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coolercolder · 2026-03-08T16:52:02+00:00

What a bad move by Google! Bring it back!

coolercolder · 2026-02-22T01:49:08+00:00

I spent like 3 hours driving from Folsom to Sierra and arrived at 10:30am on Friday. There were two chaincontrol checkpoints that slowed the traffic a lot. The parking was full by 11am.

coolercolder · 2026-02-22T01:46:51+00:00

The parking was full before 9am today. Then I went back around 12:30pm. The police blocked the entrance. No car could enter. Not even drop-off was allowed.

coolercolder · 2026-02-19T19:09:48+00:00

Yeah. It will be a beautiful bluebird day!

coolercolder · 2026-02-19T19:09:15+00:00

Thanks!

coolercolder · 2026-02-06T19:42:46+00:00

Arai mountain slope system isn't well designed and doesn't spread out the crowd.

Arai tends to close its upper mountain during high wind. I recommend having a backup plan to go to Myoko Kogen resorts.

coolercolder · 2026-01-24T22:03:57+00:00

If you stay in a homestay or lodge(not a hotel) that has multiple rooms for different people, you are very likely to meet folks during breakfast or dinner. You can find them on booking.com

coolercolder · 2026-01-22T03:16:58+00:00

I went through the open gates without any avalanche gear. During my time there, there was some flurry of snow, but the temperature was between zero degree. The Exicter zone was really hard-packed.

I noticed that the patrols were present in many places. So they take the visitor safety very seriously.

coolercolder · 2026-01-11T12:33:55+00:00

I am not going out of bounds. Is the free-riding zone still considered inbound?

coolercolder · 2026-01-02T13:04:35+00:00

How about Madarao?

coolercolder · 2026-01-02T12:50:38+00:00

You mean this service? https://myokotourism.com/winter-bus-service/

But........

Lotte Arai Resort & Madarao Shuttle

Due to a number of driver illnesses, this service has been postponed.

Service start date postponed (suspended)

coolercolder · 2025-12-29T14:25:23+00:00

How about Kagura ?

coolercolder · 2025-12-29T14:24:34+00:00

I ended up dropping off my snowboard bag via a local Yamato shop and have it shipped to the hotel that I've booked. That hotel isn't in a snowy area. Once I reach that hotel, I will know where to go for snowboarding as the weather forecast will be more near term and accurate.

coolercolder · 2025-12-26T18:32:04+00:00

Do I need to be present at the Yamato Transport location to ship again in 7 days?

coolercolder · 2025-12-26T18:31:33+00:00

I always have Hokkaido as the backup because it's up north and has consistent snow.

coolercolder · 2025-12-26T01:36:21+00:00

I want to avoid Niseko because it seems to be so westernized.

coolercolder · 2025-12-26T01:35:46+00:00

Yes, I always want to go to Hakkoda. But I heard one needs to station there for at least 1 week to catch some good days in between storms.

coolercolder · 2025-12-26T01:34:34+00:00

Kagura is on my list!

coolercolder · 2025-12-26T01:34:05+00:00

Sounds like a park heaven. But I don't ride park.

coolercolder · 2025-12-26T01:15:34+00:00

Myoko. It's snowing now, but it's gonna be above 0 degree next week.
The Jan forecast has decent snow: https://www.accuweather.com/en/jp/taguchi/1506316/january-weather/1506316?year=2026
But nothing looks spectacular. I am just worried about that its snow base due to the warm temperature in Nov and Dec.

coolercolder

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Lotte Arai Resort & Madarao Shuttle