A Happy New Year
Sunday, 14. January 2007, 13:46:32
We went to Zao where is famous for skiing and Onsen in Yamagata prefecture from the end of 2006 to the new year. Zao is famous for Ice Monster or Snow Monster as well. I ate a fragment of Ice Monster (Juhyo). It was a amazing texure and very crunchy. You should try to eat!
For reference about Ice Monster.
http://www.miyagitheme.jp/cd/main_data/area_db_e/ad_zao/ad001_zao/index.html
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/TO/03-winter-special/TO-1-winter03-zao.html
Tow days before we arrived, it was raining. The day before we arrived, the rain changed to snow, so we had really good powder-like snow. When we walked, it sounded like mice squeaking. In addition, it was fine, clear day when we skied. We were lucky! Wonderful opening of 2007!
As I was riding the bar lift, I found a jump and decided to try it without disturbance! I used to live in Niigata where is one of prefectures of heavy snowfall in Japan. I used to make lots of jumps, so I had many experiences.
The jump lasted for around 3 seconds. The moment I left the ground, I felt sudden fear because of my unexpected high speed. Because I started to ski straight at a jump from around the top of ski slope, I was speeding up too much. This picture shows my fear, doesn't it?
I thought almost nothing from the time I jumped to the time I landed. After that, both my skis flew away and I felt great pain in my knees. I failed to land!
I thought that my knees broke at that moment because I couldn't move my legs by itself. I had to move my legs by my hands. I'm okay now.
After my failure, no one tried jumping...
For reference about Ice Monster.
http://www.miyagitheme.jp/cd/main_data/area_db_e/ad_zao/ad001_zao/index.html
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/TO/03-winter-special/TO-1-winter03-zao.html
Tow days before we arrived, it was raining. The day before we arrived, the rain changed to snow, so we had really good powder-like snow. When we walked, it sounded like mice squeaking. In addition, it was fine, clear day when we skied. We were lucky! Wonderful opening of 2007!
As I was riding the bar lift, I found a jump and decided to try it without disturbance! I used to live in Niigata where is one of prefectures of heavy snowfall in Japan. I used to make lots of jumps, so I had many experiences.
The jump lasted for around 3 seconds. The moment I left the ground, I felt sudden fear because of my unexpected high speed. Because I started to ski straight at a jump from around the top of ski slope, I was speeding up too much. This picture shows my fear, doesn't it?
I thought almost nothing from the time I jumped to the time I landed. After that, both my skis flew away and I felt great pain in my knees. I failed to land!
I thought that my knees broke at that moment because I couldn't move my legs by itself. I had to move my legs by my hands. I'm okay now.
After my failure, no one tried jumping...
WIDGETIZE