contender 0 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Me and some friends are spending three months on snow next season. The alternatives we have right now are Canada or Japan. Since this a Japan forum lets concentrate on Japan for now. We are looking for challenging terrain combined with powder, we spent the 2006 winter in Whistler and loved the terrain there. The two resorts we looked into in Japan are Niseko and Hakuba. What we have heard Niseko has great snow but lacking steep terrain. How about Hakuba, is there enough fun terrain for three months of skiing? Is the backcountry easy accessible? We're planning to take touring gear with us. How much do we have to be prepared to pay for accommodation? Nothing fancy needed but we do need to be able to cook our own food. / contender Link to post Share on other sites
naganodave 0 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 3 months?! Lucky you! If I had 3 months there is no doubt I would choose "Nagano" as the destination, and I'm not just saying that because I live in Nagano! In 3 months you can come to learn and love Hakuba, Shiga Kogen, Nozawa and tons of other places all within an hour or two of each other. Link to post Share on other sites
contender 0 Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 Is there public transportation available between the resorts at reasonable prices? and how about lift passes, is there a season pass that covers them all? Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Public transportation yes, and very efficient too. Once you have finished with the Shinkansen to get to Nagano, not really expensive either. Season pass for them all - we would all like one of those, unfortunately no. Link to post Share on other sites
contender 0 Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Is there a pass that covers some of the resorts at least? So that you can buy one season pass and maybe day passes sometimes on other resorts Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarding-sam 0 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 There's a Shiga Kogen (all areas) season pass. Other than that, as far as I know, there isn't any lots of resorts season passes out there. Someone else might know... Link to post Share on other sites
contender 0 Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 How is the skiing in Shiga Kogen? Good enough for three months of serious skiing? And the backcountry, easy access? Link to post Share on other sites
Experiment IV 0 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 contender SK is really good and a really huge area (mostly) linked. You might want to try reading some of the resort reviews and the like on this site... there's plenty of opinion on there http://www.snowjapan.com/e/voice/review.php Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 contender. Ever heard of the words "please" and "thank you". They might get you further. Just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 as would searching these forums for a zillion similar threads Link to post Share on other sites
contender 0 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 ok, sorry. Thanks for all the info. Will look around the site for more. And after that I still have questions I hope some of you have the time to answer me Thank u Contender Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 no worries. i would say hakuba would be your best bet. there are lots of places that rent rooms long term, and plenty of lift accessible backcountry. all the resorts in hakuba are seperate, and 47 and happone are the main resorts there. that's probably a good place to start your search. there are plenty of folks on here who know shedloads about this area, i'm sure they will help answer some specific questions. good luck! Link to post Share on other sites
blinkin'ek 0 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 If I had 3 months I'm sure want to move around. It seems a waste to come for so long and not visit more than one region. I might spend on month in Nagano, one month doing a bit of Tohoku (though the places there are more spread out) and a month up in Hokkaido (I heard there are some decent places there). Link to post Share on other sites
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