cabrider

Lots of skiers love the place, has to be said. Never been myself.

I love reading them, great idea. It will be good to see them all when the season gets going and people post them. I'll make my page once I've been out this season.

What do I look for? BEFORE GOING CONSIDERATIONS: - easy to get there; - not too expensive; - not too much of a journey WHEN THERE: - big and wide; - good snow; - high elevation; - steep slopes; - the usual things IT'S IN JAPAN: - the feeling of being in Japan (eg Nozawa); - not being mini-Australia I much prefer Nozawa, Hakuba valley, Shiga Kogen to Niseko. I've been to all of them a few times. It's my opinion, so there you go. I am not saying it's trash, it is a good place - I just don't think it quite deserves the level of adulation it seems

I'm sure this is really un-cool, but Niseko don't impress me. Nice snow, yeah, but apart from that I don't see why it gets adored so much. It's as if there's nowhere else with decent snow. Let the flames begin!

Snowboarding all the way