Niseko - January 2010
Written by Robin a Skier from Melbourne, Australia
5/2/2010
Fresh, light powder snow almost every day, short lift queues, small classes for kids in school. Sound good - yes it was.
Lift tickets cheaper than Australia with better options if you don''t want to ski every day.
Eating out not bad value - especially lunch time "all you can eat buffet" at Hilton. 750 Yen for ''big kids'' unbeatable!
Accommodation was fantastic. Credit cards are accepted quite widely including at supermarket but do need sone cash.
Any negatives: It is cold in January especially when windy and don''t expect much sunshine. Ski hard and dress warm! It can take a little time to get started in morning by time shuttle bus gets you to slopes.
I would rate most of mountain as "intermediate" with not much difficult terrain.
Just enjoy the powder and the tree skiing.