Niseko United, Japan resort reviews - World Snowboard Guide

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Wed 21 September 2005 Dave
The Japanese like to stay on the trails, we like to go off them. It works out quite well if you're a fan of fresh tracks all day right off the lifts. I came late season (Mid-march) and found 10ft snowbanks outside the hostel, spring conditions peppered with 24hr dumps. Easy train from Tokyo. If yu've got more time go to Hokkaido (nth island), av. 15cm per day

Niseko-Hirafu

Tue 11 May 2004 Dan
This resort is so underrated it is criminal. The snow quality is amazing. The night boarding is incredible. The ultimate however is the ride of the peak ( 20min hike from top chair) down to the cat track, open glades into amazing gullies. You dont need a heli to ride awesome terrain Some days you can still be riding fresh lines late into the day. What else could you ask for.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: November - May
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 35
Gondolas: 3
Chair lifts: 32
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 57
Longest run: 5.6km

Top lift: 1200m
Vertical drop: 900m
First lift: 300m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 30%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	JPY	GBP	Average	JPY	GBP	Average
Day Pass	4,700.00	34.78	12%	5,500.00	40.70	19%
6-Day Pass	-	-		28,800.00	213.12	29%
6-Day Linked area Pass	24,000.00	177.60	16%	-	-

	JPY	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	152,000.00	1,124.80	-99%

Lift Passes:
Prices include night boarding
Lift times:8.30am - 9.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 11m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 0%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Lessons available at all 3 base areas with group lessons starting at ¥3,200 for 2 hours. Burton LTR programme is available from Niseko Hirafu.
Snowboard Hire: Snowboard hire is available from plenty of places on the mountain, at all three base areas.
Night Riding: : Available till 9pm, night riding here is regarded as a must do, it includes tree runs and terrain parks

Other activities

Heliboarding: : No heliboarding but CAT boarding available
Snowmobiles: Snowmobile tours are available from ¥7,800

Further information

www.niseko.ne.jp/en
Email:hirafu@resortservice.co.jp

Awesome freeriding, stacks of fresh powder, fantastic night riding, lots of runs, decent lift system, Good parks & pipes. Quite a combination!

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ON THE SLOPES: Excellent
OFF THE SLOPES: Good but not very traditional
MONEY WISE: Quite expensive when compared to other Japanese resorts

HALFPIPE: Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 3
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Large
TREE RUNS:Lots

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