Yes, it smells funny, but the onsen water is *good for your skin* (well it'd wanna be)!
This is a big place. I went with a group of friends, one of whom is a part time instructor at the resort so I spent a lot of time practicing turns in a near white out...I don't remember a whole lot else.
There are good wide gerende (for practicing turns) and some fun trails. When the sky cleared the views are great. There was
Liked it a lot, thought for beginners and intermediate its perfect, snow was fantastic and because of the high altitude skiing was great even this time of year.
Good variety of runs will keep u going for a few days. Bonus if ur driving, u need a car to get here really and as its tough to get to its not crowded.
Onsens here are fantastic, Manza Onsen Hotel has some of the most recommended in Japan. Prince too has a