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How easy is it to do a daytrip? I was planning just riding at Teine but a mate of mines is up at Niseko at the same time visiting his girlfriend who is working there. I assume its easier for me to go to Niseko than him to Sapporo for a day riding

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I certainly will.....although I'm now thinking that maybe I can go to Kiroro and he can get the bus over from Niseko to meet me......only 6300 yen all included JR train and Bus pack from Sapporo station....gets you at the resort for 8.55am and the lifts open at 9am

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I certainly will.....although I'm now thinking that maybe I can go to Kiroro and he can get the bus over from Niseko to meet me......only 6300 yen all included JR train and Bus pack from Sapporo station....gets you at the resort for 8.55am and the lifts open at 9am

 

Sounds like a good compromise! :D & I look forward to reading the review, but shorter than Ippy's Kagura one please! ;)

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Both Teine and Kiroro are good day trips. The Niseko run takes so long that by the time you get there, you don't have much riding time before the return bus leaves for Sapporo.

 

If it's deep, Kiroro can be fun, but there are a lot of flats leading back to the base, so you'll have to find a nice place deep inside and session one lift. The lift layout isn't the best. If it's been sunny/warm for a couple of days before, I'd lean toward Teine. If you're taking train/bus to Teine, wear all your riding gear and put your board/skis in a minimal bag, since the shuttle bus from JR Teine is really small and you have to bring all your kit aboard with you.

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good to know RE the bus Ezo, cheers. Yeah I'll prob just rubber my mate and ride at Teine.....I really wanna see what its like as no one seems to talk about the Sapporo resorts much

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I hadn't been there before in all the years I've been travelling back and forth to Sapporo. At Creek Boy's urging, I finally made it there last season. It's actually very nice. There's a lot of terrain to explore up at Teine Highland. I never even went down to Teine Olympia. I think Olympia is less steep, since it is further down the mountain (someone correct me if I'm mistaken). As you're going up the main lift to the upper part of the mountain, you'll see all kinds of interesting areas below the lift line. Up top, there is an authorized sidecountry area, but depending on the conditions, the gate may be closed.

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