bendad 0 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hi guys, Apologies if this topic has been discussed before. I'm living in Saitama prefecture, had a great day at Hakuba Goryo yesterday. I'm starting to get the boarding bug pretty bad, and am pretty keen to get another weekend in before calling it quits. What do you think is the best spot to go this time of the season? I'm looking for somewhere that is accessible from Tokyo, preferably by night bus cos I'm poor If it helps, I'm probably a low intermediate snowboarder, but working on improving! I've only really been practising on piste riding, no park stuff yet (maybe that would be a good option for this time of year?). Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Danny Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Somewhere in Hakuba, maybe Nozawa, Shiga Kogen. Kagura in Yuzawa. Link to post Share on other sites
rigor mortis 0 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 gala yuzawa has cheap spring deals through to may. travel is by shinkansen, but i think you'll be pleasantly surprised how cheap it is. tremendously fast and convenient too. enquire at JTB travel agents. Link to post Share on other sites
miyahara 0 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hi Danny, From Saitama, I still reckon Hakuba 47's the best. Keio Highway Bus and Rakuten do overnight bus services to Hakuba, and there are some pretty cheap lodges out there (K's House Hakuba Alps is my favourite). I'm from Saitama too and as keen as I am to explore different ski fields, I keep on coming back to Hakuba... Cheers Caroline Link to post Share on other sites
guzzlers-baps 0 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Just out of interest, how do you get to Hakuba from Saitama? Link to post Share on other sites
WantToSki 0 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 for your info - tokyo to goryu/gala is around 9,000 yen for higaeri (one-day trip) via JR Shinkansen... and as i would remember, either they include rentals with it, or you get a 20% discount. and yes, this definitely includes the lift tickets! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 be carefull around this time of year nozawa closes on some mid week days. also I dont find that nozawa offers a good mix of terrain at this time of the year. best terrain at this time of the year is at happo, 47/goryu with good park or closer to you kagura. Link to post Share on other sites
3da5snow 0 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 If you go to a Byuu Plaza located at most major JR stations, you can pick up a Haru ski special leaflet. You can also view the leaflet here: http://www.travel.eki-net.com/jrsnow2006_spring/index.asp Golden week proves to be more expensive. If you plan on boarding after golden week, it looks like your cheapest option for a day trip would be kagura (7800 yen from May 8-28). Link to post Share on other sites
WantToSki 0 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 im going to kagura this coming weekend... its about 9,200 yen (hhhmmm.. Gala is cheaper)... Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Kagura still has tons of snow! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Is it any good up there still slow? I'm presuming you went... Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Yeah, Kagura was still winter. Patrol needed to remove snow under the lift on the weekend. WTS, I'm sure that you'll have a good weekend! I may go there on the 22nd and 23rd again. That lift on the very top of the Kagura was open on Saturday but closed on Sunday because of the wind. Link to post Share on other sites
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