away from home as I can’t even say we have even experienced winter back in Banff area. I had a few good days in November but nothing much since….any snow will b good at this point. We just ski gravel and shrubbery these days…
Worst winter on record for cdn Rockies and in that direction I can remember in 40+ years of existence…
Forum does seem to be broken re: posting pics, quoting etc. That is brutal about the rockies teamdirt. Whistler was strong Nov/Dec but only about 30cm in January so far, bulletproof ice everywhere. Mountain biking time instead.
^^ lookin dreamy gramboh
Rockies has had about 100cm so far this season…base is 40-50cm
The marketing/ snow plot moguls are working overtime if u have heard or see otherwise…
Sorry no pics, but Tohoku is firing safe, shallow, fast pow.
Driving to Hakuba tomorrow for a few days then back north to Geto Kogen at the end of the week.
Stay safe, everyone. It’s a rad season.
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Hakk?da was the exact same today. Fkn fun snow. Untracked the whole day. Way too many waffle eaters on that tram. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f7e04d95c3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b808ed7ccd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ab28bd9ac3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a8d5e3a98d.jpgQuote:
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Bluebird on Thursday at Asahidake
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Last day goodies out of Kamikawa
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approved.
TGR is letting the Japan stoke come through!