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Going to Niseko Japan

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SkiLefley
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Headed over to Niseko, January 7th-17th. Looking for any tips from people who have been there or even possibly live there. Recommendations on where to stay around the resort. Niseko United. Any information is greatly appreciated.
Dec 1 2018 3:54PM
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MountainManDan
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I have pretty much the same trip dates! It's my first trip so I really have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm staying in a hostel-style airbnb in Kutchan. It's a little further from the resort but its cheap and they have a shuttle to Grand Hirafu. We should link up!
Dec 2 2018 12:00PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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MountainManDanI have pretty much the same trip dates! It's my first trip so I really have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm staying in a hostel-style airbnb in Kutchan. It's a little further from the resort but its cheap and they have a shuttle to Grand Hirafu. We should link up!


yoo is this the same airbnb run by the rasta man and his wife? the whole place will smell like kerosene hahaha, i loved that place. youre going to have a blast!!

they dont speak much english at all so talk slow and single words. he will drive you to the resorts everyday. if its a pow day ask if he can drop you off at moiwa.

**This post was edited on Dec 2nd 2018 at 12:24:16pm
Dec 2 2018 12:21PM
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SkiLefley
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Damn. How far is that from Niseko United? Thats mostly where I am gonna be riding because I bought the Ikon pass
Dec 2 2018 5:53PM
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Chunderface
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What are you guys paying for airfare? I looked a few months ago at prices from Denver and it was $3K rt ffs.
Dec 2 2018 9:51PM
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Woos
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GreedyGregWhat are you guys paying for airfare? I looked a few months ago at prices from Denver and it was $3K rt ffs.


I paid like $2000-$2,500 ten years ago when I was heading to Chiba for a foreign exchange program. This was a flight from Green Bay to Detroit to Tokyo and back. I'd assume $3,000 is very standard these day. Maybe I'm wrong but sadly I don't think I am.
Dec 3 2018 4:16PM
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MountainManDan
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TRVP_ANGELyoo is this the same airbnb run by the rasta man and his wife? the whole place will smell like kerosene hahaha, i loved that place. youre going to have a blast!!

they dont speak much english at all so talk slow and single words. he will drive you to the resorts everyday. if its a pow day ask if he can drop you off at moiwa.

**This post was edited on Dec 2nd 2018 at 12:24:16pm


Hahaha I hope so!
Dec 4 2018 8:44PM
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CentAlto
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i paid 880 round trip I believe JFK to tokyo but that was 2007 and JFK to tokyo, two major air hubs not somewhere in the mountains to Niseko
Dec 5 2018 2:04AM
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