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Oh gosh, thanks for all the info. I actually just looked up kagura and it looks great! And they have a package for train ticket from tokyo, lift ticket and ski rental. Sounds like a deal. Thanks again!!

I am traveling to tokyo next week on a last minute decision to join a friend going there for work. I am a big skier so thought I would bring my stuff along and find some good pow. I am pretty sure I can get myself on the bullet train from tokyo to nagano city, but once I get there, I am a little confused as to how to get to one of the hakuba resorts. Are there shuttles or buses? Is it fairly obvious? How long does it take to get from the train station to the resort. Is there a different option that puts me right at a resort? Also, if I leave tokyo around 6am, can I make this a (l