Colors

Colors
Originally uploaded by Mihai Florin Apostu Oota

Inca o sapatmana de engleza a luat sfarsit si va incepe una noua peste cateva zile. Se anunta o saptamana si o luna plina- Setubun(節分) este una din sarbatorile japoneze care semnifica venirea primaverii. Copii si adultii obisnuiesc sa arunce cu boabe de soia catre iesirea din casa, invocand cantecul " Oni ha soto, fuku ha uti" ceea ce s- ar traduce prin "Raul sa iasa din casa, sa intre norocul in casa".
Sunt Ok cu sarbatoarea insa cu venirea primaverii... nu prea. Iarna ar trebuii sa mai dureze cateva luni.

Ramkanian a fost pe Hakkoda saptamana trecuta pe munte impreuna cu cativa amici si au prins o vreme superba cu zapada asa cum trebuie rmkmovie heart&ryoma09 on Youtube

In poza este o amica pe cursul Mokko- Hakkoda.

Burton Supermodel `72

Burton Supermodel `72 Originally uploaded by Mihai Florin Apostu Oota

For almost 3 years I`ve been using the board that made me love powder and Hakkoda. Lately I`ve been checking the internet for THE powder snowboards and looked at several boards like: T. Rice Banana Hammock , Burton Supermodel, Burton Fish , Gentem and a few others. I was about to buy the Banana Hammock to enjoy the powder 100%- but then I thought what will I do on the slopes.

Yesterday, the weather in Aomori changed and today was really cold. It won` t be long until the snow will be here. :) Where will you snowboard this year?

Good Morning April Powder!

Clear sky in the city and warm, -5.2 C at top station of the gondola- perfect for skiing. But it is April, April the 13th and yesterday it was snowing on the top of the mountain. There are a few cm of new snow on the top... and on the street too. I changed my tires last weekend and I am driving carefuly up the hill.

Met my friends and started to go uphill at 9:15. Beutiful weather, almost no wind.

Warm up before a long hike

We are passing through a valley and on the left side we can see the beginning of an avalanche.

Is this a rainbow? There was a round circle around the sun that seems to be a rainbow? What is it called?

Just before a 10 minutes brake

Skiers and hikers coming from different directions( Sukayu and Akakura) to enjoy the back side of the mountain.

Me and Mos san decided to test the powder on the left side of the mountain. The mountain that we are going to climb next is the one you can see in the photo.

And there is Mos San starting his 1 minute fun ride.

Finally at the top. It is cold and my wet T- shirt is giving me shivers. But something amazing is about to come.

We are served Hot Corn Soup on top of the Oodake. Delicious and starting to warm up! Thank you Mos San! Amazing treat!

Going around the crater and prepare for the long ride.

They are ready to go, I am still taking photos. Can` t stop.

Small Yamahai group on top of Oodake on April the 13th 2008.

Playing with the zoom.

Ready, GO!

This is what us and other 2o skiers did on the back of Oodake. It felt like winter.

いただきま～す！

Unknown skier scratching the hill all by himself.

Yotin San is sliding and posing. Nothing stops her to have fun.

Sizu San is enjoying this day in silence. Her suit and clothing are so good for taking pictures on this weather.

Mos San didn` t stop taping all the way down. I am looking forward to see his video.

She had the camera with her all the time. Smiling and enjoying spring snowboarding.

We came from the top of that mountain and still have to go down for a few minutes before we arrive at the car.

Stopped for a while to take this video

Next goal is in the photo below.

Didn` t take care of my face before going up, and now my face is all red.

Thanks to Mos San, 20 minutes of that day are on video. You can see it down here:

Have a nice week.

Powder Snow in April

Good morning powder

Today` s weather conditions



Temperature on top: -8.6 ℃
Temperature at the bottom: 0 ℃
Wind speed: 2 m/s
Visibility: 2km
Ammount of snow: 345 cm
New powder: 1 cm


Great weather, almost no wind, not that cold, all the east side of the mountain to ourselfs. One of my friends mailed me this morning at 7 to tell me that I should get up because the weather is good. And it was. Thank you for waking me up. Got on the first gondola, and went straight to the east side.

This is the video I took at 9 a.m.

Good morning powder!

Have a nice week!

1.20 metres of powder in two days

Today` s weather conditions

Temperature on top: -11 ℃
Temperature at the bottom: -5 ℃
Wind speed: 22 m/s
Visibility: 20m
Ammount of snow: 355 cm
New powder: 65 cm

Thank you Mos San

Thank you Olivier for the video

Have a good week!