Kellyg 0 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 After having to pull the pin on skiing Niseko in March this year have locked in and booked Niseko for Jan 2012 with the family in tow. Hope it lives up to the hype in the threads which have been an invaluable source of information in helping us make our decision around accommodation etc. Roll on January Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Congratulations! Hope you have fun. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Great! We expect photographic evidence and full reports. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 January in Niseko is typically fabulous. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Great year to come. It's going to be the quiestest season in terms of crowds for many years. Link to post Share on other sites
Kellyg 0 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Photographic evidence is a definate. Been waiting too long to ski Japan. Thinking of getting a helmet cam as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Kellyg 0 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Originally Posted By: Go Native Great year to come. It's going to be the quiestest season in terms of crowds for many years. Interesting. Accommodation places were pushing for full payments quite early and some of our accommodation selections were unavailable. Maybe my preferences in accommodation are not so exclusive after all Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Originally Posted By: Fbs1960 Accommodation places were pushing for full payments quite early What a surprise!!! Link to post Share on other sites
ponyrider 0 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 You will love it. Even if you think it will be quiet, maybe pre-book some restaurants regardless. Kakashi is a must (Hirafu upper village). Unsure where you are staying, but if you are dropping the kids into ski school in Hanozono then you are primed for hitting Strawberry Fields early. Have fun Link to post Share on other sites
Kellyg 0 Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: Nisoko Originally Posted By: Fbs1960 Accommodation places were pushing for full payments quite early What a surprise!!! Not surprising, however when competing for the tourist dollar it can influence the decision making process. Determined the accommodation I selected as I have an issue with people demanding full payment in August as opposed to 50% at booking with the balance 8 weeks later with no compromise on level of accommodation. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: ponyrider You will love it. Even if you think it will be quiet, maybe pre-book some restaurants regardless. Kakashi is a must (Hirafu upper village). Unsure where you are staying, but if you are dropping the kids into ski school in Hanozono then you are primed for hitting Strawberry Fields early. Have fun I've never really understood this. Although TBF I've only been to Niseko once and there were only 3 of us, but it was during the supposedly choc-a-bloc Chinese New Year, but we didn't have any problems getting in to any place we wanted to eat. Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 It builds up the hype, Tubby. Always good for the image! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 of course!! I stupidly forgot about the hype! Link to post Share on other sites
Geeh 0 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Sure you weren't just eating from the conbini? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 is it going to be bottomless or knee deep hype though? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: Geeh Sure you weren't just eating from the conbini? pretty sure Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: TubbyBeaverinho I've never really understood this. Although TBF I've only been to Niseko once and there were only 3 of us, but it was during the supposedly choc-a-bloc Chinese New Year, but we didn't have any problems getting in to any place we wanted to eat. It really depends on the restaurant and the time you want to get in. Having been involved in booking restaurants for clients over the years I can assure you that many in peak season were extremely hard to get into, especially for larger groups. Still there's so many places to eat in Hirafu or Kutchan you certainly should always be able to find a table. This coming season I doubt it's going to be much of an issue at all... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Yeah I get that, and I was bricking it when we went but actually anytime we wanted dinner, post onsen about 7pm, we didn't see any probs. No Q's, nobody milling around looking for a place, able to get in anywhere. But like I say we were only 3 ppl Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Awesome! Congrats. If you see me out there wave me down and I would be happy to help show you the good spots. You're going to have a blast, the snow is great people are nice and the beer is good too! Link to post Share on other sites
SantaCruz 0 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Mitch, heading back to Niseko again this season? Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Originally Posted By: SantaCruz Mitch, heading back to Niseko again this season? We'll see! How about you James, making it over to the powder capital of the eastern world? Link to post Share on other sites
SantaCruz 0 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Nah man, almost certainly not this season. The exchange rate is just to brutal at the moment. Unless my plan to win the lottery pans out, don't think it's gonna happen Going to try and hit a few new places in the States and Canada though. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Sounds like a good plan though Santa. Hope it works out for you! Link to post Share on other sites
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