jonas

Thanks guys, but I was more looking for "semi-secret runs", as in given directions to adrenalin-driving off-pist runs in the resorts not too far away from Tokyo. I do appreciate that truly excellent back country runs are to be kept secret, but perhaps there are not-so-secret-anymore runs to be reveiled to an alien in japan...? For example, when I went to Naeba, I spent my entire weekend going up that long gondola in the middle, sneeking out to the left, pumping down the forest, under the lift, out further to the left, down a steep valley with really deep snow, when getting to the creek keeping

Hi All! Am pretty new to skiing in Japan, have covered only Naeba and Yuzawa so far. This year I am looking for some serious off pist skiing, and would greatly appreciate any local recommendations. Reside in Tokyo, would like to get there within three hours of train. The less people, the deeper powder and the steeper hill the better! /J