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Hakuba, Japan Yesterday = Deep Snow, No Crowds | Photo Tour

 

Meself in the trees at Happo-One in Hakuba, Japan. photo: Zach Paley

HAPPO-ONE (in Hakuba) CONDITIONS TODAY:

– Deep powder (1-2 feet deep/30 – 60cms)

– Light powder up high, denser down low

– Great pillows in the trees

– High speed everywhere as you could shut it down quickly in the deep snow

– Big open faces and noses with very deep snow 

– It sounds cliché, but it really was untouched snow on every line, all day long

Willie Dilly Style avec snow at Happo. photo: Zach Paley

WHERE THE SKIING WAS BEST TODAY:

– This side of the resort 

– That side of the resort

– The middle of the resort (and yes, we could ski it)

1998 Olympics were here in Hakuba. Ski jumps ski loom.

CROWD FACTOR:

– No humans, no lines

– See below

Lonely out there yesterday. photo: Zach Paley

OVERALL:

– Today was deep 

– Today was untracked

– Today was horribly fun

Pillows, snow, and me. photo: Zach Paley

HAKUBA WEATHER FORECAST:

 

MORE PHOTOS:

Zach Paley Photography

Happo-One creek

 

Aprés ski squid. Yeah, Japan is weird.

 

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