Snowball fight tournament

thomas · Feb 23, 2003, 17:40

I didn't know such a thing existed. It seems all the fun takes place in Hokkaido.

Int'l snowball fight tournament begins in Hokkaido

An annual international snowball fight tournament began Saturday in the Hokkaido town of Sobetsu, attracting some 1,900 snowball-fighters in 190 teams. The 15th Annual Mt Showa Shinzan International Yukigassen (snowball fight) contest is being held until Sunday at the foot of the Showa Shinzan mountain, located south of Lake Toya.The participants include people from 14 foreign countries, including Norway, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany and Russia, the organizers said. Most of them are residents of Hokkaido.

The matches are based on snowball fighting rules formulated in 1988 by residents of Sobetsu and later adopted by the Japan Yukigassen Federation, an organization set up in 1991 to promote snowball fights as a new winter sport.

=> http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content...at=1&id=250415

The 15th Annual Showa-Shinzan International Yukigassen Tournament

=> http://www.town.sobetsu.hokkaido.jp/yuki/2003yoko_e.htm

Aeana · Feb 24, 2003, 00:18

Wahahah, that does sound fun.

They should have stuff like that around here, it's not like we don't have enough snow.. : o

deborah gormley · Feb 27, 2003, 08:49

I had a snow-ball fight recently with my kids and husband,, it was about 8.15am. before school started and it was freshly fallen snow,, who can resist???? hehe

**Iron Chef** · Mar 13, 2003, 02:29

Awesome! And to think I missed out on this when I was in Hokkaido all that time...

*curses self*

At any rate, I love the idea of a multinational team-based competition. Very cool indeed (no pun intended).

hennagaijin · Mar 13, 2003, 03:07

Wow! Who would've guessed..

I think that it might be cool to watch those fights on tv too ;)

**Iron Chef** · Mar 13, 2003, 12:50

Heh, I like that idea. Maybe have everyone wear say white snow-suits and each team use a different colored dye for their snowballs so as to easily identify when a "hit" has been scored and by whom (ala paintball somewhat). Fun fun!

Feb 23, 2003, 17:40	#1
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Snowball fight tournament I didn't know such a thing existed. It seems all the fun takes place in Hokkaido. Int'l snowball fight tournament begins in Hokkaido An annual international snowball fight tournament began Saturday in the Hokkaido town of Sobetsu, attracting some 1,900 snowball-fighters in 190 teams. The 15th Annual Mt Showa Shinzan International Yukigassen (snowball fight) contest is being held until Sunday at the foot of the Showa Shinzan mountain, located south of Lake Toya.The participants include people from 14 foreign countries, including Norway, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany and Russia, the organizers said. Most of them are residents of Hokkaido. The matches are based on snowball fighting rules formulated in 1988 by residents of Sobetsu and later adopted by the Japan Yukigassen Federation, an organization set up in 1991 to promote snowball fights as a new winter sport. => http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content...at=1&id=250415 The 15th Annual Showa-Shinzan International Yukigassen Tournament => http://www.town.sobetsu.hokkaido.jp/yuki/2003yoko_e.htm __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

Feb 27, 2003, 08:49	#3
deborah gormley Regular Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2002 Location: Nr. Ireland. Age: 40 Posts: 829	I had a snow-ball fight recently with my kids and husband,, it was about 8.15am. before school started and it was freshly fallen snow,, who can resist???? hehe __________________ Debs

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Feb 24, 2003, 00:18	#2
Aeana Junior Member Join Date: Feb 20, 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 29 Posts: 4	Wahahah, that does sound fun. They should have stuff like that around here, it's not like we don't have enough snow.. : o

Mar 13, 2003, 02:29	#4
Iron Chef Villain Join Date: Feb 26, 2003 Location: Fukuoka (current), Nagoya, Sapporo Age: 38 Posts: 1,962	Awesome! And to think I missed out on this when I was in Hokkaido all that time... curses self At any rate, I love the idea of a multinational team-based competition. Very cool indeed (no pun intended).

Mar 13, 2003, 03:07	#5
hennagaijin Junior Member Join Date: Mar 12, 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 12	Wow! Who would've guessed.. I think that it might be cool to watch those fights on tv too ;)

Mar 13, 2003, 12:50	#6
Iron Chef Villain Join Date: Feb 26, 2003 Location: Fukuoka (current), Nagoya, Sapporo Age: 38 Posts: 1,962	Heh, I like that idea. Maybe have everyone wear say white snow-suits and each team use a different colored dye for their snowballs so as to easily identify when a "hit" has been scored and by whom (ala paintball somewhat). Fun fun!