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03-05-2019, 12:05 AM #376Registered User
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03-05-2019, 02:51 PM #377
One of the worst winters I've experienced in 20 years here. In Sapporo we only got 30% of our usual February snowfall, and other months weren't much better. I hope we can blame this one on El Nino and get back to normal.
パウダーバカ!!
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03-05-2019, 05:52 PM #378
This happens on this side of the world when the sierras get their insane winters. Once every decade or so.
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03-05-2019, 05:56 PM #379
Glad I hit my week 10 days as perfectly as possible but yea, wtf happened this past month?
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03-05-2019, 10:56 PM #380
Hokkaido Japan; Central Hokkaido or Niseko
I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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03-06-2019, 02:18 AM #381Registered User
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03-06-2019, 04:15 AM #382Mike Pow
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My best (read most enjoyable not necessarily the deepest) winter on Hokkaido.
Arrived to powder at Kiroro on 19 December 2018
Pretty much skied at least boot top deep powder through to 17 February 2019 - most days it was way deeper than this
17 Feb - 25 Feb skied powder out of resort, packed powder on piste in resort, and two days of boot top to knee deep in resort
I did move around a lot this winter and caught snow when the usual suspects were getting missed.
It's been 'dry' now for two weeks in SW Hokkaido although Asahidake and surrounds have been getting some snow.
In my experience, mid to late March will be powtastic.
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03-07-2019, 02:20 AM #383Registered User
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If anyone is around central Hokkaido from now until the end of March, PM me. Desperately need touring partner(s). Looking to get alpine in Tokachidake area, Asahidake, etc. Was too deep and stormy back in January. Also looking to venture off the beaten track. Looking at shiretoko peninsula and Mashike area.
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03-12-2019, 05:13 AM #384Mike Pow
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Not around unfortunately, but have a look at the Shakotan Peninsula
And Eniwa-dake around Lake Shikotsu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3fhKXtQnHk
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03-12-2019, 12:23 PM #385
Some words, photos, and video from our Hokkaido trip this year:
https://www.newschoolers.com/news/re...n-Ski-Vacation
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03-12-2019, 01:08 PM #386Mike Pow
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03-12-2019, 09:02 PM #387Registered User
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03-13-2019, 08:19 AM #388Mike Pow
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05-17-2019, 05:44 PM #389
Hokkaido Japan; Central Hokkaido or Niseko
Trying to refine choices for a trip - if you were traveling in Feb with a 13-year old girl (who is a decent pow skier but doesn’t like to hike) - where would you stay to ski 4-5 days? Prolly 3 resort days and maybe a cat day, if cat options are any good. Just stay Hirafu and take buses or stay elsewhere?
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05-18-2019, 12:10 AM #390Mike Pow
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Hokkaido Cat Skiing
https://www.stillstoked.com/cat-skii...skiing-niseko/
https://www.snowsbest.com/go-cat-skiing-japan/
https://www.powderhounds.com/Japan/Cat-Skiing.aspx
Best to stay in the Niseko Resort Area
Ski Niseko United, Niseko Moiwa, Rusutsu.
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11-21-2019, 03:55 AM #391
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11-21-2019, 06:15 PM #392
Lovely photo.
I'm visiting for the first time in January... After my flight from Tokyo, my plan is to get a room at the airport and head into Sapporo in the morning for some sightseeing. Any recommendations for what to do for a half-day in Sapporo? Unfortunately I’m visiting before the ice festival.
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11-21-2019, 06:32 PM #393
Red light district will likely be quiet, which is the craziest draw. Wander around and check out the JR train station and underground mall / walkways. Yodobashi camera is the biggest electronics store I’ve ever seen. The whole city is sort of bizarre for a foreigner, and you will be entertained/perplexed by its 1970s Soviet block architecture.
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11-21-2019, 06:35 PM #394
^^not time for much with only 1/2 day. I would go to Mandarake in Susukino. Maybe take a ride on the ferris wheel on top of the building for the city view. Eat some Genghis Khan at the brewery if you have the time.
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11-21-2019, 06:35 PM #395
Also, do you plan to ride a train into Sapporo from the airport? It is a 30-45 minute trip IIRC.
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11-21-2019, 07:06 PM #396
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11-21-2019, 07:43 PM #397Registered User
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There's a covered street in Sapporo downtown that was super cool at night. Restaurants, markets, casinos (loudest fricken place ever) and a donut shop that was tasty.
Red light is not far from there, first time I've ever been denied entry into a bar for being a white guy...
Try the whiskey, Nikka is very nice
Make sure hotel room is non smoking if you're not a smoker, one of our rooms was not and it was like sleeping face down in an ashtray.
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11-21-2019, 10:21 PM #398Registered User
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There is a ramen mall? You just walk into a building and inside is full of small ramen stalls. Or try one of seafood/crab restaurant.
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12-21-2019, 10:57 AM #399Registered User
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I am headed to Hokkaido this February, we have been talking about doing a guided trip to Mt Yotei one day. Is Black Diamond the only touring company that offers this service?
Is this something you need to book in advance?
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12-21-2019, 11:09 AM #400one of those sickos
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I've probably said this before, but no one needs to pay a guide to go up Yotei. It's the most obvious mountain in the region--follow the crowds. (Also, BD appears to be soliciting free skilled labor on this forum, so the people who "guide" you up the well-established skin track might not even be getting paid themselves.)
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