frannyo 2 Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 My Japanese friend told me on Saturday that Kandatsu Kogen in Yuzawa Niigata may well not open next year due to its really bad financial position. Something about the management going down and the place up for sale? ??? Anyone heard anything about either that or any other rumors? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 They've been saying similar for the last few years there. I think KK has been really quite badly hit though - 6/7 years ago it was so busy, I went last year and it was almost empty the day I went. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Not to worry, even if it really goes under I`ve got a feeling SOMEBODY will pick it up right away(just like Aizu Kogen Takatsue this season). Speaking of which I was in the Yuzawa area yesterday and saw Kandatsu Kogen bald...it was quite a strange sight! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Maybe but some of these places have been hanging on for their lives for quite a while now. I'd love to see their numbers. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 A few places closing wont be bad. Time to invest in a snowmobile and get fresh tracks. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Agreed, some should close. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Now I've got snowshoes, Wada Toge is MINE!! Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 That is shame if it is true, it was so popular place for Tokyo people. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 How much them snow shoes cost, Ocean? I was thinking of buying a pair myself but didn't see any around the sports shops in Tokyo or Nagano last month. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Well, I was a vulture and picked the carcass of somebody who was leaving, so only 5,000 yen. But normally in this country they're about 15,000 to 20,000 yen. If you look on www.rei.com, you can get them cheaper than that. I figured 20,000 was way too much, but 5,000 with a shovel thrown in seemed like a bargain. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 You're welcome... ... er, what for? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 I was talking with some Japanese colleagues last night and they had heard the same. Seems the resort has been really stuggling the last few years and this might be the end of it. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 Too bad about Kandatsu. That was the only Niigata resort I liked. It had that steep (but not long, unfortunately) front mogul hill. It was never crowded and always a blast. And it has a great collection of onsen in the lodge, including a rotenburo, bubble jet bath, cold water bath, steam room and sauna. What a great place. Day trips from Tokyo, including shinkansen fare, lift ticket, onsen admission and 1000 off lunch, all for about 13,000 per person. If it closes, I probably won't bother going up to Niigata because the other resorts there just don't interest me very much. That is, if I go back to Japan! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 What company owns that place. Green Plaza? It really looks ripe for a snowmobile. Link to post Share on other sites
kobet 0 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Heard quite a few rumors that there will be a lot of closings. Link to post Share on other sites
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