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Free Backcountry Magazine Issue #5. Winter 16/17
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What is Hakuba MountainLife çœéŠ¬MountainLife ã¯å°å ã®ãã¡ããªãŒãå¶ãå°ã ãªããžãã¹ã§ã ããã¯ã«ã³ããªãŒã¬ã€ããšéªåŽ©ã³ãŒã¹ ã«ãããŠå°éçãã€èª å®ãªãµãŒãã¹ãæäŸããŠã ãŸãã ãã®ããã¯ã«ã³ããªãŒã®ããªãŒãã¬ãžã³ã§ã¯ã ç§ãã¡ã®å±±ãžã®æ ç±ãšé«ãã¯ãªãªãã£ã®åºæºãã å±ãããŸãã
We are a small local family business offering genuine professional backcountry ski and snowboard guiding, and avalanche courses. This is our free winter backcountry magazine, which reflects our passion for the mountains and standards of quality. Who is Hakuba MountainLife ããã«ã¡ã¯ã ãã£ãã¢ã³ãšæªç·ã§ããæ¯å¹Žå€ã®éã é±æ«ã«ãã®éèªãå¶äœããŠããŸãã æ¥æ¬ã®å±±å²³å°åž¯ 6ã¶æ ã®éºã«äœçœ®ããçœéŠ¬ã¯ãšãŠãç¬ç¹ãªå Žæã§ã ãããã¯ã«ã³ããªãŒã§ã¹ããŒãã§ãã ãã以å€ã®å£ ç¯ã¯çŸå³ããéèãè²ãŠãããšãã§ããŸãã ãã㪠ããããŒã©ã€ãã®äžã§å¶äœããã®ãã ãã®éèªã§ãã ãã²ã楜ãã¿ãã ããã
Hi, weâre Damian and Mio. We work on this free magazine each weekend in summer. To us, Hakuba is a unique town. Sitting at the very base of a major Japanese mountain range you can ski in the backcountry for 6 months and farm very easily for the rest of the year. This is part of a happy life.
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Welcome to issue number 5 of Hakuba MountainLife Magazine. Thank you to our advertisers and contributors who make this free magazine possible. Please support them in return, they deserve it. Publisher MountainLife.jp Editor Damian Banwell Design & Translation Mio Tonouchi ç»å æªç· Read Online www.mountainlife.jp Facebook www.facebook.com/mountainlifejp Advertise
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This issue continues with our low-hype manner out of respect for The Mountains. Why do we publish this magazine? For the mountains. They are our primary customer. Last season was incredibly poor, and the season before that was very significant in terms of early season snowfall quantity. A normal winter and spring in the Kita Alps and surrounding mountains is obviously somewhere in the middle, and every season is a random draw. We donât really care what happens because we canât control it. We can only adapt. What we care about more is the terrain, which is mostly consistent over a lifetime. And so it remains: Hakuba and the Kita Alps are unique in Japan for their size and skiable diversity. There is no other backcountry venue like it in the country. But it requires commitment, like any good long term relationship. Damian & Mio
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Nishi-yan is a split-snowboarder and mountaineer with Avalanche Operations 1 training. He works in the meteorology profession.
Mike Milner Mikeã¯ãªãŒã¹ãã©ãªã¢åºèº«ãçœéŠ¬ã§ãåããŠãã®ã·ãŒãºã³ãè¿ããåŸãããã¯ã«ã³ããªãŒã®åçãããã€ãéã£ãŠãã ãã çœéŠ¬ã«ã¯ãŸãæ»ãäºå®ã ã ããããšãMikeã Mike is from Australia and after his âfirst of manyâ season in Hakuba, he sent us some great backcountry photographs. Thanks Mike.
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Patrick is from Switzerland and comes to Hakuba every single season without fail. He is a big supporter of this magazine and Hakuba in general. Thanks Pat. www.powdermania.com and www.kitsunecottages.com
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This is just a magazine. âDonât confuse the moon with the finger that points at itâ.
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ZACH PALEY ãã®éèªã¯5幎ç®ã«ãªãããZach Paley㯠åµåæããåçãæäŸããŠãããŠãããZachã®ç¶ç¶çãªãµããŒãã«æè¬ãããã圌ã®å ZachãæšèŠããã çã¯æ Œå¥ãªååšæããããç§ãã¡ã®èªè ãããããã³ã¡ã³ãããããã ãã ãã©ãã°ã©ãã¡ãŒãæ¢ããŠããã®ãªãã ããã¯ã«ã³ããªãŒã®å®å šã«å¯ŸããŠæè²ããããã¢ãããŒããåãã圌ãæ®æ®µæ»ã£ãŠããã¹ããŒãæãååæ®åœ±ããŠãããã ããã
This is our 5th issue and Zach Paleyâs photography has featured in our magazines from the start. We want to single him out for appreciation. His photos are exceptional, and our readers often comment on them. If you are looking for a photographer who shoots what he skis, and has an educated approach to backcountry safety, we recommend Zach.
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It has been a privilege to be a part of Hakuba MountainLife Magazine over the past five years.
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I enjoy photography and the challenge presented when I bring my camera into the mountains. Itâs a way to capture my perspective and creativity. Though I aim for this, most pictures I take will not be worth a glance, let alone a thousand words. Mountains donât give these things up easily.
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While I enjoy photography, there is also an art to riding a line how you envision it as a skier or snowboarder. But capturing this purity of riding without getting in the way of it is a challenge. When behind the lens, I regularly use the phrase âat least we got to have fun and go skiingâ. This is admittedly a way to shield myself from missed opportunities, though the joy of skiing is why Iâm in the mountains. Given Hakuba is the perfect place to ski every day and have an amazing time, maybe I never miss âopportunitiesâ after all. Zach 5
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Where To Get Started Photo Gallery Sharing Avalanche Information Is The Right Things To Do. Powder Picture Perfect? Center Fold Junction Peak Life Is Not Lift Served 2015/16/15 Season: Why wasnât there much snow? Hakuba Classic Lines Back Issues Mountain Dictionary
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If you are going into the backcountry you must carry an avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe and know how to use them. Always go with a partner and tell someone where you are going.
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From the end of the Tsugaike summer road, at about 2,000m, you will find a very obvious large flat area just past the closed summer buildings. Part of this area is actually a run out zone for medium to large avalanches. In fact, these flats are mid-path of a very large historical avalanche which ran from the top of Norikura-dake down to 1,600m near the gondola top station. Keep this in mind as you pass by. Head across these flatsâa swamp in summerâfor approximately 900m in a WSW direction. On a clear weather day you will see the immediately accessible terrain stretch above and beyond you for an additional 2km, reaching an elevation of 2,600m. The terrain quite naturally leads up to a high point, locally nicknamed Funakoshi, which is just a bump at the far end of the Korenge-dake east ridge. 9
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It is a nice spot, but there is absolutely no need to reach that high point at all. In fact the terrain character above 2,300m requires smart avalanche decision making and risk management, and often has the poorest quality skiing due to high winds. Do not go up there unless you really know what you are doingâ the avalanche photo accompanying this article should be compelling enough. For first timers in this area, and those who find this a big ski tour, we recommend skiing back towards the flats you previously walked across. 2,300m is a great high point and below you will be plenty of fun rolling features and options. If you lose visibility, you will get very confused, so this tour requires attentive navigation in case the clouds close in. Donât decide to start navigating when they close in, use your tools (trip plan, map, compass and GPS) the whole time, regardless of visibility, and youâll be prepared for the worst if low clouds arrive. By far the most appropriate way for inexperienced backcountry people to exit this area is directly back the way they came by walking in reverse across the flatsâ skins are usually recommended hereâand then down the Tsugaike summer road to the ski area. Late at the end of a long day is no time to suddenly experiment with terrain for which you have not planned at all. So at 3pm when that guy says âhey, I think you can get back down another wayâ, donât do it. Keep it simple, and build on what you learn. The Shizenen area up to Funakoshi offers a huge amount of skiing, however unfortunately most of it faces southeast, so if you go on a late winter sunny powder day, youâll have potentially poor skiing on your way back down. The best days in this area are early season when Hakubaâs lowlatitude sun is weaker, and on days with cloud cover, but still visibility. â¢
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The Japan Avalanche Network (JAN) has an observations form you can fill out [www.nadare.jp/ avalanche-info/bbs/form]. Anyone from the public can use it, you donât have to be a professionally trained avalanche worker or guide. We asked JAN about the form:
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he timely sharing of recent avalanche observations helps greatly with avalanche safety and education. And it builds community spirit. If you see an avalanche, or recognize signs of unstable snow, then please share this valuable information when you get home that evening, especially if you took a photo of it.
⢠Your personal information will not be made public ⢠Your contribution will be checked, then made publicly
available on the JAN Snow Bulletin Board [www. nadare.jp/avalanche-info/bbs] ⢠Observations from the Hakuba area will be considered when preparing the local daily avalanche bulletin ⢠You can upload a photo. These are particularly valuable when you see an avalanche. You may not think some minor or incomplete information is valuable. However all data counts, and frequently the snippet of info you contribute will confirm or support the snippet of info that came from another person. It all adds up. Information sharing from the general public is alive and well in places like Canada and New Zealand. And highly appreciated by avalanche forecasters. It is great to see this publicly accessible facility in Japan. â¢
If you see it, report it!
[www.nadare.jp/avalanche-info/bbs/form]
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Are you a guide?
JAN has facilitated the sharing of avalanche information by trained personnel for many years. Hakuba MountainLife encourages foreign and domestic individuals acting as guides to contribute to this vital data source after every tour. We see it as a professional imperative, and we respect those who do volunteer their observations. JANâs moto is âall for one and one for allâ. We are part of that and encourage others to join us in supporting the Japan Avalanche Network and public avalanche safety in Japan. No excuses.
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ããŠããŒãã¯ãã£ãŒããŒãã§ã¯ã? POWDER PICTURE PERFECT?
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You know those sunny, perfectly posed powder skiing photos? Very pretty. Not very realistic. We ski a lot of powder, and this is what it usually looks like. Stormy flat light, captured with poorly framed photos of opportunity. Just backcountry powder skiing, turn after turn after turn, charging downhill dancing between trees without even seeing them. This is what it feels like when you are actually there in the storm with your friends, wouldnât you agree?
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Kashimayari-ga-take
Goryu-dake
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2,814m
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2,540m
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Shakushi-dake
Karamatsu-dake
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Happo One Ski Area
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2,690m Kaerazuno-ken äžåž°å¶®
2,560m
Iwatake Ski Area
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2,812m Tengu-no-atama Yari-ga-take 倩çãé
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1,907m Tsugaike Ski Area
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Daisekkei
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2,740m
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2,436m
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Cortina Ski Area
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Kazafuki-dake 颚å¹å²³
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to avalanche problems. Once on the main ridgeline, there is no safe easy way to reverse your path, so before committing, this is a logical decision point: continue, or not. It is a nervous 45 minutes climbing this section to reach the defined ridgeline above. There are other routes to Junction peak which attempt to remain on narrow ridges crests the whole way. These are harder travel than most people expect, with very little room to move, and at times quite steep. Conversely, avoid any route which travels in gullies. In Japan, gullies are associated with more avalanche fatalities than any other terrain feature. How far you ascend the main ridgeline towards 2,650m depends on your energy levels v.s. the desire to ski the great runs available along the climb. Most ventures into this wider zone do not go so high, because there is little need. There is easier access good skiing everywhere. If you do reach 2,650m, you will be standing at the junction of three major slopes. Should none of the following potentially high-risk runs appeal on the day, go back the way you came. Here are the big three runs you can ski from Junction Peak:
⢠To the north: a series of very steep and shaded
couloirs up to 500m in vertical fall. These ski directly into Daisekkei.
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⢠To the east: back down the main ridgeline a little,
then onto open slopes with gullies and ribs tracking down the fall-line. They are steep and long and very prone to avalanches, they also end up in a nasty terrain trap in the form of a narrow valley called Nagashiri-zawa.
⢠To the south: an incredible run of at least 700m
vertical. It starts very steep and spined with rocks, and ends in the wide basin below the east aspect of Shakushi-dake. The top of the run gets wind loaded, weakened by sun and contains suncrusts. Be very worried about avalanches here. If you take the south aspect descent, the most sensible way to get home from this new drainage is back over the ridge that runs west from Obinata-yama, and then head down to your uptrack at Sarukura-sansou. To save a lot of time and to also get another solid 500m run, it is worth carefully plotting this move in advance on a detailed topo map.
This is the heart of Hakubaâs easy access backcountry. In winter, avalanche conditions are dynamic, and ski quality depends greatly on wind, which is common. For spring corn, we recommend early April and a tent. Please remember that you are in the Chubu Sangaku National Park, so always act in a way which preserves the natural value of the park, adheres to park regulations and respects the enjoyment of other people. If you can not confidently transpose this rough route description onto an appropriate topo map, then please do not attempt this tour. â¢
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tracked north east, and the snow continued to fall. It was this low pressure system that changed the trend, resulting in the temporary advancement of cold air well into the south. In February we saw a more typical cycle of passing low pressure systems, followed by the classic winter pressure pattern. Arctic oscillationâthe statistical index for north hemisphere airâshowed negative deviation, similar to the cold December of 2014. The daily average temperature for the month was only 0.7â higher than the average. Snowfall continued until near the end of February. But it was a short winter. In March, the cold air died down and temperatures became elevated. There was little snowfall all month. Even if sea surface temperature indicates an El Niño, it is the movement of cold air to the south, and the meandering of subtropical westerlies, which directly influence winter weather in Japan. Further, if arctic oscillation deviates negatively, that would offset a warm winter due to El Niño, and bring lots of snow in Hakubaâlike we observed in the 2014-15 season. However, we could say that El Niño was even stronger than these direct effects in 2015-16 season. â¢
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In this new article series we will highlight a classic Hakuba line or zone. It will not serve as a guide book. Nor are we encouraging big line skiing for ego and self-promotion. Our aim is to provide portraits of Hakubaâs undeniable features. Letâs start off with one of the most well known.
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Sometimes called the Y-couloir by foreigners, it is actually locally nicknamed the upsidedown-Y-couloir, for obvious reasons.
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Steepness Calculated average angle is about 36 degrees in the chute. There are sections of 40 degrees. Reality This is classic confined couloir skiing that canât handle many tracks at all. Timing is difficultÂâin general, skiing soft snow on steep direct solar aspects surrounded by rocks after lunch on a sunny day is likely to produce an avalanche of some type, and the upper slope is nearly always wind loaded. The most popular time of year is spring. Spring avalanche hint: avoid deep fresh snow on ice crusts. The best time of year is early winter when the sun is weak, though that might involve a problematic river crossing, which is worth researching in advance. Getting a day with the right snow quality and avalanche conditions in early winter is very rareâit may take years. Be scared of buried sun crusts. Do not force it to go.
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MOUNTAIN DICTIONARY å²³ å³° å±± å°Ÿæ ¹ é«å å¹³ å æ» æ²¢ å· æ± å€§æ±
dake / take peak mine peak yama / san / zan mount one ridge kougen plateau daira plain hara / para / bara plain taki waterfall sawa / zawa stream kawa / gawa river ike pond ooike large pond
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onsen / yu volcanic hot spring koya / goya small hut sansou mountain hut tanbo rice field kita north minami south higashi east nishi west nadare avalanche daisekkei large area of firn tani valley
PRONUNCIATION ⢠R sounds more like L. The letter e at the end of a word is pronounced. ⢠Vowels are sounded as follows: a as in father, i as in sit, u as in full, e as in egg, o as in pot. ⢠Pronounce the vowels correctly. Happo One is not Happo 1, rather it is Happo o-ne. One means ridge. ⢠Pronounce every syllable equally. Ha-ku-ba, not Hâkoooba.
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