The trip to Joshinetsu (上信越) wasn’t perfect. Inclement weather barred Seki Onsen (関温泉) and the weekend wasn’t long enough to get over to Hakuba (白馬). Saturday at Nozawa (野沢温泉) though was amazing and Sunday…Sunday we got to see Shiga Kogen (志賀高原). Touted as both the largest ski field and highest lift serviced elevation (2307m) in [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Shiga Kogen (志賀高原)
Posted in Japan, Ski, tagged Japan, Joshinetsu, Nagano, Olympics, Powder, Shiga Kogen, Ski, Tree on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tangram Ski Circus (タングラムスキーサーカス)
Posted in Japan, Ski, tagged Circus, Getou, Hakkoda, Hakuba, Hokkaido, Japan, Madarao, Myoko, Nagano, Nozawa, Onsen, Seki, Ski, Tangram, Tree on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Students don’t have school, why should teachers have to be there? That logic was good enough for me and my fellow ski bum teachers. Not going to mention names, but one of my colleagues called me from the road at 9:00pm on a Thursday night. A scant two hours earlier he had been hard at [...]
Snow Par Ogna Hotaka (スノーパル・オグナほたか）
Posted in Dirtbaggin', Japan, Ski, tagged Backcountry, car, Gunma, Hotaka, Japan, patrol, Ski, snow, Tree on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The second of a two day visit to Katashina Village, Gunma (片品村, 群馬県) saw me wake in the Snow Par Ogna Hotaka (スノーパル・オグナほたか） parking lot to frost covered windows. It was a little disconcerting to see the frost on the inside of the car, but I had stayed warm and slept comfortably enough not to [...]
