Davo 1 Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 I'm interested in hearing everyones ideas on this. Here's my 2 cents: package deal bus trips/ onigiri, cheese and kit-kats for lunch/ discount coupons/ mizuwari apreski firewater/ sleep in your car or somewhere cheap/ creative ticketing. If you can do some kind of performance thing like juggling chainsaws you might be able to busk your way onto the mountain by thrilling the crowds who gather round the bottom. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 Live near the slopes. Get a season ticket. Go to the cheaper non-resorts. Get snowshoes. Earn so much damn money that you don't care. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 Certainly with you on the cheese issue there Davo. What a versatile and nutritious foodstuff it is? I recommend taking a few different cheeses on the slopes. For different resort/cheese recommendations see the other thread on the Forum. Cheese! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 I usually go up there in a car very early morning with some girlfriend-made sandwiches and snacks, then hit the slopes as early as possible. Eat on the slopes. If I'm not staying, stay on the slopes until the very last moment and then wait a bit as the crowds disperse. Link to post Share on other sites
Mobi 0 Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 If you go to a resort with those electronic ticket systems, some resorts have a machine where you return your little electronic ticket thing...and then the machine gives you back your 1000yen bond. If you hang around these machines around midday you can catch old people who have already had enough for the day, and buy their ticket from them for 1000yen. And at the end of the day when you've finished you can take the ticket back to the machine and get your 1000yen back.. This is a great idea if you drink alot the night before, then you can stay in bed until midday. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 Good one! Some people finish a "day" at around 2pm and will happily give their ticket or sell it to you for a very cheap price if you ask. Maybe. Link to post Share on other sites
CubedOne 0 Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 That's interesting. Anyone know where to get discount or free (!) tickets? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted May 7, 2002 Share Posted May 7, 2002 Get a friend who works at a resort. Win some tickets from SJG Rent a car and 5 of you jump in it and go very early morning. Link to post Share on other sites
akemi 0 Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 Get rich and cool boyfriend who take me to skiing at weekend. It's good advice I think. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted May 10, 2002 Share Posted May 10, 2002 Don't think I'll follow your advice there akemi! But the key is definitely sharing and going with Japanese friends who are more likely to know the "deals". Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Let me in on any of those deals will ya, big-will. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Just a couple of hints - Have a look at the resort's Japanese website. Sometimes they have printable discount coupons posted. Some have them posted permanently. At sports shops, pick up some resort leaflets. These often contain small discounts for lift/meal combos. In Nagano, the news-free Nagano Nippo Shinbun has coupons for ski resorts, even ones outside the prefecture. I got 1,000 yen off coupons for Suginohara which is actually in Niigata (for 4 people - not bad). So ask your Japanese friends if they get local newspapers with coupons. Take a small billy-club with you when you go boarding, and lurk in the trees near the edge of the gelende. You can then pick up lift passes at a steep discount (if you use this technique, make it skiers only please). Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 No car and 5 of you? - Rent one. Eat at ramen shops. Make your own butties/snacks before you go. Link to post Share on other sites
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