[Skiing in mid-December]

Thanks for the help everyone.

 

I've decided to book Niseko. Fingers crossed!

[Skiing in mid-December]

Yeti will be WELL into their season by then....

 

Just putting all options out there...

 

Would you think that it'd keep someone with an ok-ish level of skill, and looking to improve, occupied? I like to scare myself a little bit - and the runs look pretty tame from the info I've been able to find online!

[Skiing in mid-December]

How long you planning on being here/there?

I'm planning on being in Japan for about 7 days - of which I'd like to spend 3 days skiing.

[Skiing in mid-December]

Hello everyone. This is my first post here and I was wondering if you might be able to help me!

 

 

I'm going to be in Tokyo in mid-December (around the 16th-17th) and was hoping to do some skiing.

 

I was initially quite keen on Zao Onsen or Gala Yuzawa, but after looking into it in a bit more detail, it looks like there's a decent chance there won't be snow then.

 

How feasible is it to just turn up in Tokyo and book a few days in advance if there is snow? i.e will trains/accomodation be expensive, and will accomodation easily be available?

 

I understand that there will be skiing in Snow Town Yeti as they use a lot of snow cannons, but it looks a bit basic (I'm a lower-intermediate skier - ok with easy-ish red runs).

 

Otherwise, I could fly into Hokkaido (from Hong Kong) a bit earlier - more like 14th December. Am I right in thinking that I'm pretty much guaranteed skiing of some description in Niseko or Furano at that time of year? I'm less keen to do this, as it doesn't fit in my itinerary, but it's starting to look from my research like it may be the best option.

 

Thanks for your help!!