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Gomen for the lack of posts. I can't believe it has been over two months! Hopefully I well get my Korea pic up soon!

For now we are going to stay in the present though much has been missed! Iwan organized a trip to Zao which is one of the biggest and most famous ski resorts in Japan. It was only a couple hour drive away, I don't know why I haven't been there before. The powder was suweeeeeet! The lift system is a bit complicated and you often have to take three different lifts to get to the top so it was a bit annoying. The skijo has five different parking lots and on the first day we ended up in the most remote one. Misael and I almost got stuck on the mountain when the lifts for our parking lot closed and we had to maneuver our way to the parking lot making it just in time (ぎりぎり) for our bus! The second day the powder was to die for but the visibility was lacking. Because the wind was crazy strong near the top all the jumps were closed. Was a great time nonetheless!



We stayed at what is known as a pension but would be like a B&B back home. It smelt like old people and there were tons of stink bugs around but the food was good and the place was warm!


Stopping at one of the lodges half way up the mountain for a bite! The food at skijos is usually not very good and the prices are high! This restaurant proved to be the same and Misael grumbled the rest of the day about his beef,

Went izakaya exploring Saturday night and found a dingy one that suited our tastes. Zao is famous for konyaku but the rubbery texture just turns me off. The rest enjoyed their rubbery balls though.