longsticks 0 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Not been yet. Looking at taking a trip now. Link to post Share on other sites
docker 0 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Zao for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Ontake, followed by Kiso followed by Hakuba Goryu Link to post Share on other sites
docker 0 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Ontake any good? Link to post Share on other sites
Pete the Shoemaker 0 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Dynaland Link to post Share on other sites
linus 0 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Niseko. What a place to start, spoiled. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Nozawa Onsen Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Good place to start that. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 You know it. Then we went to Niseko, and how disappointed were we? Noz is a great little Japanese town, which happens to have a ski resort above it, Niseko is a tourist trap. "The Kuta Beach of ski resorts", as someone said in these forums a couple of years back (I forget who, but the analogy is spot on). Wall to wall gaijin, hardly any hint of local culture. I'm surprised that anyone who has Niseko as their first resort ever goes back. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they do go back, because it keeps them out of the place I want to ski... Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Quote: I'm surprised..... I'm not. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Chacun ses goûts, as the French say Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 or, "De gustibus non disputandum", as they would have said in ancient Rome Link to post Share on other sites
Roger's head 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 They all talk gobbledeegook don't they? Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 It's all Greek to me... Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 keba, As you say - each to his own - but Niseko is an awesome place for families. Particularly western families where kids might be fussier eaters. If you compare Niseko to any of the resorts in Aus and it is no wonder the hoardes keep coming back. I would go back in a heartbeat. But I am also keen to try a few other j-ski-jo's now that we have been eased into the experience. We are not all hardcore ya know... And some of us travel with short fussy grumpy inconvenient people! Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I forgot to say earlier, Niseko. I had such a terrible time... Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Watch it JM You'll be setting off the Hakuba dogs! Bark bark. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I can't believe how easy it is to set off a Niseko vs. Anywhere but Niseko stoush... I apologise for any offence, but JM, for me, it's not ALL about the powder. Mamabear, I now have two little ones who ripen to ski-school age in a couple of years, and I bet our next family trip will be to Niseko, for all the reasons you say. Link to post Share on other sites
Amos in Utsunomia 0 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 It's not Niseko vs. Anywhere but Niseko, keba. It's Niseko vs. Hakuba, and it's pretty much a one-sided laughable 'argument' (if that's the correct word) pushed by the southerners. Link to post Share on other sites
izza 0 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Sugadaira. Pretty tame but the snow was awesome Link to post Share on other sites
Middleman C Charbroiled 2 0 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Washigatake in Gifu Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Hfuhruhurr 0 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 First one was some small place in Biwako. Not much snow wasn't the best first impression. A bit further afield and things started to look much better. Link to post Share on other sites
deeplymad 0 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Geihoku. It could only get better! (Perhaps slightly harsh!) Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Originally Posted By: deeplymad Geihoku. It could only get better! (Perhaps slightly harsh!) same - how long where the lines for you then? 30-45mins? Link to post Share on other sites
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