Hakkoda, the happiest place on earth
January and February can be a bit too much for those not used to it; near blizzard conditions every day, visibility of about 15 feet, soft snow up to your chest, and a good chance that the gondola will be closed due to high winds. On March when the weather settles a bit the entire mountain range is yours to play with.
Beware the reviews from the morons that stick to the two courses. They judge Hakkoda on less than 1% of the terrain, and none of it (snow to your chest not withstanding) is the true back country.
I snowboard there about twice a