d'k tahg 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 If you could choose just one ski resort in all Japan for a total beginner.......where would you choose? Regardless of location and getting there etc. I would be interested to hear, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I would choose Iwappara in Yuzawa. It really is good for beginners, can't think of anywhere I would take anyone that would be better. *also got some decent stuff for non-beginners but not the most choice. I don't go often I like more of a challenge. Pretty views too. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 sounds like a template answer. lots of beginner slopes, lots of English speaking instructors, lots of snow. If said begiinner is thoroughly demoralized, lots of other things to do. Swimming, shopping, drinking, horse riding, snowmobiling, chasing penguins, watching an ice rink being built.. all this can be had at the one and only..... Niseko, where dreams are white and powdery. :barf: Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Tsugaike has the best beginners area in the world I reakon. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Not the entire universe? I am with muikabochi. I would say Iwappara is better than Tsugaike, not as busy. Link to post Share on other sites
Sciclone 2 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I'd venture a guess and go Furano or various areas in Shiga Kogen... mainly because they're the only places I've gone, but they are also very beginner friendly in terms of numbers of people on slopes, difficulty of runs etc... Also, SK allows for the beginner to get better, as there is a massive amount of terrain and you can virtually traverse between main areas using just green or red runs.. Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Maybe the universe but I am yet to travel beyond Mars. I have never seen Tsugaike beginner area busy. I think it is the most under utilised area around. With the massive meadows it would be difficult to cross anyone's path. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I will start my kid when he's 4. Shiga Kogen, Zao, Niseko, Furano are all on his list. He likes the grape juice tasting in the winery and the cheese ice cream in the cheese factory. What a place. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: TJ OZ Tsugaike has the best beginners area in the world I reakon. X2 and Niseko X2 Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I'm somehow surprised that a Hakuba resort is being flogged as being the best beginners resort in the ultimaverse with huge meadows. I was thinking it was steep over there and that mere mortals would have difficulty surviving. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Must be a mistake. Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: Hokkaidough I'm somehow surprised that a Hakuba resort is being flogged as being the best beginners resort in the ultimaverse with huge meadows. I was thinking it was steep over there and that mere mortals would have difficulty surviving. \ You read it wrong Hok. Just in the world. As I mentioned I hadn't been beyond Mars so I am in no place to judge by universe standards. Tsugaike has a huge low gradient area at the base which is serviced by 4 lifts. Anywhere else in the world (maybe universe) it would be developed on. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 It would be the steepest slope in Niseko if it were there! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I would say Iwappara too, haven't been to Tsugaike but TJ lives down that way so I'd trust what he says Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Have you been to Hakuba Hokkaidough?? Have you seen Cortina, Tsugaike, Norikura, Happo, 47/Goryu before? Hakuba isnt a resort either. There is no Hakuba resort that you speak of. Tsugaike resort isnt that great, but the touring from it, and the slackcountry is sick. This is somewhere around Tsugaike with a sustained pitch of 40+ Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy Have you been to Hakuba Hokkaidough?? Have you seen Cortina, Tsugaike, Norikura, Happo, 47/Goryu before? Nope. I was simply having a fun bet with a few friends here to see how long it would take for one of you guys to come back with such a post. I lost. I betted for less than an hour. My friend Peter won, he said between 3 and 4 hours. It was fun anyway! Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: Hokkaidough I'm somehow surprised that a Hakuba resort is being flogged as being the best beginners resort in the ultimaverse with huge meadows. I was thinking it was steep over there and that mere mortals would have difficulty surviving. great come back Link to post Share on other sites
blu 3 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 flat can mean hardpack - high traffic areas or shady with forest. Sometimes the scariest part of the mountain is when there is concrete like hardpack at the base (particularly on a snowboard). Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy Hakuba isnt a resort either. There is no Hakuba resort that you speak of. but Hakuba is nirvana in its own right Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 How about the Sun-Alpina resorts in the Hakuba valley? I would think they would be pretty good for a beginner (cheaper too). You also get much terrain with the three resort ticket. Also, all the cowboys avoid it because it's a family-focused resort. Best and cheapest on-mountain food and most attitude-free staff. It also has mens day every Weds for 2100 yen. Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 following the lines of many threads lately. Any other choices for best beginner areas. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: TJ OZ following the lines of many threads lately. Any other choices for best beginner areas. It's the cops!!! I hope you naughty boys behave now. That slope at Nozawa is really good for beginners, even if it ain't interesting. The one on the right hand side of the mountain as you look at it from the base. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I thought the slopes at Shiga Kogen were perhaps not the BEST for total beginners. Fairly busy with other people. Tsugaike certainly looked more the thing. Yes that is a boring beginners area at Nozawa. Only looked, didn't look like fun to me! Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Sugadaira is a good place to learn I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Closest skiji to where I live, Muikamachi Minami is pretty wide and gentle on the main bit. Decent place to learn I reckon. Eerily empty as well midweek so be sure to take someone with you in case of emergencies!! I suppose most resorts have at least a section that is good for beginners. What I would choose is somewhere that is fairly wide and not busy. Link to post Share on other sites
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