Road tripping east coast
Hi everyone, just after a bit of advice. A few of us are coming out to Japan December 30th- January 18th, and are planning on boarding at Hakuba, then road-tripping up to Niseko. What are the road...
View Articlewhats open on New Years Day
going to be staying in hakuba over new years and not sure if everything shuts down for the day in town or are most of the shops open? -would be a good day to look around with the kids if everything is....
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2015 Ski Trip Booked
YAHOO we are all booked!!! 3 weeks Furano with day trips to Asahidake & Tomamu Asahikawa - Ice Festival - Zoo - Day Trip to Kamui Links Niseko day trips to Chisenpuri - Mowia & Kiroro....
View ArticleGood examples of resort mis-management (or... dumb stuff)
I was just reading Mr Wiggle's review of Happo-one and I must say I totally agree about the moguls. It really is a problem and if they can't see it then they are... well, yeah. Go take a read:...
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Marunuma Kogen - closed course?
In this image on the Guess Where thread, there's what looks like a lift going up to the gondola from the south and a course (courses?) I do not recall seeing those. A bit of research and it seems...
View ArticleTsugaike Kogen
Looks like a good spot, but cant find much accommodation, but pics I have seen shows lots of buildings, are they all pvt? Looks good for beginners, or am I missing something?
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Gassan, Yamagata 2014.4.29
Tuesday was a holiday, weather forecast looked reasonable for Gassan, so we made the early morning road trip, planning to get afternoon tickets (11:30-16:30). The drive up was relatively uncrowded for...
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Tengendai Kogen, Yamagata 2014.4.30
The second (and final) stop on our Golden Week tour was Tengendai Kogen, in Yonezawa, Yamagata. The weather forecast for that day was... not so great. Wind and rain setting in. Was tempted to take in...
View ArticleRoad tripping east coast
Hi everyone, just after a bit of advice. A few of us are coming out to Japan December 30th- January 18th, and are planning on boarding at Hakuba, then road-tripping up to Niseko. What are the road...
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Senjojiki: I kind of want to check this place out!
Here is the link for this place. http://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/nagano/komagane/senjojiki Has anyone been? If so, how was it? It looks like an epic location. It looks like the lift is a...
View ArticleBest Day/Trip/Session of the Season
I know that some of you crazy cats are considering climbing glaciers and doing other gnarly stuff to get your late season snow fixes but for me, the season is over. I have moved away from Niigata to...
View Articlebetter days for trip
Hello everybody! Can you help me? I have 2 options for my travel: Place tour around Hokkaido. Niseko +central hokkaido. 1 option from 27 december to 10 th january Better for me , I will lost a few days...
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Gassan, Yamagata 2014.4.29
Tuesday was a holiday, weather forecast looked reasonable for Gassan, so we made the early morning road trip, planning to get afternoon tickets (11:30-16:30). The drive up was relatively uncrowded for...
View ArticleAt last, it's the all-Japan Snow Depth Chart. Hurray!
Until now this season you have been able to check out the official snow depths at ski resorts and play around with sorting of that data in the Prefecture listings on the site. You didn't know?! Well...
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Dual Snowboards
Has anyone tried these?? Seen a few people using them on the slopes and in the parks! Very Interesting. Instant trip to the hospital or more freedom. “Dual Snowboards” is the latest gadget created to...
View ArticleArai Ski Resort
Can anyone fill me in as to what exactly happened to Arai Ski Resort and spa? As far as I understand, it was built around 10 years ago by Sony, operated for a few seasons before going bankrupt. Now it...
View ArticleBest Day/Trip/Session of the Season
I know that some of you crazy cats are considering climbing glaciers and doing other gnarly stuff to get your late season snow fixes but for me, the season is over. I have moved away from Niigata to...
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Tengendai Kogen, Yamagata 2014.4.30
The second (and final) stop on our Golden Week tour was Tengendai Kogen, in Yonezawa, Yamagata. The weather forecast for that day was... not so great. Wind and rain setting in. Was tempted to take in...
View ArticleChildren friendly and English lessons
Recently I got asked my opinion by a friend of a friend for choosing a resort to visit with English lessons, child friendly and nursery slope access as the 3 most important factors......I said Niseko,...
View ArticleNo clue for New Year or place to propose
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum, to snow in Japan and to skiing for that matter. So I hope this is the right place to put up this post. I've been to Japan a dozen times but never during December....
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