Tenki Diary 26 Dec 07

7am Wednesday morning, weather for the last 24 hours: light winds and relatively cold, no new snow for the first time in 10 days. Clear overnight with very small surface hoar starting to form at 860m

A warming trend is forecast for the remainder of the week culminating in possible rain to 1800m, then rapid cooling to –12C at the same time as perhaps 50-100cm of snow fall with 50kph winds. All by this weekend. Such a combination is not good for avalanche conditions, to say the least.

There will be no weather data published for Thursday morning as I am hiking up and camping at Tengubara (2200m, near Norikura). Making the most of the sunny conditions before they deteriorate this weekend.

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Submitted by SC on 3 January 2008 - 6:51am.

Alpico group asked finance support to 88 Bank, Risa Partners, and
other six finance companies, Alpico announced 2007 Dec 26.
Alpico is one of the biggest company group in Nagano transportaion
and sightseeing industry, consisting of 19 companies, Matsumoto
Dentetsu, Kawanakajima Bus, Suwa Bus, Alpico Taxi, Apple Land
(super market), and some in hotel, golf, real estate industries.
The group has 18.2 billion yen debt, and will get more than 20
billion yen loan from the finance group. Two of 88 Bank and
Risa Partners become the majority stock holders while the
current executives are resigned. They will ask more effeciency
up on sales and operation but no cut and no reduction in
transportation dept., however will ask any management action
in hotel and golf businesses which had caused major red balance.
Note: Kawanakajima Bus operate bus tranportation service
from Nagano city to Hakuba village.

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