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[LYK]

Almost... they’ve got it up to Hakodate for now, still another 9 years to wait before Sapporo.
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I assume you have a normal shoulder carry ski bag? I had traveled with a similar setup. While it worked well enough travelling with long distance buses...

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Tokyo round-up

Tokyo is a very convenient staging area for international arrivals prior to heading off to the ski hills - this is where I...

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Planes...

The initial question regarding arrival cities raises a good follow on question - given a choice, which airport should you use?...

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Ok since we are on the topic of Hokkaido, let’s do the same run thru with this place...



Heading to Hokkaido, most arrive via...

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Sapporo does not have direct service from mainland US, so you’ll have to connect via Tokyo (or somewhere else) anyway.

Plus no snow...

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Opinions on planning as a function of trip duration...

4 days or less in-country - Forget Nagano. Do Yuzawa/Kagura due minimal time wasted...

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Brief summary of my worthless opinions:
Shiga - Endless groomers. Snow monkeys.
Hakuba - #2 Australian ski colony after Niseko. Steep-ish(for...

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Good times!
It was a privilege to ride with you J and to have been part of your adventures.

To elaborate a bit more on what I said...

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I’ve not been skiing in Japan for a few years, so please take this info with a healthy dose of salt.

During normal times, the majority...