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But the next storm starting tomorrow is looking to kind of fuck us hard. 2m of snow over 4 days. Should be gnarly. We sometimes have people die over here in Japan after dumps like these. They fall in headfirst, can’t dig out, and suffocate.
Kinda like a tree well.
I gott apractice my back 3's, front sides ok, but backsides not soo pretty.
Just got back from out west Canada (im east coast). Hit up Fernie for 3 days and spolied fmy self for my 45th and went cat sking for 2 or the 3 days. WHAT A TREAT!! Quality of qty and man was it nice!!. Epic conditions. Every run was a freshie. Maybe 7 runs in a day, little less than 3000 meters.
Hit up the resort on my last day and lucked out as it dumped around 25. Was a wee bit warm so the snow wasnt as fluffy, but good regardless. Caught the cord drop on the Currie Bowl and shredded fresh pow all the eway down. Was epic. Soo much fun.
Luggae got delayed on the way back and airline gave me a 250 cash back (cash) and 20% off next flight. Cant wait for next trip!!
That Japanpow insta spadge is awesome Cucktard, thanks for the link!!
1st two phots from Cat skiing, last 2 from the resort. The last one is the currie bowl cord drop and my first tracks. Sooo much fun.
Burton Custom x Camber 164w.
Where was the cat skiing? Island Lake Lodge? I grew up skiing Kimberly, but went to Fernie fairly often. It was there I converted to snowboarding in probably 87. I love that hill too. Glad you hit the timing right! It’s magic when that happens.
So jealous. You're crazy to be riding a Lib in Japan, there are so many cool brands there, especially for pow boards. With the caveat that sometimes they're super small, and have narrow waists. https://www.japangrabs.com/tj-brand-napoleon-fish-review/ this is the most fun powder/trees board I've ever ridden.
OK, this is a bit of a can of worms.
I’ve snowboarding in Japan on and off since 98, and I have some mixed feelings about Japan and the scene here.
There are some great things about it, and some things I can’t get with.
But before I go off topic, keeping the board situation, while I’ve ridden directional pow boards, I’m not a huge fan. I like riding switch and buttering too much. I can ride pretty much everything that a directional board can on the Lib, but have more options for tricks.
The only advantage I see is in say, chest-deep powder, but those days are too rare to justify a board just for that. I made it through this last storm on the Double Dip just fine.
Besides, a lot of that Gentem stick stuff is a bit gimmicky, charging ¥1000 for a China-made board. They partially are made like that because the mountains are so mellow in Hokkaido, that’s how they stay afloat.
Although I have to admit, I did like TJ shapes back in the day. It’s funny, the Japan Grab guys are my friends, and I don’t ever remember them reviewing a TJ. Good find!