plastiktree 0 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hi At last it looks like our trip is going to be possible in January. Last year were were wiped out by exchange rates and general lack of enough funds! Got a question about Nozawa and Shiga Kogen. Do the slopes get packed out? And which is usually the better in terms of crowds on peak days? Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I assume both those places get a little less traffic then Hakuba and when I got there I was told Id never wait in a lift line. Well that was a lie, I had 6 people in front of me once at the bottom of the mountain on a pow day. Really dissapointing Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Shiga Kogen is spread over a huge area, so although there are many people there, they are not necessarily in the same place. I was there for New Year last year and we had to wait a significant time for the lift only around lunchtime, so if you manage your time a bit, have lunch when most ppl aren't, then you should be fine Link to post Share on other sites
plastiktree 0 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thanks I thought as much SK looks like a big big area. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I don't really go peak weekends so I don't really know what it gets like. But when I have been, both have been very quiet. I think the most I waited for the Nagasaka gondola at Nozawa was 1 minute and never really waited for any other lifts. At Shiga Kogen pretty similar story. Link to post Share on other sites
loaf of bread 0 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Shiga Kogen is a bigger area and so there is more spread. The gondola at Nozzle and the top lifts can get pretty big queues. I would personally say that Shiga kogen has less crowd issues, but it's not a massive point. Link to post Share on other sites
Ross 4 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Went to Nozawa and Shiga Kogen early Feb this year found Nozawa only got busy on saturday when all the city folk come out to ski shop and soak in the onsens stay saturday night and go home around 1.00pm on sunday.same at most japan resorts.Shiga was great so big but we had quiet a few schools there in early feb not to much of a problem once you got away from the main area. Both where great resorts to visit and so different to each other. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Man, 1 min waits, that's just OTT! lol This thread made me about 10x more excited about Nozawa 10/11! Might see you on the hill come January Plastiktree. Link to post Share on other sites
diddlymoo 0 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'm planning on going to both these places. Can't wait, it will be my first time in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
blu 3 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Noz is better, with a great onsen village. Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Shiga Kogen is better, with a huge area and better snow. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 They both be good of course. Shiga Kogen is just so much bigger in terms of terrain. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 What is Noz village like when the lifts stop? Presumably there are a few izakayas and bars etc, being that its an actual village and not just a ski village. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 In the pics I've seen of Nozawa Onsen at night, the streets seem lined with stores, bars, restaurants, and something that looked like food stalls like you see at markets. Also, from the map we got from Mark at Lodge Nagano there seems to be about 28 various restaurants and bars with all sorts of different foods. We picked Noz because it actually seems to cater really well for people like me and my fiancee - we like to try new food and eat out heaps, so would hate a place where we were restricted to our hotel at the end of each day. Link to post Share on other sites
Ross 4 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Great choice minty many great places to eat.Its the best town we have been to at the ski feilds so far. Try the corn staight from the cooking onsen and the crepe shop both mouth watering. plus many places to eat we tried a different one each night.Have a great trip Link to post Share on other sites
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