5 seasons at Gulmarg ('08-'12). Stopped going for four reasons: Russians, russians, russians, gentrification, hotels throwing waste in the forest and "guides" who had just learned how to...

Rad

Tayoroshi Hinata Ski Area 士別市日向スキー場


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E009-bsQxPs

Difference of opinion. Worst movie I've seen in a while.
Shallow cultural appropriation at its cringiest. MTV-level effort. If I was stuck in a room with any of the leads I would jump out a window

Ritual de lo Habitual is a masterpiece

Enjoy:


https://youtu.be/7PXejqOdP08

Time to switch it up - can't go to the onsen every day, right?

Decided to go to Asahikawa to see a hockey game, East Hokkaido Cranes -v- Nikko Ice Bucks. Both teams play in Asia League Ice Hockey...

Finally getting regular. MCL damage is healed enough to ride daily and Hokkaido snow machine is back on in full effect. Pippu is a small hill but there is fun to be had in the trees and side country...

Reminder that this data ONLY mentions "mass shootings" and that murders of three or less are unmentioned and have become normalized. Fuck this place

Way to get after it!

Diamond Life ^^^

How long in Furano?

Yessss!

Kokusai is great

Unpublished footy from W22

Sapporo Kokusai. My funnest in-bounds/sidecountry terrain combo (Hokkaido) terrain of W22.



https://youtu.be/z7hJu75A6rw

Gtreat addition, thanks; I had never seen this!

Still on injured reserve but feeling confident about a comeback ASAP.

Meanwhile, as tribute to Ullr and to celebrate the return of colder temps I'm looking at clips from last April:

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Fatal avalanche reported at Yotei, and another in Niigata near Lotte Arai

[EDIT] https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/woman-dead-avalanche-hokkaido-mount-yotei-japan-ski-resort-3203871

7-11 has stepped up its game:

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The owner of 36noshiki whose credo is "four seasons at the foot of the mountain"

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Skatenuts

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Kamikawa constantly reminds me of Crested Butte around 1990. Add a train station and a highway exit. Estimated population 4000.

Like many towns in Japan Kamikawa is graying rapidly. The town's...

PLAYLIST:
Classic Tales | VANS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BXKoXKD30

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebiglezshowofficial


BROWN TOWN SONG


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6uIJhOlUlw

IG: https://www.instagram.com/drewtoonz


Drew Toonz Surf Skool 4 Trailer starring Kelly Slater:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo9hpHTbhHs

'75: Blow by Blow
'76: Wired
'77: Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group

I was 13, 14, 15 during this run but still remember where I was when first hearing each of these albums

...

Easy for a benchwarmer to say this.

Love The Powell Movement podcast but the Nobis episode was unlistenable. Came across as a self-centered blowhard

Kelly Slater

View from a Blue Moon (Full)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af9Eg6C0J74

Surfing for Life (Trailer):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTNg64E6X0

Inspired by Xover's post of The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez here is a list of my top 5 surf documentaries.

I tried to not include typical surf films or videos but upon reflection some of those that...

Great video, thanks!
'79-'82 was my heyday for East Coast tours. Seems I saw the Sailor>Saint or the Lazy Lightning>Supplication combo at nearly every show.

LS>SOC:
1979.10.24 Springfield...

At Aomori Spring we had on average 2 rain events per season over the last three seasons (W20, W21, W22).

I cannot attest to it personally but was told there were 2 rain events in December 2022 in...

Hope conditions settle into normal ASAP

Where is this happening?

Thank you fellas. I will try to make it interesting

Arigato!

Heyyy brother, mcr would huck it

Thank you

Japan is apex living

Onsen always identified by this signage:

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Kurodake no Yu:

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On my second day snowboarding this winter I got a little too loose and took a trip to destination fucked. Did some harm to the MCL and spent the next day riding the couch. Not sure how long that will...

Quick snow profile in the driveway. 1-2" overnight. Extremely dry:

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First things first:

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Nice

Absolutely.
Especially focusing on the foreground on the drive from Asahikawa through Biei to Furano. Dairy farms, rolling fields, winding roads.

After 5 road sleeps I finally wake up at my home for the next 10 weeks.

Overnight snow, 1-2"

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Current conditions

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https://instagram.com/yukiumi_house is in central Kamikawa town. They ride some fun terrain around here

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Had a study of the rocket stove

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Arrived at near high noon to Yukiumi House and commenced to snow clearance for 2-3 hours running a thrower.

Offloaded gear and got sorted.

Located halfway between Kurodake and Pippu, east of...

Day 5: Asahikawa > Kamikawa
Woke up at the Tabist Hotel with a great location at the west end. Snowfall overnight

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Day 4: Woke up in the Chitose Airport Hotel (¥5120) at Chitose.

Despite the name the hotel is 5 km from CTS. I was on ground so this mild deceit did not grind my beans. However I must give praise...

In for all of this. Sick!

Bolivia has been high on my bucket list about 5 years now, with Santa Cruz on the list (despite the heat). Strikes, curfews, and assassinations have wadded a few of my...

First of all, this:



Faaak...I loved Maverick Mountain. I often look back and think about the guy manning the mid-station of the double chair. He looked exactly like Warren Buffet, and it made...

After the international and domestic flights marathon (PBI>ATL>HND>AOJ) first leg on the ground was a simple one hour ride from the airport to the farm where my truck was parked (since July). Hosts...

LOL

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