 Poster: A snowHead
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OK, joining the “this vs that” resort quest chorus.
I’m heading to Asia for Christmas and New Year. At the end of it (after New Year), I hope to carve out a week to go skiing in Japan
I’ve been there before, about 7-8 years back. Of the 3 mountains I’ve skied in that trip, I like Kiroro the best, Furano is nice too. Niseko, not quite as much. The latter was busy, hectic and expensive. I’m not one who crave heart-stopping steeps or non-stop long vertical. Not too motivated for long hikes either. So the extensive hike-to expert terrain of Niseko is somewhat wasted on me.
But like everyone else, my motivation for skiing in Japan is for its fluffy powder. Except I prefer it on easier accessed inbound terrain. So quieter mountains with less powder competition would suit me better. I’m there on holiday, not to win any prize of gnarl. I had good luck at Kiroro and Furano in my previous trip. But after 7-8 years, I don’t know if those places might have gotten busier than what I remembered… but am hoping still ok?
My previous trip, I was all over the place, wasted quite a bit of time transferring from one resort to another. I told myself then, the next time I visit Japan, I’d stay put in one spot for the week. I could simply go back to Furano, which I know my way around a bit. Or Kiroro, to do it justice (only 1 day on previous trip).
Basically, I’d like it to be a location that can be reached by bus from Sapporo. Better still would be if it has access to one or two nearby mountain by bus. That way, I can ski the mountain at my base for 3-4 days, hop over to a nearby mountain for a day or two to change things up a bit. It would also work as an alternative to my base mountain in case I got unlucky with the snow pattern.
The size of the mountain isn’t critical. I can find amusement skiing different lines of the same run. And I LOVE skiing in the trees (provided it isn’t very thick/tight). So I can easily milk a small mountain for several days without getting bored. I hope this explains why I like Kiroro and Furano.
So, any other candidates like Kiroro/Furano of 7-8 years ago? I don’t mind going back to Kiroro or Furano either. I didn’t spend enough time on either one to do them justice. But then, there maybe other options I could go explore?
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