seanbird

Cheapest way is to fly. I have researched ferry and train and both are the similar prices . My advise is just fly.

you will definitely find some snow somewhere but its probably best if you go up the Happo Gondola.Nice view from there also.

Sanno, Just ordered a copy,thanks for the info. You can never know enough!!!! A good friend always said to study Avalanche topics every year before the season starts!!

Propaganda!!!!!!!

Call Dave and crew at Evergreen 0261-72-5150 He conducts classes in English but check the website for more details www.evergreen-outdoors.com

Niseko weiss and surrounds are literally flat, forget about it, buy some snowshoes and some BC equipment and hike up Iwaonoppuri and drop off the side, steep and fast.

I am with fattwins,Niseko is flat and we just want to voice our opinion, its not just being negative.You guys can have it whilst we rip up our peaks on Honshu, dont bother coming down here the snows too heavy and it doesnt snow as much!!

Tou can get topo maps from the book store

There is usually no problem until you get to Aomori.From there the trains are infrequent and it will take you atleast 5 hours to get to Niseko.Its a long way on slow local trains in Hokkaido

you are a bit late,your mates are already there!!!!!

exactly

dont go to niseko its a bottomless pit with no culture go to honshu and get into cardanchi!!

I have dropped off the back of Annapuri then Hiked about 3 hours to the top of Iwaonoppuri and dropped off the back of there,pretty awesome,long walk out!!!!

No,but that flight was cheap also $1600 with qantas and aeroflot syd-tokyo-moscow-tokyo-syd and flexible. check out www.jackdaddy.com/russia05

Subzero, fyi I paid about $2300 AUS Dollars for 2 night accom in Moscow 7 nights in Krasnaya Polyana with Breakfast,Transfers,Visa support,18,000 vertical in untracked powder for 3 days,I bet you can not beat that price anywhere in the world!!!