waggyg 0 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 First, I dislike anyone that complains about being on the slopes however yesterday was like nothing I had experienced before with respect to crowds. Happo-One was ike a super highway in grid lock. One friend described the top run congestion like Whistler at the base. Literally hundreds of people, but all strapped in and hooting down the slopes. Next year, and I am coming back, I'll avoid the holiday weekend. Is it a coming of Age Thing? Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Well it has been a 3 day weekend, so peak season. Another thing you can do is try out resorts other than the most popular ones in Japan. There are scores of places well worth a visit that will have been much less busy. Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Literally hundreds of people, but all strapped in and hooting down the slopes That is a good day. Usually when it is crowded, everyone justs sits or stands in the middle of the piste - snowboarders sit and smoke, skiers stand and use those sharp pointy things they carry to point out things to their friends. Check out the top of Naeba on a busy day. On second thoughts, Ski has the right idea! Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Sorry to pour cold water on you BUT you have visited in peak season. You perhaps should have scheduled a sightseeing trip for Sunday. Don't worry in a day or so it will be back to normal I'm sure. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Quote: Next year, and I am coming back, I'll avoid the holiday weekend. And how about trying somewhere new out of the hundreds of places? Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Originally Posted By: The Gimp Check out the top of Naeba on a busy day. On second thoughts, Ski has the right idea! yep, i was there, like ants out of a nest thats just been trampled ! Link to post Share on other sites
nippontiger 8 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I went to Kagura on the same holiday weekend last year - Kagura is a pretty popular resort, but there was hardly anybody there - despite having a good dump of fresh powder - I just thought that this particular holiday weekend wasnt very busy in Japan cos it was straight after the New year holidays..... Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Does that mean that things are much better this year then? Or just that Happo is much more crowded than Kagura? Link to post Share on other sites
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