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Skiing in Japan

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ermz
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Posted in Regionals but doesn't look like anyone goes there..


anyways;

Planning a trip to Japan in Feb 2014.

Have been researching and have decided that I want to ski in both Niseko and Shiga. Has anyone been to both and can compare or even been to either to give some feedback.

I hear Niseko has no japanese culture which sucks, but has really good snow.

Shiga I can't find too much info on as it seems to be Japan's "Secret".

Going to both, but want to know how much time I should spend in each. (More in niseko? or More in shiga? or the same)

Also want some terrain parks. I know Niseko has parks but does Shiga have any?


anyone have any experience???
Oct 15 2013 7:30AM
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ski0
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dude you gotta search for shit before you make a thread
Oct 15 2013 7:41AM
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JAHpow
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Maybe you'll find some info in here


https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/mobile/forumread/id/758300/
Oct 15 2013 9:58AM
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pow_pow~
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So you don't get a reply in one day and assume noone goes there... So much info there
Oct 15 2013 10:03AM
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Japaneezy
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Nobody goes to fuckn Japan to lap parks dude.
Oct 15 2013 10:05AM
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Rosbif
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Posted a bunch of stuff here before, so search for info. For Shiga, I've not been, but there is plenty of info on www.snowjapan.com they have forums too, so I'm sure they can answer any questions.
Oct 15 2013 11:23AM
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ermz
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I do...U MAD BRAH? Not going specifically for parks but want to know if there are any. Thanks for your close minded input
Oct 18 2013 10:06AM
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ermz
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Thanks!
Oct 18 2013 10:06AM
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ermz
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5 Days now and no reply. Searched and couldn't find what I wanted. Therefore posted here. Clearly people have seen it here and not there.
Oct 18 2013 10:09AM
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Turkelton
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You're a fucking idiot. I'm on a train and I got angry and swore out loud
Oct 18 2013 10:17AM
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ermz
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Why is that? Please enlighten me
Oct 18 2013 10:49AM
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roddy116
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I did...

Oct 18 2013 11:16AM
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ermz
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How is it? Do you rate it well
Oct 18 2013 11:19AM
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roddy116
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It was more to say that i did it, but being from the midwest i enjoy any park. I had fun for the 4 hours i was there.
Oct 18 2013 11:45AM
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MagSeven
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There are some decent parks around. None particularly huge, but generally quite well built/maintained.

Sorry to shatter your image of Japan, but it's not pow all the time, especially early and late season. There are spells without fresh snow, and without new snow, the light pow compacts down very quickly. The hills in Hokkaido especially are quite small and not too steep, so when there hasn't been snow for a while, it's good to have some parks to shred.

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(But yeah, generally, there's lots of pow, so don't plan a trip based around parks!)
Oct 18 2013 7:58PM
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ermz
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Best reply so far.

Thanks for the info! Yea not going specifically for parks but I want a mix of both pow & parks. Do you have any experience or knowledge about Niseko & Shiga Kogen? I've read everywhere that Niseko is pretty reliable in terms of snow
Oct 19 2013 10:54AM
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MagSeven
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I'm a Hokkaido guy, so I'm afraid I know very little about Shiga.

Niseko has a couple of decent parks. The Hirafu park is a little smaller but is convenient and has a pretty much dedicated lift. The Hanazono park is bigger and has a half pipe. On the Hanazono side, if you hike the peak, you can get a top to bottom run including open alpine powder, trees, then a pipe, then a kicker line which is pretty cool! The snow is very consistent in Niseko so you're likely to have mostly pow days in February.

Over in Rusutsu, 45-60mins from Niseko, they've just announced a new 'Sidecountry Park.' Basically park style hits in a powder zone. Sounds like it could be awesome if done well. And if you hit it before it gets tracked out.
Oct 19 2013 10:23PM
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ermz
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Thanks for the info man - Will try some of that out :)
Oct 20 2013 5:36PM
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