Sunday, January 18, 2009

The Japanese Alps



Well, it is a new year and we have a slightly new blog. The snow has been coming down fairly regularly so we decided to go take advantage of it. About 40 km west of Misawa is a little town called Shichinohe. It has a small ski hill with a ton of snow.
The two best things about boarding in Japan: First, you can buy the lift ticket in increments so a two hour pass for the kids is $3 and $6 for me (this is very bizarre since the snowboarding simulator at the mall is $2 every time you play it) After it was all done, the entire day of boarding was less than $25. Second, the big day to go skiing/boarding in Japan is Sunday. We were up there on a Saturday with about 12 other people and 4 of those people came with us.
So, here are some pics of the trip.



Ready to hit the slopes





Makin it down the mountain...slowly but surely





Playing in the snow at the bottom



At the end of the day in the lodge...



...reflecting on a day in the snow

1 comment:

Katee said...

Paul wishes the ski resorts here (in Utah) had cheap tickets. Would you mind emailing me--kateewestover@gmail.com so I can ask qestion...