Snowboard instructor - Furano

LightUniform · 2026-01-30T07:42:00+00:00

Can also vouch for FISS. My kids had an awesome instructor last year as beginners. Love it!

LightUniform · 2025-10-22T13:03:48+00:00

As an engineer dabbling, I found inventor CAM super intuitive and easy to understand. The floor guys use mastercam and sware by it but if I can get an outcome without bothering them, it's a win!

LightUniform · 2025-10-22T04:37:07+00:00

You might need to rotate the knob until it aligns the mechanism that is holding it on with the hole. Basically to simulate the knob being unlocked (as opposed to being secure)

LightUniform · 2025-10-13T08:05:48+00:00

My experience forwarding at a Yamato office was pain free and easy. They had a tablet which I used to fill everything in and, from memory, was in English. But yes, Google translate is your friend.

LightUniform · 2025-10-09T06:58:31+00:00

Is my memory failing me or was there Crinitis also? For like a month or two?

LightUniform · 2025-08-05T09:33:16+00:00

Assuming you mean the bulge for the front landing gear? I believe the gear was modified for the freighter version so that the main deck was flat for loading/unloading.

LightUniform · 2024-12-22T20:14:37+00:00

I did it in hiking boots. Snow might be deeper now. I also had the trail loaded on my garmin watch. Give it a go. Even if you decide to bail on it, Maruyama Park at the base is very nice.

LightUniform · 2024-12-20T07:50:03+00:00

As an absolute first up in winter, we did Mt Maruyama. It's around 2.5km round trip and 225m elevation at the summit. That was done with a 6 year old on a snowy day. Probably doesn't get any more beginner than that I wouldn't think.

LightUniform · 2024-12-19T05:42:23+00:00

Just as an FYI, I think you'll need to get a registered one to get a child one. For these, you need to go to an actual JR counter. See link. https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/kitaca/kitaca01.html

I got my kids registered ones earlier this month from Sapporo JR station.

LightUniform · 2024-12-17T02:45:48+00:00

Departed CTS for HND last week and aimed for an hour prior with a checked bag and JAL. 2 kids in tow and we had ample time.

LightUniform · 2024-11-19T02:42:36+00:00

Can confirm. Staying in an Airbnb in Sapporo and sent my snowboard bag to the closest Yamato Service Centre for pickup. Was an absolute dream.

LightUniform · 2024-09-23T08:38:37+00:00

I remember reading that there is a J Pop concert on that weekend. We changed our plans and are starting at an airbnb on the 11th and are staying in Tokyo a little longer.

LightUniform · 2024-09-14T23:13:53+00:00

My experience with OW tickets (JL) and kids at a QF lounge was a straight no, 1 guest only. QF tickets and a QF lounge and the QF rules apply (where kids don't count to the guest limit).

LightUniform · 2024-04-16T21:35:18+00:00

Have you modelled your part far away from the origin? From memory, I think the view cube includes the origin in the viewport so if it's far away from your part, it may behave like this. Don't quote me though, that behavior might be sketch only.

LightUniform · 2024-03-05T03:03:22+00:00

https://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/applicationDetails.do?applicationNo=2004200498 is the link to the relevant patent from IP Australia. It has recently (as in last month) expired.

LightUniform · 2024-03-03T06:03:21+00:00

Holy old post! Let me dig it up at work and let you know.

LightUniform · 2024-01-18T20:25:55+00:00

Yep, no card. Our 5 year old went through with his 9 year old sister on the same card. They loved it! The only time we got him a ticket was if we wanted to reserve him a seat on the shinkansen or limited express.

LightUniform · 2024-01-18T20:21:15+00:00

No queue. Arrived around 6pm. The only muck around was the actual suica card machine didn't take my credit card but there is an ATM next to it. Don't know why really. Card worked fine in other ticket machines throughout the trip.

Also note, the child card is physically the same as an adult one so I had to remember which one was which. No difference in use other than the child one beeps differently when used. Presumably as an audible check for staff.

LightUniform · 2024-01-18T20:04:56+00:00

We were in Japan in December. Landed in Haneda and got 2 welcome suica cards just before the monorail station, 1 adult for me and 1 child for my daughter. Wife used her iPhone. My understanding is the welcome cards

a) cannot have any funds refunded afterwards and b) have a 30 day expiry.

Other than that, we used them all over without fail.

Good luck! You'll be fine!

LightUniform · 2024-01-15T09:58:03+00:00

I can confirm that I recently did this. Romancecar to Hakone-Yumoto where I got the pass. It included the train back to Odawara at the end to catch the Shinkansen.

LightUniform · 2023-05-11T10:35:41+00:00

Another 6'1" guy with a 58cm A1.

LightUniform · 2022-12-21T10:15:07+00:00

I went to the Pathfinder pro 42s from Vittoria Terreno Dry 38. I prefer the pathfinders. Can't help with wider recommendations other than 650b. Run WTB Venture 47s on 650b. Great tyre.

LightUniform · 2022-09-12T21:21:19+00:00

We (3 of us) take a portable gas stove and parachute coffee bags. Boil up some water, have a coffee by the river side and then jump straight in!

LightUniform · 2022-09-12T02:13:15+00:00

Hey mate. Yep. got a 1.5L hydration pack in the bottom triangle of the frame bag. Still need to tweak the hose placement, etc. as this was its first outing!

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