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Month: February 2018

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Eniwadake – An Indeterminate Success

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Sam Comment(0)

While everyone is home watching the Pyeongchang Olypics in Korea, I was planning a trip to Eniwadake, about two hours from home. As it happens, Mt Eniwa was the site of the 1972 Sapporo winter Olympics. The infrastructure no longer remains. But the mountain still broods over the shores of Lake Shikotsu. Waiting for anyone […]

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A Day With The Kiroro Mountain Club

February 5, 2018February 11, 2018 Sam Comment(1)

Last time I was in Kiroro it didn’t go so well, with my binding breaking. But I was excited by the look of all the back country, so I was keen to get back with some working skis and explore some more. My buddy James works there, at the Kiroro Mountain Club, so I called […]

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