{"id":1012,"date":"2021-02-26T10:25:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T08:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norikonahata.com\/2021\/02\/26\/%e9%9b%aa%e8%b3%aa%e3%81%ae%e9%81%95%e3%81%84\/"},"modified":"2021-09-24T14:13:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:13:13","slug":"%e9%9b%aa%e8%b3%aa%e3%81%ae%e9%81%95%e3%81%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norikonahata.com\/en\/%e9%9b%aa%e8%b3%aa%e3%81%ae%e9%81%95%e3%81%84\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences in snow quality between Switzerland and Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1880\" height=\"1245\" data-attachment-id=\"1011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/norikonahata.com\/en\/%e9%9b%aa%e8%b3%aa%e3%81%ae%e9%81%95%e3%81%84\/pexels-photo-3193846\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/norikonahata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-photo-3193846.jpg?fit=1880%2C1245&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1880,1245\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big ski resorts in Japan and Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The difference is \"snow quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan has more snow than anywhere else in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a precipitation zone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I live in Prealp, Switzerland,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is not much snowfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The famous Matterhorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in Zermatt, the artificial snowfall machine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, there is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, when I was skiing in Japan,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a soft burn of fresh snow,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switzerland is a mixture of artificial and natural snow,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It becomes very hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ski hard slopes in Switzerland,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don't use edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many situations where it is not possible to ski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ski trials in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was receiving,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the Examiner,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Close the turn.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was told,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">what was the first thing you said?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I did not understand,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curve with raised edges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You were asked for a turn arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan said it would stand on edge,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In deep snow, we would sink,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keeping the ski board flat is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was normal, so carving turns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">in Europe, where the main<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to sharpen the edges well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The turn can be difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was in Japan, I was a slalom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don't wear skis very often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were none,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skiing in Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mostly SL or GS skis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">is sufficient.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u30b9\u30a4\u30b9\u3067\u30b9\u30ad\u30fc\u3092\u6559\u3048\u3066\u65e97\u5e74\u3002 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