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Anything else good to see in the general area of the snow monkey onsen? I'll be out there early March.

Thanks, guys! I will wait and see how conditions evolve to make a decision. How long can I wait to choose if I'm arriving Tokyo around March 2? My worries would be (a) accommodation availability and ( flight availability to Chitose (if I chose Niseko). @nagoid - Niseko for obvious reasons (pow potential). Hakuba, because Happo One is supposedly one of the best resorts in Japan, and apparently Cortina can be great too. But I'd consider other areas (Shiga Kogen? Nozawa Onsen?) if you think they fit my goals well... any suggestions? @panheadpete - the 2 internal travel days are already a

My friend and I are going to Japan in early March for about 9 days for the first time. Plan is 3 days in Tokyo, then we head for the mountains for about 4 days on the snow. I've narrowed it down to Hakuba or Niseko. I know this topic has been discussed before, but still for the life of me cannot choose between the two. Part of my worry is that Japan snowfall/powder may not be that great in early March, and I wonder if we should either throw all our chips on a Niseko powder bet or hedge our bets with Hakuba, where at least there will be steeper runs and other attractions like a mor