Thunderbird2 0 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 A friend of mine is moving to about 20km away from this resort - seems quite popular as a place for Tokyo people to go for the day. Anyone been? Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 No, but i live near there too. I plan on trying it out. All the local snowboarders seem to prefer it over Mt Jeans. But who knows. They probably also wear their gogles to the side in a blizzard. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 HAve been to Hunter Mnt a few times. Not a bad resort as its the closest to me and Tokyo in gebneral I think. Not massive but some areas you can go off piste and there is a a board park with a huge half pipe and a beginners one also. Snow can arrive a liitle later here though. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Hunter Mt. is an alright place to go for a day. runs are generally not on the long side but there is one top to bottom which may have your legs burning.(it also takes a bit to get to the top) lots of familys go there on weekends, but waiting in lift lines is rare. it gets the goods too. overall its a fun place (deff. not hard core) and if you score some good weather, a beer on the wooden deck is a must. easy to get there. there also have an awesome boarder/skier cross on the last weekend of the season. a season pass there is good value and can be used at the `resort` next door- Eidelweiss enjoy Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I have a friend over in that area, might take a trip this season Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 It's not too far away for me, I quite like it (maybe partly becasue of that distance). Pretty much agree with powwwers Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 We went there last year and enjoyed it. It wasn't really crowded, even at the weekend and the snow was decent. Not a bad day out from Tokyo at all. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Is that place named after a foreign resort, or owned by them or something? Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 bag of, yes it is. i`m led to believe that there is some sort of connection with a resort by the same name in Vermont. how much of a connection i`m not sure?? same owners? management?... apperently it`s modelled on aforementioned resort. in the `day center` and restaurants you can deff. notice the `american` influence. Link to post Share on other sites
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