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Confused...best chance for powder in mainland Japan late Feb
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Now I know that the best chance for powder in late Feb is Hokkaido, but I'm only in Japan for a week so don't really have time to go there :/ So this leaves me with somewhere on the main island to choose.

Intuitively, I imagine the best chance of powder will be found the further north I go, and/or the higher altitude I go.

So now I'm a bit confused as to what would be better. Shiga Kogan has a lot of altitude but is not in the north at all. To maximise my chances of powder am I better off going further north? Should I go right up to the far North of the Tōhoku region like Amori? Or is Iwate likely to be as good or better? Is there somewhere else I should consider?


Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 4-12-13 1:28; edited 1 time in total
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

You could leave Tokyo / Osaka / Nagoya early in the morning and be skiing powder at Niseko late afternoon into the evening. There's extensive floodlight night skiing.

If that's not doable / Hokkaido's not getting the goods then most of the best resorts in Nagano and Niigata prefectures are only 3-4 hrs from Tokyo by train and bus.

Myoko Kogen seems to get a load of powder.

Try http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php?/forum/2-general-snow-talk/ for more relevant info closer to the time.
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