cchilam 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Hi ALL! I am a ski beginner... Is Rusutsu a good place for beginner? Or Niseko is better?? Please advise... Link to post Share on other sites
YellowSnow 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Not been to either. But how much of a beginner are you? Both thoes resorts have around a 40% slope and more than average number of difficult slopes. + a lot of powder. How many times have you skied? Link to post Share on other sites
cchilam 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 I have been skiing for only 2 times... So I wonder that I can handle the slopes at Rusutsu or not... My friend suggested me to go to Rusutsu... I can play at the family course and then go to some easy slopes... Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Sure, it will be fine. There's a total beginner area at the bottom of Mt Isola, and gentle areas on the main side when you've progressed far enough. You can get the gondola straight to the beginner's area at Isola. If you get some confidence up you can take the green cattrack run from the top of Isola, on a nice day it will give you wonderful views. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 some more info would be great. How comfortable are you getting on and off the chair? What do you like? What don't you like? Can you stop on a gentle 10 degree slope? If not, do you wear a helmet? Do you like merry go rounds like they have at Rusutsu? DO you intend to ski the whole time or are you planning to do other things? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Is there any mountain that isnt a good place for a beginner? Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I assume the cheapest resort that's not too crowded would be the best place for a beginner (but not for his non-beginner friends). Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Rusutsu is actually advanced money. It's certainly a lot to do complex. Link to post Share on other sites
cchilam 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by sunrise: Sure, it will be fine. There's a total beginner area at the bottom of Mt Isola, and gentle areas on the main side when you've progressed far enough. You can get the gondola straight to the beginner's area at Isola. If you get some confidence up you can take the green cattrack run from the top of Isola, on a nice day it will give you wonderful views. I will be staying at the "North and South Wing"... so do you know how can I access to Mt. Isola?? Is is walkable from north and south wing? Link to post Share on other sites
cchilam 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by thursday: some more info would be great. How comfortable are you getting on and off the chair? What do you like? What don't you like? Can you stop on a gentle 10 degree slope? If not, do you wear a helmet? Do you like merry go rounds like they have at Rusutsu? DO you intend to ski the whole time or are you planning to do other things? Hi Thursday, actually I am OK on a gentle 10 degree slope... I just wonder and am afraid my girlfriend because it will be her first time to play skiing... so I think if we stay at a beginner area then it will be fine... Actually I am waiting for the answer from Rusutsu to tell me the starting date of the winter activities... if I can't reach it then I may spend half day to skiing and then go to Lake Toya... Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I'm not sure which wing is which. You'll have to ask them. But from the main slopes there's a gondola which goes from one side of the resort to the other all at ground level. At any rate there's also gentle slopes on the main side too to get started. Isola's just a much more wide open area, that's all. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Sunrise, you forgot to tell him about the merry go round ride. Just out of interest Cole, are you booking a package tour of Hokkaido with 1 day of Rusutsu thrown in? I truly hope you are not. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 It is easy to get to the gondola from the North & South Wing. When you go out toward "West Mountain" to go to get your lift tickets, the gondola station is right there. When you unload from the gondola, you will be at the base of "East Mountain" where you can access the lifts for some of the easier runs at the resort - they are literally "right there". Although West Mountain is closer to where you're staying, conditions are nicer on East Mountain and Isola. FYI, the other hotel wing is the newer "Rusutsu Tower". It is nice, but you have to catch a monorail over to the North/South wing, then catch the gondola all the way back to East/Isola. Same thing goes for food, since most of the restaurants are in the North/South wing too. If you muddle around their Japanese language website, you should be able to find the course map (none in the Engrish version of the site). Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I remember having dinner at the Italian restaurant with the white piano at Rusutsu. It had a really nice view of the slopes which were lit up and we could see people doing night skiing. I was a very nice setting for a romantic evening. Highly recommended if you are going there as a couple. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I remember that monorail too. It had heated seated and its a good thing the journey was short otherwise there would be lots of fried eggs and sausages. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Have some of this: Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I remember translating that whole map into English for my friends last time we went. I still remember the names of some of the runs: Heavenly View, Steamboat, Football.... Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 there are so many areas for great tree runs there Patrol are pretty chilled too. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 It's a great resort - I've had some really good riding days there. Beware the animatronic bears and/or dogs from Hell... The Tower hotel is nice, but all (?) the rooms are 2-story, so you enter and have to walk down stairs into the room. Impressive when you check in, but a pain after about the third day! And riding the oven-monorail just to get dinner or go to the conbini simply sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
cchilam 0 Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 Thanks for you all... all information are important to me... I will keep it in my mind! I will give you a short report when I come back!! Link to post Share on other sites
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