Eunice 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Can someone who has spent a season at Niseko tell me what the weather condition is like there? I keep reading about how it's hardly ever sunny with blue skies. How often do you get days of poor visibility/high winds? If I stay there from mid Dec - end Feb how many decent days you reckon I'd get in? Thanks~ Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 the best days are the storm days --->all the tourists stay inside! Link to post Share on other sites
Eunice 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Hm, I'd probably be one of them >< Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I spent one, it was epic - if you dont like snow, dont go to Niseko. ...why dont you give Hiroshima a go? Im sure Bushpig would be more than welcome giving you some pointers Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 i spent a season there - it was slow to start and still sunny-ish until the first week of jan. then the snow just bucketed down and didn't stop for 2 months. i can't remeber exactly how much sun we got, but i reckon we got about a handful of days of sun in 10 weeks. when we got our first sunny days in late march, i just sat outside in a chair soaking up the warmth. everyone thought i was mental the more bad weather the better - visibility may be terrible during the day, but from 5pm you can see everything perfectly, even in a blizzard. bad weather = snow, so the less sun the better in my book. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Eunice, what will you be doing there? Working indoors or outdoors or helping the local ecconomy or helping the Australian ecconomy Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 the trick is to buy expensive gear which keeps you comfy in stormy weather Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 They're taking the peese. Don't come to northern Japan in winter if you want blue skies. What you will get here is snow, snow and more snow. If you want sun, go to yurrup and slide on ice, grass and rocks. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 no, mine were serious questions. Link to post Share on other sites
Eunice 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 I'm looking at going WWOOF-ing. That's where you work for a host and in return get free board and food (and maybe a ski pass). I like my days sunny with clear visibility. I did a season in Vail and it was good weather most the time, and snow was good too. Think I got way too spoilt there... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 yeah mate, come to Hiroshima! It's sick here! And plenty of blue skies Perhaps a few too many last season though... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 uh-oh. Not too many of those days. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 work for a host? you gonna be a hostess? Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 where can you do wwoofing in niseko?? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Originally Posted By: Eunice I'm looking at going WWOOF-ing. That's where you work for a host and in return get free board and food (and maybe a ski pass). I like my days sunny with clear visibility. I did a season in Vail and it was good weather most the time, and snow was good too. Think I got way too spoilt there... not sure if you will get a season pass there or not... Im confident that you wont be getting out for first tracks though. Friends who did something similar, at a variety of pensions, hardly ever had first tracks, as they worked first thing in the morning shoveling snow, making beds, cleaning, etc. Doesnt sound like youre there for the powder anyways...its gone by 11am nowadays... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 not sure what kinda farming you can do under the snow. There are loads of potatoe farms near Rusutsu. The ground would be frozen solid though. Better stick to the hostessing Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy not sure if you will get a season pass there or not... Im confident that you wont be getting out for first tracks though. Friends who did something similar, at a variety of pensions, hardly ever had first tracks, as they worked first thing in the morning shoveling snow, making beds, cleaning, etc. Doesnt sound like youre there for the powder anyways...its gone by 11am nowadays... i did that. i didn't get first tracks often but pretty much rode fresh all day if you know where to look. not sure what it would be like now though... i would say chopped Link to post Share on other sites
Eunice 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 What about Appi Kogen? Anyone been there? All I know is that it's half the size of Niseko and without the Aussies. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Eunice, have you checked the resort reviews on this site. For example, appi: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/resortdetail.php?resid=110 http://www.snowjapan.com/e/voice/readrereview3.php?resortName=Appi%20Kogen&prefecture=Iwate Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 C'mon Will that's the wrong thread this is the right thread Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Who will be the one to resurrect that thread? You first? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 shit stirrer! Link to post Share on other sites
Eunice 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Hm, mixed reviews on Appi Kogen. Hey Thursday you're in Hong Kong? I'm looking at hitting HK as well Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 not many ski slopes there Eunice, nor powder for that matter... Link to post Share on other sites
Eunice 0 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 No snow, unless you count the fake stuff that comes out of a can, in Hong Kong. It's my home town tho. Maybe I'll look at Nagano... Was also looking at Shiga Kogen, but to me it looks like a whole bunch of little ski fields dumped together. Link to post Share on other sites
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