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Another related (but maybe dumb) question. Since I've never gone skiing in Nagano myself, I can't visualize what the areas actually look like. Hakuba is it ONE skiing resort? On the site it looks like a group of many ski resorts. When you say "staying in Hakuba" ... where exactly is the best place?

Thank you everyone for your kind replies. Thank you for taking the time! I should have said that it's actually my friend who is coming from Moscow with her husband,two sons (14yrs and 4yrs), ...and parents-in-law. Since i live in Japan, she hought I might now much about it, but I honestly don't know anything about skiing. And having three generations come together, I think makes the selection so much harder. Her parents-in-law don't ski at all. And a 4 year old.. I mentioned that two weeks of skiing seems like a LOT of skiing. She hopes to find a place that can be both fun for

Sorry, not sure if this is the right place to post a question, but hope someone can help. I am interested in going to Nagano, in particular, to Hakuba area for a two week stay in January. As we are going with children and also grandparents who are not skiing!, we want to find the most optimal place where it's possible not only to spend the day skiing but also find something fun to do in the evenings. I hear that most resorts in Hakuba area are for people whose sole perpose is going skiing. Can you recommend the best place for both skiing and relaxing/spa treatments/dinning out/entertain