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08-09-2004, 03:16 AM #1
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Japan - Video Stoke - Deep
Last edited by Ski Beaver; 08-31-2004 at 11:03 PM.
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08-09-2004, 05:48 AM #2
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OMG!
stoke and a half!!"Stoke your own fire or burn out like the rest"
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08-09-2004, 07:25 AM #3
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08-09-2004, 09:55 AM #4
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pass the tissue.
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08-09-2004, 11:10 AM #5
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awesome...but where is the Japanese soundtrack?
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08-09-2004, 11:39 AM #6
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badass! You are in serious need of some Spatulas over there. I may just have to see about taking a ski trip to Japan sometime.
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08-09-2004, 12:38 PM #7
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Sweet, man. Add it to my rapidly growing "get me through the fall" collection.
Last edited by Max Gosey; 08-09-2004 at 04:05 PM.
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08-09-2004, 01:05 PM #8
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Schweet!
And Max, you were right the second time...
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08-09-2004, 01:33 PM #9
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sick pow.
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08-09-2004, 02:56 PM #10
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Plowing
That's a very nice. I remember hiking up Teton Pass and seeing just a head go by. God bless all that air in the snow.
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08-09-2004, 05:05 PM #11
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Japan is starting to be discovered as a Powder destination. It is popular for us here in Australia as it is only 8 hours north flying and almost in the same time zone.
Beats the 20 hours or so to get to Vancouver or 14 to LA.
Howver, apparently the steeps in Japan aren't as steep as WB or Red or Fernie etc.
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08-09-2004, 09:49 PM #12
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The powder at Niseko is pretty reliable and sort of like Utah fluff. But there are few steeps and nothing particularly challenging or long. It's a nation of blue runs with some shorter hard stuff here and there.
After a couple winters in Walled Lake, MI I am not complaining.
But if the plan is the annual Big Ski Trip, then people used to getting what you get in the US, Canada or Europe are better off spending their cash and precious vacation days in those places. People wanting to swing out a bit and try something different should definitely give Japan a try.
An added benefit for single men with blue eyes: if you don't mind being viewed as an exotic piece of sexual meat, then you won't have much trouble ending up as some Japanese girl's Trophy Fack. There is definitely no Judeo-Christian guilt about sex over here.
The best place I've seen in Niseko for maggot-friendly accommodations and info/companionship is the Hirafu Chalet. Google if you're interested.
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08-09-2004, 09:52 PM #13
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Schwing.
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08-09-2004, 10:22 PM #14
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Hey there Bad
Nice little video. Super deep. Was it, slow motion, my slow ass computer or just really deep snow not on fat skis?
And I live for the trophy fuck. Espically in the smaller towns where Japanese girls don't really know what gaijin want. I like to be the one to show them.
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08-09-2004, 10:52 PM #15
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I also thought it may have been in slow motion.
Should I be ordering blue contact lenses for my trip in January?
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08-09-2004, 11:07 PM #16
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Yeh...and bleach your hair blond. What cheap sluts men are!Should I be ordering blue contact lenses for my trip in January?
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08-09-2004, 11:55 PM #17
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hmmnnn... my delta ff miles work on NW and NW has a nonstop from Seattle - Tokyo.....
So is 'tree skiing forbidden' at Niseko or are they rather accepting? I've heard trees at some Japanese mountains are sacred and you can't drop ropes. What's the Niseko story?
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08-18-2004, 12:33 AM #18
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Depends where you are. Tree Skiing isn't avy controlled anywhere so it gets a little sketchy.
They say the trees are sacred but then why do they cut them down. In my area forestry is one of the biggest resources. Just one of the those Japanese contradictions.
And Ski Beaver get ready to be hitting on girls wearing rubber boots. Kind of wierd seeing a really cute girl wearing nice clothes with pants tucked into rubber boots.
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08-18-2004, 12:40 AM #19
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Got gear, will travelOriginally posted by Toque
Depends where you are. Tree Skiing isn't avy controlled anywhere so it gets a little sketchy.
, but duly noted. Do they do any avie work out there is it more like Europe/South America where if it doesn't affect the village or infrastructure, it's likely not controlled?
There's just something about Hokkaido that is a draw. Mt. Baker like snowfall, but unfortunatly not Mt. Baker type prices.
Post more stoke! Must have more!
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08-18-2004, 12:45 AM #20
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08-18-2004, 09:34 AM #21
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Very nice!
I would love to make turns over there someday.
Does Japan get a lot of deep days like that? How is the terrain overall? Just curious because I havn't seen much stoke from Japan over the years. I am definitely intrigued.
BTW, lovin' the pics from down under as well!
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08-18-2004, 10:19 AM #22
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Really digging the trees in that video, a bit different than what we normally see over here.
On a related note, that could be vid of phUnk skiing amidst the Bonsai trees, so that wouldn't be very deep for the rest of us
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08-18-2004, 10:26 AM #23
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gah. great vid.
the frozen booger part was killah.thats new hampshire as fuck
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08-18-2004, 10:37 AM #24
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Mmmm ... Hokkaido!
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08-31-2004, 10:57 PM #25
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If your willing to duck a few ropes or hike 30 mins you can find lines that are pretty steep. Japan has almost no active avie control so dont expect safe conditions. Japan in general has a coastal type snow pack which lends to a bit better bonding. There are AK type lines here will post a good pic once I get back home.
Ive skied Fernie, Whitewater and places like Tsugaike, Happo and Nozawa have the same stuff with more chance for pow. All be it you have to traverse 1 to 20 mins. Here is a link to some japanese clips.
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/gallery/i...-fattwins.htmlLast edited by fattwins; 09-01-2004 at 12:25 AM.
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