2014-2015 Northern-Hemisphere Snow Season

away started the topic in Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 at 10:27 pm

It is that time of year again. We had a good snow related thread going on last season so I thought I would start it up for this year.

In Japan, some of the Honshu snow areas like Nagano, Niigata and Yamagata have had the first real winter storms of the season, some big dumps and barren looking ski hills turned white over night on the webcams I check while I should be working.

I have moved from Niigata where I had a few hills close by to Tokyo where I can only carve concrete. Now, hitting the mountains requires a lot more expenditure of effort, time and money. Hopefully talking shit about snow on here with other swellnetters will help me get some stoke and motivate me to get on those early morning buses and trains to head to the hills. I am hoping to get my first lines in about 2 weeks.

zenagain Friday, 17 Apr 2015 at 10:55 am new

Amazing eh'? Saw it on the news last night.

Craig, impressed. You're on to it.

Craig Friday, 17 Apr 2015 at 11:11 am new

Yeah insane, how do they carve that out?? Need some massive machinery for that.

zenagain Friday, 17 Apr 2015 at 11:27 am new

No idea.

Start at the top and work down?

away Sunday, 19 Apr 2015 at 10:10 pm new

Whenever I see those pictures I always wonder what happens when it starts to melt... Wouldn't it be super dangerous? Walls collapsing etc....?

Craig Monday, 20 Apr 2015 at 10:05 am new

Yeah I wonder that as well, would be super dangerous?

Chez Monday, 20 Apr 2015 at 07:00 pm new

I think the roads are heated, other skifields in nippon use thermal springs piped in the roads.

zenagain Tuesday, 21 Apr 2015 at 08:48 pm new

This kid is the Japanese Shaun White.

His name means snow or maybe brave.

No shit.

mick-free Wednesday, 22 Apr 2015 at 04:25 am new

Thanks Zen that was off the hook.
Sending this one to Welly

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