In order to help our new member, and prevent list clogging, I hereby designate this thread the place for Newtonite to place his many questions to the assembled sages of ski.com.au
Nope: According to Arthur and Ford's scrabble board letters it's: : "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"
sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health
OK then, apart from the aqueduct, sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
Here we go: At what new snow accumulation would you start being cautious powder skiing, even if you were skiing on piste? I used to think the more the better! Probably because I don't have a ton of powder skiing experience. Then the death of a skier while I was at Nozawa alerted me to the risks of SIS that I had not even known existed. I've read somewhere that 30-40cm of new powder is the sweet spot. That amount will keep you floating without bogging you down too much when you fall. Now that's the sweet spot. Is there a point at which it becomes a safety issue even if you were skiing on piste?
Totally depends on the situation where you are skiing/riding as to how much snow could actually drown person I would think For me the only problem with too much snow is when its too flat, or you have to traverse a lot. Then if its too steep, that much fresh snow is going to be a pretty big risk to get on
We'll never know. Newtonite was last seen: Jan 30, 2018 Maybe he's just resting. Rather humorous that he had a zillion questions until the point where he had his own thread...
Where are nice areas for snowshoeing, with snowshoe rental, accessible by public transport? (Already done Zao and Nozawa). ...or were these supposed to be sarcastic questions?
Senjogahara Marshland is very good for someone like you. Compared to ski resort mountains, it's a lot drier and it's flat but thanks to the high altitude, there is always snow there during winter. Snow is not very deep and it's flat = safe enough for you to hike. Plus, it's surrounded by tall mountains(such as Mt.Nantai = 2500m), so the scenery is good too. Not only that, there is Lake Chuzenji. There are a lot of accommodations around the lake. Recently, new ones targeting foreign tourists are opening there. It's Nikko region = a popular tourist destination, but basically, most tourists go there between spring and autumn, not in winter, so it won't be crowded at all.
