Hokkaido road trip 2013 - Snowboarding Forum

ETM · 01-20-2013, 03:35 AM

It starts here, sydney airport. Im off to Hokkaido solo for 6 weeks living in a van, chasing the snow, no fixed address.
I will be reporting in whenever I can get free wifi with pics and vids. . You can also add me to facebook http://facebook.com/leigh.snowboardinginjapan . If anyone in the area wants to hook up drop me a pm or spacebook me.

dreampow · 01-20-2013, 06:41 AM

see you in the white room fella,

safe travels

SGboarder · 01-20-2013, 11:10 AM

Awesome. I am going for my annual Niseko trip in 3 weeks. Cannot wait to get back into pow...

NWBoarder · 01-20-2013, 12:01 PM

Facebook friend request sent. I love seeing snow pictures fill up my newsfeed.

RagJuice Crew · 01-20-2013, 03:09 PM

Have a blast ETM. Look forward to seeing how you get on (heading there in March so will hopefully be getting inspired), and how those beautiful boards ride!

WasatchMan · 01-20-2013, 06:46 PM

dude, have fun. sounds like a fucking dream

ETM · 01-21-2013, 01:33 AM

Cheers guys. Im now sitting in the lobby of rusutsu resort contemplating the nighta. Got my hire car all set up in the carpark lol.
I should get some vids tomorrow.

accuracy · 01-21-2013, 01:36 AM

Sounds like alot of fun, keep us posted.

ETM · 01-21-2013, 06:46 AM

So I went and did the nighta, couldnt help myself even after spending the previous 20 hours in transit. I took out one of my home build boards to test out, I hoped it would ride well but anything was possible, it could be an absolute plank I wouldnt have known till I lugged it 10,000 miles to strap in.
To my (almost) amazement the thing rides beautifully, it carves harder than the board I based the shape off (must be the camber difference) and the nose will not dive under no matter how I try. All in all its a huge success and an awesome feeling to gun down the hill on a stick I made myself.

Heres a few random pics, ok pics dont want to load so just the one for now.

dreampow · 01-21-2013, 07:29 AM

Welcome to Japan,

Good to hear the wood is good. Have a blast I am headed up to Nagano for 5 days tomorrow, looks like lots of snow

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01-20-2013, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,362	Hokkaido road trip 2013 It starts here, sydney airport. Im off to Hokkaido solo for 6 weeks living in a van, chasing the snow, no fixed address. I will be reporting in whenever I can get free wifi with pics and vids. . You can also add me to facebook http://facebook.com/leigh.snowboardinginjapan . If anyone in the area wants to hook up drop me a pm or spacebook me. __________________

01-21-2013, 01:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,362	Cheers guys. Im now sitting in the lobby of rusutsu resort contemplating the nighta. Got my hire car all set up in the carpark lol. I should get some vids tomorrow. __________________

01-21-2013, 06:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,362	So I went and did the nighta, couldnt help myself even after spending the previous 20 hours in transit. I took out one of my home build boards to test out, I hoped it would ride well but anything was possible, it could be an absolute plank I wouldnt have known till I lugged it 10,000 miles to strap in. To my (almost) amazement the thing rides beautifully, it carves harder than the board I based the shape off (must be the camber difference) and the nose will not dive under no matter how I try. All in all its a huge success and an awesome feeling to gun down the hill on a stick I made myself. Heres a few random pics, ok pics dont want to load so just the one for now. __________________

01-21-2013, 07:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
dreampow Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kyoto Japan Posts: 1,056	Welcome to Japan, Good to hear the wood is good. Have a blast I am headed up to Nagano for 5 days tomorrow, looks like lots of snow.

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01-20-2013, 06:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
dreampow Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kyoto Japan Posts: 1,056	see you in the white room fella, safe travels

01-20-2013, 11:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
SGboarder Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 47	Awesome. I am going for my annual Niseko trip in 3 weeks. Cannot wait to get back into pow...

01-20-2013, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
RagJuice Crew Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 80	Have a blast ETM. Look forward to seeing how you get on (heading there in March so will hopefully be getting inspired), and how those beautiful boards ride!

01-20-2013, 06:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
WasatchMan Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,023	dude, have fun. sounds like a fucking dream

01-21-2013, 01:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
accuracy Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Vancouver,BC Posts: 36	Sounds like alot of fun, keep us posted.