Niseko United, Japan resort travel page

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Driving directions

About 2 hours drive from Sapporo City. Take Highway 230, then 276.

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Flying

International flights available to and from New Chitose Airport (Sapporo), about 3 hours drive.

By bus/coach

Bus Service from New Chitose Airport to Niseko-Hirafu run 8 times daily for ¥38,500 return and take 2 1/2 hours

By train

Kutchan station is 15 mins away, take a bus or taxi to the resort. Kutchan to Sapporo (Hakodate Line) takes approx 2 hours.

Address

NISEKO TOKYU RESORT
044-0081 Niseko kogen Hirafu
204 Kutchan cho
Abuta Gun Hokkaido
JAPAN
TEL:0136-22-0109
FAX:0136-22-2821

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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