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Niseko, anyone heading over this coming season?

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where are you staying and how much? cheers sumo
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I found the price comparable to the DIY skiing in the Alps.

We went there the year before for a week staying at the Alpen Hotel at the bottom of the chairlift station. For a couple the cost was £970 for accommodation with half board and £291 for the ski pass.

Will go probably next March but staying for a shorter duration, unless we manage to hire a car to do the neigbouring area.

We flew from Hong Kong as part of an integrated holiday. There are excellent transfer coaches bookable at the airport making the journey door to door to the above hotel.
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There may be a few on their way over in Feb.

Well, two at least.

And Mike Pows there all the time.

I'd guess £1800 for everything (flights, food, bed, pass etc) except beer vouchers.
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check this place for cheapness www.hirafubackpackers.com
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Mosha Marc,
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There may be a few on their way over in Feb.
Well, two at least.

Can I come too please...? Going green

Don't want to "crash someone elses' party", but I'd be dead keen on a trip like this if you're planning to put a group together.

How about a JapoMsB.. Very Happy
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geoffers, more the merrier fella, do you really fancy a trip over?
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2 - 4 of us are planning to go over for a couple of weeks early Feb. Have been looking at the Black Diamond Lodge, coming in at between £1500 - £1800 inc flights. Good quotes and service from Lindsay at japanskiexperience.com
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Mosha Marc,
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....do you really fancy a trip over?

Yep: I'd be dead keen...would like to hear what you've got planned.

I have dropped you a PM with some details, so look forward hearing about your ideas Smile
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geoffers, PM back at you.

Be glad to meet up if you felt able to make it. By the way, and following on from the PM, the spaces are filling fairly quickly - I think there were only six left last week.

Go on!
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scootsman1, we're over there 10th - 21st Feb. No idea where we're staying yet though.
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Mosha Marc, looking good - have PMed your PM. Have you any details on flights & accom yet?
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I'm looking into doing a season in Niseko.

Currently making enquires with the few ski schools they have as far as getting a instructor job.

Any advice/tips would be much appreciated!!
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And then they were three. snowHead

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Oh dear!
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any tips for season long accommodation, like websites etc. Obviously depends on the location of the ski school but i would like to get as much research done as possible.
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I may be going here from HK! Possibly over NY or Chinese NY.
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Elliot_Simcock, probably best to start a new thread for this. It'll be easier to follow your responses and easier for the guy's organizing trips here to follow theirs.
I'd be very interested to see the answer to your questions its harder to get Japan info than Europe or US and there is less work but with increased interest from English speakers could be a good place for a ski instructor. Cool


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Elliot_Simcock, I have a friend who did a season as an instructr in Japan. There wasn't a lot of "teaching" involved. She would get classes of 30 Japanese kids, just learnt a few phrases such as follow me, copy me, stop etc in Japanese and that was it!
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beanie1, i did think that is could be the cast, but i'm hoping to infiltrate one of the English/ Austrian run ski schools. There has been more and more demand for English speaking instructors out that way, so i'm willing to give it a go!
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Elliot_Simcock, it was about 6 years ago she worked there, so things might have changed! Really looking forward to skiing there mysefl.
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Dep UK 5th Feb - dep Japan 20th Feb, staying at Yama Shizen in the centre of Grand Hirafu. Very Happy May do Warren Smith Course while there but also have contacts that can arrange o/p guiding and days out wink - yet to decide Puzzled On the last night (19th) will be staying in Sapporo due the early flight back via Tokoyo Shocked . We were looking at staying at the Diamond Lodge, but found out that it was a bus ride from the Apres Shocked Can't wait so am considering making a "sleep advent calendar" Embarassed Laughing Laughing
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Elliot_Simcock, probably best to start a new thread for this. It'll be easier to follow your responses and easier for the guy's organizing trips here to follow theirs.
I'd be very interested to see the answer to your questions its harder to get Japan info than Europe or US and there is less work but with increased interest from English speakers could be a good place for a ski instructor. Cool


snowjapan.com forum has all the answers
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this place has some cheap accomadation options www.hirafubackpackers.com Toofy Grin
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sumo, Have you some other subtle spam tactics?
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A bunch of us going out on the 6th of January, we are staying at the Diamond lodge.
Bring it on!!!!
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nice, if anyone has any questions Niseko or Hokkaido related post it here snowHead
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Its an El Nino year this winter going by the climate people, anyone know what the effect is for Japan snow? snowHead
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sparkzter, lots of powder, apparently!!
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I have been promising myself a (snow) trip to the land of the rising sun for ages, can not commit at the moment but (if a few deals work out) I might well book something this season to coincide with other snowHead
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If the last El nino was 2006 - if you read the archives it was a HUGE year 4.85mt base with 30-40cm average. Wasn't the 2005/06 season the one everyone still talks about?? WOW if that is what happens in El Nino BRING IT ON!!! Laughing snowHead Very Happy
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Mosha Marc wrote:
And then they were three. snowHead

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Just got this thread, you all booked in Mosha? Take it it's not over half term ????
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kitenski wrote:
Mosha Marc wrote:
And then they were three. snowHead

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Just got this thread, you all booked in Mosha? Take it it's not over half term ????


1. Oh yes.

2. Oh yes.

Kids have sacked the half term trip this year, so it's Sayonara suckers - I'm off to get me snorkle

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And then there were six! Same time same place - different lines though! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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I am looking at 20th-->30th of January.

scootsman1, sent a mail to japanskiexperience!
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arv, Sure you can't make between 5th - 20 Feb? Question Would be great to 'Earn da turns" with even more SH's! Razz Very Happy Very Happy
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scootsman1, I'd love to but I have to work around semester dates and exam times unfortunately, will have to leave it fairly late booking wise so you never know!
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Mosha Marc, "Sayonara suckers" Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing snowHead 186 nights to go!!! snowHead snowHead snowHead
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arv, PM'd ya Very Happy
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Almost ready to book our flights, Have found a multi stop flight with JAL from Edinburgh - Saporro for just under £700
Any one else found anything better? Thats leaving on the 6th Jan and coming back in the 20th with a 2 night stop in Tokyo on the way.

ARV - come a week earlier and ski with us lot!!

Sorry Scootsman we will have tracked it all out by the time you get there!! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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Iknow its ages away but thinking of doing a Feb 2011 trip. I'll post about it again near the end of this season but if your interested start saving wink
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