Hokkaido Japan; Central Hokkaido or Niseko
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Originally Posted by
jmars
Reading through this just got timely...plans to Japan in January were crushed due to a commitment but I have an opening late Feb into March. I’ve been reading about this time of year and it sounds possibly fickle.
No guarantee on a huge storm during this time frame but with 8 days to ski Japan (then touristy fun for another 5) is skiing worth it? Worth is tough to answer but would break my heart to ski refreeze and such.
“Refreeze”? In the heart of winter in Japan with a five day flexibility window?
You’re good. We do get rain every year but it’s never predictable.
*edited as I sounded like an ass.
Hokkaido Japan; Central Hokkaido or Niseko
Film crews build entire premises on van life.
They came here once and then were like— why don’t we just rent a van and drive around and find things to skin.
I don’t do that because I’m a snob who knows his mountain and never crosses tracks via lifts, but... I’ve literally first-descended little neighborhood peaks because I had nothing else to do during a blizzard on Sunday when the chairs were closed due to wind.
One of those firsts was literally at the ski resort. It was a dangerous climb, but the whole village saw the tracks and knew it was me. I’m like- “How has nobody ever skied that before? I’ve been eyeing it for 12 years, it’s south facing, gets wind-loaded, is rarely safe, but still— it’s literally right fucking there.”
But no. I was miraculously the first. And I’m a fat papa of 3.
That’s the dichotomy— world famous pow is not breeding world famous pow skiers. Locals just don’t care like westerners do. The landscape is pretty endless with a bit of research.
But again— my chairs are plenty easy.
Hokkaido Japan; Central Hokkaido or Niseko
Don’t talk about Teine. It sucks. Never go there ;)