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Japan Report: Avalanche Fences Are Damn Fun to Jump Off

There are no two ways about it: avalanche fences are fun to jump off. The only tricky part is finding these elusive metal bulwarks. North America doesn’t have ’em, Europe does (but they don’t seem to fill in), Hokkaido has tons of them on the side of the road, but we’re on the isle of Honshu, Japan which certainly isn’t famous for its avy fences. Nevertheless, if you look hard enough, you can […]

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Miles Clark | February 26, 2014
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Japan Avalanche Fence Powder Skiing

  Nothing says Japan like avalanche fences.  These ones aren’t quite filled in enough to jump off, but just skiing through them can be a fun, cool experience.  Looks good for the camera, too.  Why do avy fences have such allure?

SnowBrains | April 24, 2013
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