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Jede Skireise startet irgendwo. / Every boucle starts somewhere.
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| The Birds @ Bodega Bay |
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| Petaluma |
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| Petaluma |
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| Petaluma |
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| Apres Ski @ Bricoleur, Windsor |
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| Apres Ski @ Bricoleur, Windsor |
Ich freue mich sehr über das schöne Portrait (auch wenn nicht alles 100% korrekt ist - in 80 Ländern war nur Jimmy Petterson), und darüber, dass Uwe Oster meine Leidenschaft richtig erkannt hat.
Heute verbrachten wir die letzte Nacht in Kjimadajra, der Hotelier bringt unser Gepäck wieder mit seinem Motorschlitten hinunter zum Auto, das uns nach Nagano bringt, aber zuerst auch an zwei Skigebieten vorbei.
Die Story von Togari Onsen ist rasch erzählt. Vier relativ kurze Lifte erschliessen ein kleines Familienskigebiet mit grossmehrheitlich einfachen Pisten, erst der Nebel machte das Skierlebnis etwas speziell.
Die Story von Kurohime Kogen hingegen ist dann schon wieder spannender. Das Gebiet besteht aus drei Sektoren: Dem Hauptsektor (2 Lifte) mit einer ziemlich anspruchsvollen Abfahrt zuoberst, dem Famiiliensektor (2 Lifte) und dann – JA – einem Hundesektor (2 Lifte) auf dem Hunde zugelassen sind, die dann auf dem Sessellift mit hochfahren und auf oder neben der Piste wieder runterrennen. Und dieser Sektor war ziemlich gut besucht! Nischen muss man finden.
Begeistert machen wir uns auf den Weg nach Nagano, wo wir ohne Probleme unser Hotel mitten im Stadtzentrum finden und uns auf die Soba stürzen, die aus dieser Region stammen.
** English Version **
The hotel owner brought our luggage back down to the car using his snowmobile – and the car that would take us to Nagano, but not without passing two more ski resorts on the way.
The story of Togari Onsen is quickly told: four relatively short lifts serve a small family-friendly ski area with mostly easy slopes. The fog was the only thing that made the skiing experience a bit unusual.
The story of Kurohime Kogen, on the other hand, is quite a bit more interesting. The area is divided into three sectors: the main sector (2 lifts) with a fairly demanding run at the top, the family sector (2 lifts), and then – yes – a dog sector (2 lifts), where dogs are not only allowed, but actually ride the chairlift up and run down the slopes, either on or alongside the piste. And that sector was quite busy! It’s all about finding your niche.
With big smiles, we continued our journey to Nagano, where we easily found our hotel right in the city centre – and headed straight out to dive into a bowl of soba noodles, which originate from this region.

Lifte Romance (4)
Family, AI, Romance, Quad
** English version **
The adventure from yesterday was not yet over in Nozawa Onsen. On our way to the hotel in Kjimadaira, we suddenly find ourselves in a parking lot in front of a ski slope. In winter, this is where the road ends; from here on, you can only continue on foot. We find the hotel owner and communicate for the first time exclusively through the app – it works perfectly! He arrives with his motorized wheelbarrow, takes our luggage, and carries it 200 meters through the snow to the hotel. We are the only ones here and look forward to a peaceful night.
For the next day, we have a combined ski-sightseeing plan.
XJam Takaifuji and Yomase
First, we head to XJam Takaifuji and Yomase – another ski resort consisting of several areas. On one side is the small XJam with 4 simple lifts, and on the other side, connected by an easy slope, is Yomase, which offers a bit more vertical drop and at least one lift with a good descent.
Snowmonkeys
After a short while, we are ready for the highlight of the day: the visit to the snow monkeys, who bathe in a warm onsen half an hour away from the ski area and don’t care at all about the many people standing around trying to get the best picture. The snow monkeys are cool, but some of the people around them behave like the biggest monkeys.
Cupid of Romance (Kjimadaira)
We return to the hotel and visit the ski area right at the doorstep: Cupid of Romance (Kjimadaira). The area consists of four chairlifts, serving not too steep but carveable slopes below. And at the top would be Japan’s steepest slope, with an alleged 45° incline. Unfortunately, the slope has fish mouths, avalanche cracks, and the lift isn’t running – yet another of the top lifts that aren’t operating.