Seth McAllister

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  • Ice & Snow at Norikura BASE

    Ice & Snow at Norikura BASE

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    This morning there was some beautiful light hitting the mountain so I headed over to Norikura BASE to get a better view.

  • Getting Ready for Winter

    Getting Ready for Winter

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    Living at 1400m has its advantages and challenges.

  • Burton P.E. Program

    Burton P.E. Program

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    I have enjoyed helping people learn the joy of snowboarding for years and I love working with children. On Wednesday and Thursday, those two things came together as Michiyo Hashimoto and I got to teach the first Burton P.E. Snowboarding classes in Japan at the Ohinata Jeanaplan Elementary School in Sakuho, Nagano. These classes are…

  • Jake Burton Carpenter, 1954 – 2019

    Jake Burton Carpenter, 1954 – 2019

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    I never got to meet Jake but grew up feeling like I knew him. I’m so thankful for his life and the passion he had to make snowboarding better and more accessible for us all. Snowboarding has brought myself and many others so much joy, It’s difficult to put to words how thankful I am…

  • Mt. Norikura Snow Resort Riding Clips

    Mt. Norikura Snow Resort Riding Clips

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    I put together few short clips of some riding at Mt. Norikura Snow Resort.

  • Azusa River – Modono Dam

    Azusa River – Modono Dam

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    Got a few nice shots with some morning light on my way down the mountain this morning at the Midono Dam. This is one of 3 dams on the Azusa River flowing from the Northern Japanese Alps down through Matsumoto and eventually out the the Japan Sea.

  • Thick Frost

    Thick Frost

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    This morning we woke to a think blanket of frost on the ground. We are expecting our first snow in the village this week, time to put on the winter tires.

  • Mammatus Clouds Over Mount Norikura

    Mammatus Clouds Over Mount Norikura

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    This evening’s pre-sunset was pretty awesome.I don’t think I’ve seen this type is texture in the clouds before.

  • Fresh Snow on The Mountain and Kids Playing in the Park

    Fresh Snow on The Mountain and Kids Playing in the Park

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    I decided to take the kids out for a little walk/bike this morning while mommy had a meeting with a friend. We got some fresh snow on Mount Norikura last night and it made for some nice contrast.

  • Norikura Jamboree

    Norikura Jamboree

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    We have been thinking about doing a community woodcutting day for a while and it finally came together. We invited people to come help us prepare firewood for winter and offered anyone who showed up an American BBQ dinner. We had a good turn out, mostly boys from the local elementary school that our boys…

  • 長野県　乗鞍で焙煎、フェアトレードのコーヒー豆　米国から移住の夫妻販売｜北陸新幹線で行こう！北陸・信越観光ナビ

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    松本市郊外の乗鞍高原で、米国から移り住んだセツ・マカリスターさん（３８）と妻のハナ・マカリスターさ… — Read on www.hokurikushinkansen-navi.jp/sp/news/article.php

  • Family Soccer Clinic

    Family Soccer Clinic

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    Every year the local soccer team puts on a special soccer clinic for foreign kids in Matsumoto. Ezekiel and I went a few years back and had a good time so we decided to go again with the entire family. The clinic is really for elementary age kids but they said Gabriel and Hannah could…

  • Exploring Mt. Norikura

    Exploring Mt. Norikura

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    We got out on the mountain again this week to explore around the summit of Mount Norikura. The highlight of the trip for me was standing at the top of Mount Fujimi with one foot in Gifu Prefecture and one foot in Nagano Prefecture while looking down into Beautiful Norikura Kogen. I always enjoy looking…

  • Vision alone isn’t enough

    Vision alone isn’t enough

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    I have heard the words vision, purpose, mission, and core values thrown around a lot. I think the word vision is used most though. Probably because it sounds cool and invokes a sense of a new future just waiting to be built. Don’t get me wrong, a clear vision is really important. And so is…

  • "Busy" is a safe place to hide…

    "Busy" is a safe place to hide…

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    You run into a friend that you haven’t seen in awhile in the checkout lane. You chat about the weather, what you have been doing and then before you know it, out comes the B word. Before you know it, 10 min is gone. You talked about work, family and the next season of school…

  • We are all looking for something

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    Compliance is good for productivity but that might not be what most people are looking for when it comes to uncovering a deeper meaning in life or in a workplace. What most people are longing for is connection and belonging. When you ask people to comply, it’s all about obligation. And obligating people to perform has…

  • Choosing how to lead

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    One way to lead people is to obligate them to follow. It’s not hard to do. Just give someone a job description and a pay check and you have obligated someone to that said responsibility. A better way to lead people is to tell them a good story and invite them to join a team…

  • Looking vs. seeing

    Looking vs. seeing

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    There is looking and they’re seeing. And I think there is an important difference that needs to be understood. To look at something is to focus on it, observe it for what it is, where it is. But to see something or more importantly, someone is to know them, to begin to stand in their…