Japan Snowboarding Trip! - Snowboarding Forum

phile00 · 01-26-2011, 09:43 PM

So I'm going to Mt. Niseko in Japan with Snowboardaddiction.com

I can't wait! Anyone else been to Japan? Anything I need to know? I'm SO pumped and hope it will progress my riding.

MistahTaki · 01-26-2011, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by phile00

So I'm going to Mt. Niseko in Japan with Snowboardaddiction.com

I can't wait! Anyone else been to Japan? Anything I need to know? I'm SO pumped and hope it will progress my riding.

sweet powder, have fun.

razzle · 01-27-2011, 03:33 AM

You will have a ball. The powder is amazing and when you get a clear day the view is pretty awesome as well. Mt Yotei is on one side and the ocean is on the other side. Yotei looks just like Mt Fuji and they ski on it too. I believe that you can actually ride the inside of the crater of an active volcano at Yotei but I have no idea how you organise it.

Check out Strawberry Fields for a nice little run through the trees. It was about waist deep when I was there and unbelievable.

When you get hungry, there is a little cafe in the upper village that serves a ramen soup which is the best snowboarding feed that I've ever seen. It's a huge noodle soup, full of veges with a schnitzel thrown on top.

Apart from that, just get to the top and follow your nose. Panorama is a nice groomer to get the blood pumping in the morning and plenty of choices if you hike to the top of the mountain. There are some fairly long tracks to get out of the back country boarding down narrow gullies. I guess if you're good enough it is probably one long pipe but it was mostly hard work for me. The runs at the top were worth it though.

Have fun.

phile00 · 01-27-2011, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by razzle

You will have a ball. The powder is amazing and when you get a clear day the view is pretty awesome as well. Mt Yotei is on one side and the ocean is on the other side. Yotei looks just like Mt Fuji and they ski on it too. I believe that you can actually ride the inside of the crater of an active volcano at Yotei but I have no idea how you organise it.

Check out Strawberry Fields for a nice little run through the trees. It was about waist deep when I was there and unbelievable.

When you get hungry, there is a little cafe in the upper village that serves a ramen soup which is the best snowboarding feed that I've ever seen. It's a huge noodle soup, full of veges with a schnitzel thrown on top.

Apart from that, just get to the top and follow your nose. Panorama is a nice groomer to get the blood pumping in the morning and plenty of choices if you hike to the top of the mountain. There are some fairly long tracks to get out of the back country boarding down narrow gullies. I guess if you're good enough it is probably one long pipe but it was mostly hard work for me. The runs at the top were worth it though.

Have fun.

Thanks for the tips man, sounds awesome!

51bombed · 01-28-2011, 11:09 PM

my goal in the next year or two.... japan.... and norway.... norways already planned for this year though

have a fun trip... footage!!!!

Biornus · 01-29-2011, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 51bombed

my goal in the next year or two.... japan.... and norway.... norways already planned for this year though

have a fun trip... footage!!!!

As a frequent goer to Norway, can I ask why Norway of everywhere?

51bombed · 01-29-2011, 11:05 AM

Yup. My sister lives in norway. added plus to leave the country, see her and ride

Sirium · 01-30-2011, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by razzle

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Check out Strawberry Fields for a nice little run through the trees. It was about waist deep when I was there and unbelievable.

Strawberry Fields is not found on the trail map. Head up Hanazono Hooded Quad Lift #1 (Extreme right of trail map). Out of the lift, make a sharp left turn and go thru a small "gate" right next to the exit hut... you will then see the "warning" sign that I have as my avatar... enjoy.

Joshfontii · 01-30-2011, 02:56 AM

hey
i have just recently come back from japan
i was in grand hirafu niseko
the snow there is amazing
i am only 14 and i used to live in switzerland
but japans snow is amazing
i recomend it to anyone
i am going back at the end of the year for another shred
and if you end up in hospital there
they like to keep you for as long as possible
my little brother ended up in hospital with pneumonia they kept him there for two weeks
for the japanese to do something
you have to push to get out
anyway
awesome country
great food
and the people are really nice

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01-27-2011, 03:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
razzle Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 22	You will have a ball. The powder is amazing and when you get a clear day the view is pretty awesome as well. Mt Yotei is on one side and the ocean is on the other side. Yotei looks just like Mt Fuji and they ski on it too. I believe that you can actually ride the inside of the crater of an active volcano at Yotei but I have no idea how you organise it. Check out Strawberry Fields for a nice little run through the trees. It was about waist deep when I was there and unbelievable. When you get hungry, there is a little cafe in the upper village that serves a ramen soup which is the best snowboarding feed that I've ever seen. It's a huge noodle soup, full of veges with a schnitzel thrown on top. Apart from that, just get to the top and follow your nose. Panorama is a nice groomer to get the blood pumping in the morning and plenty of choices if you hike to the top of the mountain. There are some fairly long tracks to get out of the back country boarding down narrow gullies. I guess if you're good enough it is probably one long pipe but it was mostly hard work for me. The runs at the top were worth it though. Have fun.

01-28-2011, 11:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
51bombed -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: GA Posts: 261	my goal in the next year or two.... japan.... and norway.... norways already planned for this year though have a fun trip... footage!!!!

01-29-2011, 11:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
51bombed -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: GA Posts: 261	Yup. My sister lives in norway. added plus to leave the country, see her and ride

01-30-2011, 02:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
Joshfontii Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	hey i have just recently come back from japan i was in grand hirafu niseko the snow there is amazing i am only 14 and i used to live in switzerland but japans snow is amazing i recomend it to anyone i am going back at the end of the year for another shred and if you end up in hospital there they like to keep you for as long as possible my little brother ended up in hospital with pneumonia they kept him there for two weeks for the japanese to do something you have to push to get out anyway awesome country great food and the people are really nice