In 2002, more than 23,000 skiers and snowboarders suffered head injuries on the slopes so it makes sense to wear a helmet to cut down on the chances of a serious injury.My boys ski and snowboard, and the rule is you wear a helmet on the slopes or you don’t go down the slopes. Of course they think this is totally uncool, so to lighten this bur

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This weekend i headed up to Gala Yuzawa, about 1.5hrs North West of Tokyo on the Shinkansen. I must say, it certainly is the easiest way to get to the snow and the same as last week, pretty cheap too. This weeks trip was an up and back affair for 8700 yen, which includes the day on the mountain.

Gala Yuzawa is in Niigata Pre

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