Day 1 - Kumanoyu Onsen - Such a great first day! I skied 11 runs, 8km.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Here’s a vid of run number three.

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