6am or 6pm ?
big snow dumps does interrupt the train network even in Japan. Can’t say about the bus.
it doesn’t hurt to have a plan B in mind.
Japan Stoke Thread 2023
If you didn't know, all restrictions to enter Japan have now been lifted.
Who is going?
Where are you going?
Have you been before and where?
What board/bindings are you taking?
I can't believe I'm actually going, if you asked me 4 weeks ago we were holding off until 2024 but now myself and 3 other mates have already booked our flights and accommodation for the first week of Feb 2023.
This will be my 7th time to Japan, I've been to around 30 different ski resorts already in areas such as Hakuba, Myoko, Fukushima (Bandai), Yamagata (Zao Onsen) and several resorts up on Hokkaido.
This trip I have 2 first timers coming with me and the only way I could convince them was to keep the trip reasonably short and inexpensive. So we have 7 days on snow in Hakuba Valley and we will be getting 5 consecutive days of lift tickets for free with our Epic pass. We are staying right next to the gondola at the base of Tsugaike Kogan ski resort.
I am taking my Salomon Dancehaul 152 with Now Drive bindings and my Korua Dart 156 with Ride A-10 bindings. Both boards should be good in powder with the Dancehaul having a softer more freestyle focus and the Dart will be great for carving.
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Who is going?
Where are you going?
Have you been before and where?
What board/bindings are you taking?
I can't believe I'm actually going, if you asked me 4 weeks ago we were holding off until 2024 but now myself and 3 other mates have already booked our flights and accommodation for the first week of Feb 2023.
This will be my 7th time to Japan, I've been to around 30 different ski resorts already in areas such as Hakuba, Myoko, Fukushima (Bandai), Yamagata (Zao Onsen) and several resorts up on Hokkaido.
This trip I have 2 first timers coming with me and the only way I could convince them was to keep the trip reasonably short and inexpensive. So we have 7 days on snow in Hakuba Valley and we will be getting 5 consecutive days of lift tickets for free with our Epic pass. We are staying right next to the gondola at the base of Tsugaike Kogan ski resort.
I am taking my Salomon Dancehaul 152 with Now Drive bindings and my Korua Dart 156 with Ride A-10 bindings. Both boards should be good in powder with the Dancehaul having a softer more freestyle focus and the Dart will be great for carving.
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Know the feeling, I've got to get from Nagano to Shiga Kogan on the Wednesday morning also which is a bit of a worry. Most people take the train from Nagano to Myoko station and your accom should pick you up. If i was being completely selfish, i would not complain about a blizzard white out conditions on the Wednesday so that on Thursday (my first day boarding) there is untracked powder everywhere 
Kicking myself right now, I usually always fly in on the 22nd but my mates pushed this trip back to the 3rd. Sadly I'll be watching this storm from a distance thinking what could have been
Enjoy @NT.Thunder it's going to be epic!
Enjoy @NT.Thunder it's going to be epic!
Cheers man, been watching the season closely and looks like they could do with a good dump around Myoko.Kicking myself right now, I usually always fly in on the 22nd but my mates pushed this trip back to the 3rd. Sadly I'll be watching this storm from a distance thinking what could have been
Enjoy @NT.Thunder it's going to be epic!
Had a co-worker of my wife that just returned from Hakuba and they've been several times and he reckoned it was pretty good.
I'm travelling solo which will be a benefit Wednesday to make things easier in terms of last minute changes if getting over to Nagano becomes an issue. I'm booked bus but will just head over to the train if the bus gets delayed. Not sure what other options there are I'd the train stops. How's the hitchhiking scene? 😂😂
@NT.Thunder I always thought the best thing about getting to Myoko is you can take the train all the way, why are you taking the bus?
The trains can handle the snow, this photo of Myoko train station was taken in 2018, oh boy that was a good trip!
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The trains can handle the snow, this photo of Myoko train station was taken in 2018, oh boy that was a good trip!
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