Last weekend was another weekend spent snowboarding. Went to Myoko Suginohara resort for the first time.
The runs there are incredibly long and pretty wide. Great for beginners.

Saturday was a bluebird day, followed by a dump of snow which made for a powder day on the Sunday along with poorer visibility. Seems to be the way every time I go away for a snow weekend.

The scenery, landscape and views from the slopes are pretty EPIC.

A snowboarding weekend in pictures:

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Amazing views:

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Majestic Mountains:

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Lunch on the slopes. Katsu curry + Beer = standard.

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Suginohara summit: 1855m

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Mount Fuji – thatta way:

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Meanwhile, back in the accommodation – a slipper explosion in the genkan!

<table style=”width:auto”><tr><td><a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MI7eFhP-SVJvdYPR7acx0s8ix6Leamj18Vk2krRNnLA?feat=embedwebsite”><img src=”https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/–GXUu4U0-1M/UuZ3j8xaMZI/AAAAAAACe6g/bgjXyDtVblo/s640/IMG_6652.jpg&#8221; height=”640″ width=”480″ /></a></td></tr><tr><td style=”font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right”>From <a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/116032719585350311356/MyokoSnowWeekend?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite”>Myoko Snow weekend</a></td></tr></table>

Compare the amazing views to this on the Sunday. Visibility reduced to zero. Hard to believe the photos above were taken from the same spot:

<table style=”width:auto”><tr><td><a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CSldk7oDMdOg1rHtnd9hZc8ix6Leamj18Vk2krRNnLA?feat=embedwebsite”><img src=”https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y-U3pHsw_3Y/UuZ3r2kx7pI/AAAAAAACe8c/Li0-Z7UUEdQ/s640/IMG_6668.JPG&#8221; height=”480″ width=”640″ /></a></td></tr><tr><td style=”font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right”>From <a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/116032719585350311356/MyokoSnowWeekend?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite”>Myoko Snow weekend</a></td></tr></table>

<table style=”width:auto”><tr><td><a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_IeRlBjzRFhrGtIiHHOor88ix6Leamj18Vk2krRNnLA?feat=embedwebsite”><img src=”https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ioX6AbA7pHM/UuZ3sVWHjPI/AAAAAAACe8k/XpDJDffqQjk/s640/IMG_6670.JPG&#8221; height=”480″ width=”640″ /></a></td></tr><tr><td style=”font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right”>From <a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/116032719585350311356/MyokoSnowWeekend?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite”>Myoko Snow weekend</a></td></tr></table>

<table style=”width:auto”><tr><td><a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1DL0n1BmJMAm8uj3CTKGkc8ix6Leamj18Vk2krRNnLA?feat=embedwebsite”><img src=”https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rc7t7juy0_0/UuZ3tpMWqKI/AAAAAAACe9U/L_GXSSa0ob8/s640/IMG_6674.JPG&#8221; height=”480″ width=”640″ /></a></td></tr><tr><td style=”font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right”>From <a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/116032719585350311356/MyokoSnowWeekend?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite”>Myoko Snow weekend</a></td></tr></table>
And last Sunday was Australia Day.
Represent!

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Swapped the Aussie BBQ for a bowl of ramen instead. Gotta admit, this ski resort was definitely one of the better places for food.

<table style=”width:auto”><tr><td><a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sCoEEvoDBR57fT2QRXlzj88ix6Leamj18Vk2krRNnLA?feat=embedwebsite”><img src=”https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dPOurEnhUlE/UuZ3szHeTTI/AAAAAAACe88/XDGXEAeFSkk/s640/IMG_6671.JPG&#8221; height=”480″ width=”640″ /></a></td></tr><tr><td style=”font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right”>From <a href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/116032719585350311356/MyokoSnowWeekend?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite”>Myoko Snow weekend</a></td></tr></table>

When it’s snowing outside, my preference is to wear a beanie. But our bus driver had a better idea – a shower cap.
Sensible, practical and waterproof.

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For the third year running, I went back to Nozawa for a weekend of snowboarding and onsen. It’s become a yearly winter tradition.

Nozawa is probably one of my favourite ski resorts. I really like all the runs there (I like ’em wide) and I love the village atmosphere and all the onsens. There’s even a craft beer place there and they stock my favourite craft beer (I only know of one place in Tokyo that has it). Snowboarding, followed by an onsen and a drop of craft beer – the perfect winter’s day out.

Saturday was perfect conditions out on the slopes. A bluebird day. Had probably one of the best days ever snowboarding.

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

Made it up to the peak:

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

An awesome day on the slopes. Full day of snowboarding and then a soak in the onsen.
Did a pub crawl in the evening and went to all four bars in the village.

I’ve died and gone to….

From Nozawa 2014

My favourite craft beer: Dead Guy Ale by Rogue Breweries:

From Nozawa 2014

Saturday night and all day Sunday it dumped snow. It made for a great powder day on the slopes on Sunday but visibility was negative. We got to the top of the mountain, and I had a little meltdown. I was basically blind and could not see a thing up there. Had a bit of a panic attack snowboarding blind. And it was extremely cold. I thought I was gonna get freezeburn.

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

Somehow made it down to the bottom in one piece, a little bit traumatised. Stuck to the lower runs instead. The powder was awesome. But visibility not so good.

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

From Nozawa 2014

Another weekend of snowboarding to look forward to this weekend. Will be checking out a new/different ski resort.