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Its so weird for us. We usually ski Perisher each year (never again) and we are used to queueing up for ages for a lift. This is just heaven for us.

We went to 47 and Goyru again today. Its been dumping snow all day today. Almost a case of fresh track on each run. When we got there this morning we seemed to be the only ones there at about 930am. There was powder up the top of Goyru up to above my knees. Its still snowing.

Nice write up, thanks for sharing.

The upper slopes were good too. Few more people but still no lines for lifts or even the start of a crowd. Most of the day we felt like the had the joint to ourselves. The snow was a little blown out and iced up in some places, but other places still had untouched powder.

I have seen some strange outfits in the past few days in Japan. Here are two that I managed to get photos of. What have you seen? The first one is of a guy in a Pokemon costume. The guy in the top right of the shot is wearing a business suit!

For some reason, Hakuba was dead quiet today. Not a single line for any lift or gondola. The link lift to get from 47 to Goyru was out of action for half the day though. Good skiing though. This is what the crowd looked like at 11am this morning at Hakuba 47

Over at Iwatake today. You wanted mountains.

This was Hakuba 47 yesterday. Very busy.

Excuse my ignorance folks, Japan noob here. Only been to happo and hakuba 47 so far and both of them have them. I assumed all would have them. Its a shame its not all over, its a good system I think.

Public transport, people, culture, food, ONSEN, powder, digital lift tickets, monetary system, vending machines and green tea. Onsen especially with snow falling on face.

Cant say the same for today. We went over to 47 and Goryu and it was PACKED. Nice amount of snow falling though. Found out today that its a Japanese long weekend this weekend. May explain the crowd today.

it was a bit chopped up in the afternoon, but still not crowded.

We hot Happo One today and I didnt think the place was too crowded at all. Some of the locals we spoke to said it was busier than normal though. We the only lift I waited in a queue for was the gondola and that was only for about 2-3 minutes. Great day skiing

Fantastic video! We have not been in that sort of snow before and your video has us so excited. We will be in Hakuba in about 10 days. Cant wait! Thanks for posting the video.

That is amazing. Middle of summer and its snowing.

zero... that is about to change in 2.5 weeks off to Hakuba.

Thanks for the response guys, I appreciate it.

Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver what are the spots that you like to ski?! Psychic readings are not SJ's forte really! Mostly groomed runs. We usually go to Perisher each year and ski 100% of the three resort areas there. This idea is almost a guided tour type of thing, with someone who will also give some good pointers on skiing techniques.

Hi all, Thanks for the awesome forum, I have been reading and learning for some time. In early January my wife and I are off to Hakuba for a couple of weeks. We are intermediate skiers but its our first time outside of Australia. We were thinking of getting a half day lesson in Hakuba mainly to learn the good places to get to. My questions are; 1. Is this a good way to find the nice spots that we like to ski? 2. What are the going rates for instructors in Hakuba? I have tried searching the forums for info, but cant seem to find anything on the topic. I appreciate