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Not alot of snow and really cold, so the hills are icy. But they have decent parks, and they're open 24 hours. South Korea is worth a trip though, its a cool country with awesome scenery, delicious food and crazy fun people.
You may as well come to Japan for skiing, it's a similar distance to Korea. Cheap flights with Peach Airlines to Kansai. Or direct to Sapporo with Cathay.
Where will you be living in HK? I used to live there when I was a kid.
If you fly direct from HK to Sapporo, you're within 2-3 hrs bus from Niseko or Rusutsu which are the best known and largest ski areas. Sapporo itself has a few really good ski hills which would be more than enough for a short trip. Teine, Kokusai, and a little further away Kiroro. The closest decent hill to Sapporo (Chitose) airport is Mount Racey which doesn't get quite as much snow but is fun for a day or two. If you want any details on skiing on Hokkaido, drop me a PM
I don't know too much about the ski areas close to Kansai or Tokyo. www.snowjapanforums.com would be a good place to ask. The rail and bus services are all very efficient, so you wouldn't be too far from some decent skiing.
But definitely go to South Korea for a non skiing trip. It's awesome.
Enjoy HK!
