KevinDay 1 - Kumanoyu Onsen - Such a great first day! I skied 11 runs, 8km.
Day 2 - Takamagahara - Gorgeous day and nice conditions, but only the bottom half was open so I had to do more runs to ski the same distance as yesterday. I skied 11 runs, 8km.
#skiing #shigakogen #takamagahara #nagano #japan #japow #ski
Day 3 - Yokoteyama - Bluebird skies and a lots of fresh artificial and natural snow. I skied 11 runs, but only 6 km today since a university ski team was practicing and it got a bit busy. Myoko and the Sea of Japan are visible off in the distance.
Day 4 - Yakebitai - Cloudy at first but got nicer towards the end of my workout, and the piste was terrific. Skied 11 runs, 11.5km, and fastest max speed so far this season at 82.1 km/h.
Here’s the 8th run
Day 5 - Kumanoyu - Cloudy and wet conditions but the piste was surprisingly speedy this morning. Skied 7 runs, 5.5km… Wanted to ski more but 4 bus loads of middle schoolers took over the resort so I left early.
Day 6 - Kumanoyu - it was cold and snowed a bit last night. The lift opening was delayed a bit so I only had a short day. Skied 4 runs, 4.4km and it was nice that the top of the resort was opened up.
Here is video of my third run. You can hear the hard pack and ice under the thin layer of fresh snow ⛄️⛷️
Flock of Cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 ❄️@japanskier that one seemed to have a slightly concerning number of trees in the course 😮
@FlockOfCats Nah… it’s super easy going. It’s way more fun when there’s tons of powpow around there.
Day 7 - Yakebitai - Bluebird skies and perfect pistes this morning, and not at all crowded. Skied 9 runs, 9.4km. Can’t wait till the heavy snows hit next week and the whole resort opens up ⛷️🥰
Third run video from this morning. I tucked in and flew straight from about the 30 sec mark and got to 67.3 km/h there.
Day 8 - Ichinose Family - First time this season here. It was supposed to rain but weather held out and I had a fun time until the uni students started training after 9:30. Skied 9 runs, 6.2km. There was a nice #rainbow 🌈 out over the valley which was wonderful ⛷️🥰
Day 9 - Kumanoyu - After the big rain Friday night much of the snow melted but since it’s the weekend it was crazy crowded. Skied 7 runs, 5.1km.
Day 10 - Kumanoyu - Really nice cold conditions but I had to take care of some things at the town office so I left early after just a few runs. Skied 6 runs, 4.3km.
Day 11 - Ryuoo - First day at Ryuoo this season and only my second time ever to ski there. Had a great time chatting with some of the kids snowboarding there. It was cold, partly cloudy and super easy going today. Skied 10 runs, 12.6 km.
#skiing #shigakogen #nagano #japan #japow #ski #happybirthdaytome
Christopher Keener, pHd 
Day 12 - Ryuoo - Went back again today since it was fun yesterday. It was sunny and hard pack today. Skied 8 runs, 10 km. No video today due to my incompetence operating my iPhone camera 😳
#skiing #shigakogen #nagano #japan #japow #ski #yamanouchitown
Day 13 - Yakebitai - I couldn’t update this yesterday due to meetings and an event. Yay! Snowing hard and an additional run opened up at Yakebitai. Unfortunately I had a meeting to attend so it was a short day. Skied 4 runs, 4.2 km. Really looking forward to skiing today with all the new pow.
#skiing #shigakogen #nagano #japan #japow #ski #yamanouchitown
Here’s the video from the second run. I got up to 70 kph during this run.
Day 14 - Kumanoyu - Best conditions so far this season… about 30cm of the lightest fluffiest powder you can imagine. I had errands to take care of again today so I couldn’t ski that much but I got in 5 runs and skied 6.9 km. It’s gonna snow more tonight. All hail the snow gods 🙏
#skiing #shigakogen #nagano #japan #japow #ski #yamanouchitown #kumapow
Day 15 - Kumanoyu - Thank you Snow Gods❣️ Fifty cm of fluffy stuff fell last night and this morning. I moved from my early season skies to the Rossignol Super Virage Versatiles which are decent on this type of powder and piste mix. Hope it stays cold so we can get past the forecast stretch of no snow weather over the next ten or so days. I skied 7 runs, 9.2 km.
#skiing #shigakogen #nagano #japan #japow #ski #yamanouchitown #kumapow
Day 16 - Alpen Blick - Yesterday was gorgeous bluebird skies, and despite the snow shortage, surprisingly good conditions at Myoko’s Alpen Blick Ski Resort’s opener on Christmas Eve Day. I skied 9 runs, 17.3 km. It was also great to meet a fellow mastodon community member for the first time irl!
Merry Christmas everyone.
#skiing #ikenotairaonsen #alpenblick #myoko #niigata #japan #japow #ski #ikepow #christmas
Day 17 - Okushiga - Yesterday did my first day at Okushiga Kogen and it was beautiful and, surprisingly, not crowded for Christmas Day. No powder but the pistes were rocket 🚀 fast. I had to leave early though for a meeting so only skied 3 runs, 8.6 km.
Merry Christmas everyone.
#skiing #shigakogen #okushiga #niigata #japan #japow #ski #christmas
Day 18 - Ichinose Family - Yesterday was gorgeous but very crowded. Ichinose and Yakebitai finally connected so did multiple areas. I skied 10 runs, 10.9 km. The sea of clouds (雲海) far below was stunningly beautiful.
#skiing #shigakogen #ichinosefamily #nagano #japan #japow #ski #skiresortporn
Day 19 - Okushiga - It was cold, cloudy, and crowded yesterday so I retreated quickly to the hotel lounge and then the restaurant. The bit of fresh snow was nice, though. I only skied 2 runs, 5.9 km. It was too crowded so I didn’t take a video.
#skiing #shigakogen #OkushigaKogen #nagano #japan #japow #ski #skiresortporn
Day 20 - Hoppo Bunadaira - such a difference a day makes. It was terrific at Bunadaira for their opening day. Though the snow depth is very shallow the pistes were extremely fast💨 I also got a couple runs in at Nishidate as well. I skied 8 runs, 10.1 km.
#skiing #shigakogen #HoppoBunadaira #nagano #japan #japow #ski #skiresortporn
Day 21 - Tsugaike - Wasn’t able to update for a couple of days so this is from two days ago. Visited Hakuba for the first time in two years. Lots rocks and plants poking through the thin snow. Crowds were massive, too.
#skiing #Tsugaike #Hakuba #nagano #japan #japow #ski #skiresortporn
Day 22 - Tsugaike - Second day at Tsugaike yesterday and it was way too warm. More rocks and bald spots poking out put some nasty scratches on my skis. The crowds were massive again too. The views up at the top were stunningly beautiful, though.
#skiing #Tsugaike #Hakuba #nagano #japan #japow #ski #skiresortporn
Day 23 - Hoppo Bunadaira - (sorry for the lack of updates these past few days) This is from December 31st. Big rain the night before destroyed the pistes but at least there were no rocks. I skied 8 runs, 9.4 km.
#skiing #shigakogen #HoppoBunadaira #nagano #japan #japow #ski #skiresortporn
Day 24 - Ikenotaira Alpen Blick - (sorry for the lack of updates these past few days) This is from January 1st. Happy new year everyone. I proved that I can still drink till the wee hours celebrating a new year and get out to the ski resort for first tracks. I also broke out the new Zuma skis for the fresh powpow that fell overnight. Great day! I skied 4 runs, 10km.
#skiing #Myoko #ikenotairaonsen #alpenblick #niigata #japan #japow #ski #skiresortporn
@japanskier near blizzard white out conditions huh? They don’t have speed limits on these slopes?
@RoboticistDuck No no limits🥳
Greg Lane@japanskier lots of dirt patches there! Big snow dump coming today tho 🤞
@cheapogreg Looking forward to it ⛷️⛷️⛷️
Naruru@japanskier very nice 🙂
@Nyani Thanks 🥰
@japanskier the middle schoolers were an excuse to get a long soak in the tub instead ♨️🧖
@RoboticistDuck Spot on 🎯🎯🎯
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Alastair Tse@japanskier Wonderful that you're already into day 4!! How do you track how fast you go?
@liquidx Thanks! I started late this year since I’m no longer living in Karuizawa. I use the Ski Tracks app on iPhone or Apple Watch. It’s been the most accurate for me so far.
@japanskier Thanks for addressing my curiosity of what type of apps people use on the snow. 😄
@liquidx No prob 🥰
BTW, this is the Ski Tracks app developer site. Really great app, really responsive developer.