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Thanks, do you think Shiga will be fine too?

I have heard rumours that it is really hard to hire ski boots in shiga kogen and Hakuba for men's western size feet. My son's are size 11 feet. Does anyone know if I can risk leaving boot hire til I get there or should I hire in Australia? it is just so heavy carrying it all over

Thanks agian for all your input guys

Thanks, am going to stay at Wadano Lodge. The boys at Morino Lodge (its big brother) looked after us so well last time we were in Hakuba

Of course i will ask them but some times independant feedback is more useful

Hi guys we are looking at staying either at Resort Inn Alpu in Happo or Gallery Lodge in Wadano as we are on a tight budget. We are two western families of four with teenage kids. I was told to be careful not to end up in a lodge that is full of smokers or young partiers. We used to party ourselves but now need our apres sleep! Anyone know what Alpu and Gallery are like and whether they would suit our needs?

Wow thanks for all the great input guys, really looking forward to checking shiga out

Sounds like Shiga is a huge area. We head there in January for the first time Where is best spot to stay for family of four that are all intermediate to advanced skiers. We dont need nightlife, just closeness to the best skilifts for long challenging runs It seems that the main areas are Ichinose and Giant?? We looked at Sunroute, Prince, Alpenburg and Shirakabaso Hotels but hard to get a decent comparison from their websites thanks for any input Tess

would love details on what was wron with it if you can get em off your friend. thanks for the post

We are after budget accommodation near shuttle buses, near ski fields and near a few restaurants. We are three families who dont need much nightlife, just a good meal and a chilled out place to hang in the evenings Any recommendations between Snow beds Backpackers at Echoland, Penke Panke at Wadano and The Lab in Happo?

Thanks and yeah, snowboarders are great so long as they are in control. Maybe it is just in Oz that we get a few radicals that think they are expert when they are still newbies! Sounds like exploring all three is the go

Thanks and yeah, snowboarders are great so long as they are in control. Maybe it is just in Oz that we get a few radicals that think they are expert when they are still newbies! Sounds like exploring all three is the go

We stayed at Happo in Morino Lodge three years ago and both the skiing and the accommodation were great From memory the best uninterrupted long intermediate runs were on Happo,the runs on Goryu were shorter and had more flat bits in between the intermediate sections. Also on 47 it was great but we had to dodge the snowboarders. Am I remembering correctly? This year we have friends coming who have suggested staying at Goryu because they found cheap accommodation there, but it would mean eating out every night. So two questions: Which is the better skiing for intermediates t

good point, I stick to the groomed runs and for that Happo has more options but did not occur to me that one8s might be a tree skier....I am not game to do the trees....dont have good enough travel insurance!

yep. good roads, interesting scenery once you get closer to the mountains and freedom to stop whre you want. We stopped at Yorii roadside diner....very interesting Japanese green tea from a vending machine, tasted like lollie water! And about 20 cats sitting around us while we ate at the outside tables!