i9i 0 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 OK so you can just choose one resort - and has to be a lift-serviced resort (ie, not just a bc mountain). Which would you choose? My favourite is Myoko Suginohara in Niigata. (Sorry if this has been done before). Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I'd probably have to go for Nozawa all round. Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I know Happo One pretty well. Overall it's a great mountain with something for everyone. Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Nise.. can you fill in the blanks? Link to post Share on other sites
ausi ski bum 1 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I have only been to Niseko so far, looking forward to seeing others but at Niseko I liked the Annupuri area Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I've actually only been to Naeba, which I thot was fine, but looking forward to checking out Nieseko and Hakuba this year Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Niseko actually has a number of resorts which have different conditions at the same time on the same day. I love Niseko Hirafu. The best known and best resort in Japan. Dare you say otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 otherwise Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 how dare you! Link to post Share on other sites
mrjamie 0 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Besides hiking off piste in Gifu, the only backcountry I've done so far is in Niseko, so that's my favorite area to snowboard so far... As for best 'resort' though, I liked that one in Nagano where you can snowboard under the lift from the top, 'out of bounds'?... After one of the SJ parties, a bunch of people were there that day... there are some fun chutes so close to the piste, so easy to get to! This winter I'll be up at Niseko all winter, learning about giving backcountry tours, so we'll see how I feel about the area after 4 months of snowboarding the same terrain over, and over... Probably hungering for something steeper! First I've got to pick up soft bindings and boots to try in the powder... ah, money. edit: The Nishimori glend in Appi is DELICIOUS... when there's only about 1.5metres of snow and they don't open the lift. If you have snowshoes, like I did last season, then it's tons of powder all for you... I must have climbed up that glend at least 10 times in two days. edit-2: Also, one of the gondolas has an incredible steep powder run underneath. Of course, you're not *supposed* to go there, but.... I have pleasant memories of falling a lot there last season while I was working on not being scared of snowboarding steep powder Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 nuejamb that would be the Higashiyama gondola, certainly one of the most sustained steeper runs in Niseko. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 If you are talking about courses and not heading off piste then Happo. If you are talking great lift access offpiste then noz but be carefull. If you want BC access then almost any resort in Hakuba but I like goryu and happo mid winter and tsugaike from april on. Link to post Share on other sites
mrjamie 0 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Go Native> I haven't been on that gondola run yet... I can't wait to try it out next season! I was thinking of a gondola run at Appi, not at Niseko. Sorry for being confusing. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 it's about time this Niseko thread poppped up. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Nozawa holds a special place in my hart. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 so it begs the question; what did your stag like about it? Link to post Share on other sites
giggsy 0 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I'd love to be able to comment properly on this. Maybe this coming winter. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hey, what's Appi like and why can't I find it with an SJ search? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Appi is great. Big, with fantastic snow. It's a volcano, so don't expect any Fattwins epic steeps. I wrote up a TR two seasons ago, so I'm surprised you can't find it. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Here you go: http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthread...=true#Post64923 I suspect you hadn't changed the date for the search. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Cool! I was looking for it on the main site. I must listed under some other name... Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Yep, Appi looks nice. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 i can't wait for my first foray on my board in winter!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 here we go again - I think I have seen this thread created like 6 times. It always ends up in a niseko vs. hakuba pissing contest. Fortunately, i'm pissing blood at the moment, so i have you all beat Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Can't see it being a slangfest? Or are you trying to make it one perhaps? Mine would have to be Niseko. Because it is. Link to post Share on other sites
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