Diamond Life ^^^
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Diamond Life ^^^
It’s getting really good. Say what ya want about Niseko, shit show aside the snow and mountain really are top notch. Every year I get home and think it’s overblown but when ya get on the snow here it’s still a absolute blast!
Truth, powder twin! D and I very much enjoyed Furano zone.Quote:
Originally Posted by jtran10
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Arrived Tokachi-Dake…
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Oh, my… Excited for tomorrow!
been snowing all day…. so sweet.
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Nice. Ryounkaku?Quote:
Originally Posted by singlecross
That looks perfectQuote:
Originally Posted by jtran10
Yes, exactly. Got here last night and skiing for 2 daysQuote:
Originally Posted by NWFlow
One of the best weeks of my life living up there, a total dream world. Enjoy!
This storm today is wild. Attempting to get to kyoto for some sightseeing. Flight from aomori to osaka was cancelled so on the shinkansen now to Tokyo (delayed, but not too bad), then going to attempt to get the tokyo>kyoto leg once we hit the station. Longer than our 2 hour fight but the shinkansen is oh so comfortable.
Drive to the station this morning was wild, no vis, trucks flying by, wind howling. Glad we had a guide driving [emoji28]
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Wouldn’t be surprised if some trains cancelled around Tohoku. Gnarly winds and snow. Near record low temps. The lowest I’ve ever seen at the resort, anyway.
This is going to be an even gnarlier avalanche cycle with the rain event two weeks ago. Wind blown, staticky slabs on a sheet of ice. Yuck.
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Banger couple of days up here in Tokachidake. Easily one of the all time tours yesterday, so Deep and So So Good. Today was well below zero with howling winds and Deep. Had to call it a 1 and Done kind of day with the temps and windchill. 1 more tour tomorrow for our crew then time to head back to WYhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5536b86806.jpg
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Having good luck so far, at fuji now and should be to kyoto in 1.5 hours. Bluebird and not a hint of snow in this area, imagine it's in a massive rain shadowQuote:
Originally Posted by gaijin
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Cold? Check. Windy? Check. Still Fun? Check.
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Feels like being in the Observatory on Mt. Washington up at Ryounkaku today.
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Lifts were closed today but new snow was already moving on that ice layer on Saturday/Sunday.
This new stuff is a welcomed, but dodgy load.
I’ve got cornices in the parking lot.
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Singlecross— how are those R120s in this blower?
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near whiteout for most of the day at Shimokura. Winds were raging hard. Hard enough to rock the shit out of the rv in the parking lot. Storm still howling away. Tomorrow should be sweet.
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So good. I really enjoy how stable and dependable the R120 AM is and they float just fine. A bit heavy for the skintrack up but manageable. They remind me of the dragon era Katanas but lighter and not quite as loose in the tail.Quote:
Originally Posted by gaijin
The R120 put my Head Kore 117 on the bench for this trip. I skied the Kore 1 day and put them back in the ski bag. Seemed too light and twitchy.
Awesome news about the R120.
Not being as loose as a dragon katana reaffirms my thinking that it’s a March Japan ski.
I can’t believe I have skis divided into various months. But, there you go.
My favorite January Japow ski is still a Ren. Maybe a softer Line would enter this world. But it’s rolly-polly fresh. Not dry nor wet. Just snow.
It’s not until February/March that the forest floor settles into a monster base and lines change.
At that point a Ren’s turn radius is too small. This is when (on paper— you want a heritage lab fl113.)
The R120 is a ski I want right now, in the storm cycle, to just nuke the entire mountain.
We spend so much money traveling.
We spend so much money skiing.
When that data all lines up—
This is why I ski.
Finished our last day of a 9 day touring trip on Hokkaido. Such a special place and people. I will certainly endeavor to come back… it stole my heart.
Thanks to Marshal at Heritage Labs and Micol at Freeride Systems for some great dependable gear to make the experience even better. Skis and Japanorak were flawless. Stoked!
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Nothing to groundbreaking to Resort hear but Rusutsu yesterday was as fine as I have ever experienced Japanese resort skiing. Closed the day before made all the difference
Hey fellas, going to be in Niseko/Rusutsu between Feb 1-9. If anyone needs/is keen on a ski buddy/touring partner/split on a guide slide a DM. Cheers!
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Crazy couple days on Honshu!
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all day white out at geto kogen. totally skiing by braille.
Anyone have any news from Hakuba? PM me if you can
Just hit the Washington post, I didn't see a thread on it here. Vibes.
...fcksht...
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Not even gonna be able to see two seats in front of you tomorrow am! Stoke is high, and thankfully I still have a bit of gas in the tank. What a wonderful couple of weeks it’s been
Last year—Quote:
Originally Posted by optics
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The single chairs around Japan offer their own little culture.
New spot
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RadQuote:
Originally Posted by bobinch
Couloir number 4
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Top up overnight and sun 🤩
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Just finished up a 17 day stretch in Niseko. Of the 4 times I’ve been over this was far and away the most consistent snow I’ve ever had. What a blast! I can’t wait for next year!
nonstop snows in Tohoku was fricken sweet.
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Did you stay the whole time in Niseko or move around?Quote:
Originally Posted by beer30
Got four days in Rusutsu but nothing outside of that. I would like to see more of the island but the conditions on which I get to go over on prevent that
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Yes! Absolutely [emoji817]Quote:
Originally Posted by BFD
Tanigawadake is a beauty
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And so many lines off the ridge
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