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skidaisuki / snowdude / Tubby Beaver / wakaran -- All great info. Thanksalot. It looks like we're gonna ski in Kagura and lodge in Yuzawa.

@tokyo -- Top tip. That helps a lot. Thanks. Off the top of your head, do you have a feel for how long it might take by train from Tokyo to Kagura? Are we talking 2 hours roughly? Thanks again.

Hi All, This is my first post to SJF. I was wondering if anyone here has skied Karuizawa (Prince Snow Resort), a small resort a coupla hours north of Tokyo by train? I have a chance to ski there for 2 to 3 days in the second week of Dec 2008 (probably a Sat, Sun and Mon). Is it worth the trek? What has the snow been like historically in that area in early Dec? Thanks in advance for any inputs, no matter how small.