24 January 2007

Okunakayama Kogen Ski Resort

Last weekend Brock and I (Mary B), went skiing at Okunakayama Kogen Ski Resort. Okunakayama is about 90 minutes from the base. We went with a tour group from the base and had a great time. Brock is really improving!

Here is the main lodge at the resort. Still missing quite a bit of snow, but we had plenty on the slopes and it snowed off and on all day while we were there.





Brock and I covered all the green slopes at the resort. He even ventured out on a red. *Note to stateside skiiers- in Japan green slopes are green(beginner), blue is red (intermediate) and blacks are blue (advanced). Got that? Green is green, blue is red and black is blue! Brock also got a thrill out of riding the lift alone and getting me to take his picture.



Misawa Outdoor rec, the group we went with, reserved a private room for us to use while we were there. It was a medium size room with tatami mats, a Japanese table and futons. We stored our gear there and were able to hang out and rest as needed during the day. It was also a nice respite from the smoking areas in the lodge!



Overall it was a great weekend. We will try and get more ski weekends in during February!

Love,

4Vs

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How very gorgeous-I am so envious.
Brock -you look like a very good skiier! Love ya Grandmother Shirley