yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Hi. New here and new to winter sports, but looking forward to it. My question. At resorts, do they have special areas for complete beginners like me, are there any kind of limits/boundaries as such? Cheers & yoroshiku Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Many resorts do but many don't and have limited terrain options for beginners. Hakuba highland is a classic beginners resort and though I've never been there I'd be surprised if you had to contend with loads of people ripping past you. Should be plenty of options; just work out where ,in general, you want to go and do a search of the resorts on this site. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Happoone has a great beginners section over on the far side. which company saka maybe 3 or for lifts and the terrain is groomed very nice. Also pretty good kids area there where you can do about anything in a fenced off area. sledding snowball fights and more. Its free also Davo you and I both forgot about Tsugaike crazy long beginner runs there on the left side closest to hakuba. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Tsugaike has that entire flat area as Fattwins mentioned. It is huge and very difficult to even get enough speed up to cross it. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Yeah Fattwins that's a good spot and you can also check out the snow park action to give you an incentive for improving. Tsugaike is so flat in parts that I can't see how a beginer could improve on some of the ,so-called, slopes. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 yeah but that side on the skiers right is a switch riders dream I love cruzing that 1km slope switch and fuking around on the way back to the car. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 It's lame on a board -bigtime lame. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 its lame yes it is but its one of those things at the end of the day that you can laugh at. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Some places have "runs" that are almost flat - I'd definitely recommend avoiding those 1 degree slopes. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 It is always good to have a little wind down fun at the end. Especially when your legs can't take any more but you have to get down. I love doing this at really big mountains in the spring when they get all slushed out and it takes every bit of effort just to stand up let alone ski safely down. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Hey Yoroshiku, I actually think it's kinda hard to learn well on a flat slope (at least on a board). You need some speed to learn how to turn, etc. Anyway, if you have the chance, hitting the slopes here on a weekday means its much less crowded. If you take a lesson, usually the instructor will help "guard-off" the area around you, etc.. For areas, I usually recommend beginner friends to Iwappara/Kandatsu in Yuzawa.. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Hey montoya, I don't think Kandatsu is a good place for learners - Iwappara is way better for that, surely..... Link to post Share on other sites
little eyebrows 0 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I went to Kandatsu the 2nd time out and hated it. There was little to choose from and it was busy. The timing was not good either as the snow wasn't good. The next day in Iwappara was much much better, definitely beats Kandatsu for learners. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 There seemed to be plenty of places for beginners pretty much everywhere we went. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 yeah but they due want uncrowded slopes so stay away from biwako valley Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 Hey thanks for the responses. Looking forward to it. Are there any special "beginner resorts" or things like that just for us? (Not that I'm sure that would be fun, I wouldn't mind seeing some people doing their stuff to impress) Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Happo saka/saga? gelande it is then, assuming you go to Hakuba. Restaurant is ok there, and they also have good things going on for kids if you have them in tow. Link to post Share on other sites
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