SKI JAPAN - Hokkaido
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Hakuba and the Japan Alps,
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Go Tours Travel offers you a
comprehensive range of ski vacation packages and services to the best ski
resorts within Hakuba, Shiga Kogen, Nozawa and Hokkaido, Japan. Our team of
dedicated and experienced foreign staff are here to provide you with a full
range of accommodation packages carefully selected to suit all budgets and
tastes.
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We have taken
the hassle out of all the organization and planning that needs to be done.
Take the advantage of our experience in booking a ski vacation the easy way
and spend all your time skiing the "best Japan has to offer" |
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Hi
Kristine
Holiday was great thanks. Snow was fantastic – thigh high powder!.
To be honest I was really stressed about making my connections on
the way back, but fortunately it all went smoothly.
Thanks for all your help.
Amanda
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Ski Hakuba 7
night Package
Flights From
Brisbane to Nagoya
Meet and Greet
at the airport
Private return Transfer from Nagano St to Hakuba
7 nights
accommodation in a twin share room at Luna Piena includes
Breakfast and dinner daily.
5 days Ski Pass
at Hakuba.
$2499.00 + Taxes per person.
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Av.max snow depth -410cm
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3
Gondolas
6 Quads
1 Triple
13 Doubles
14 Single
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8.30am - 21.00pm
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40
kms of slopes
5.6km longest run
Advanced 26%
Intermediate 44%
Beginner 30%
1 Halfpipe
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1 Day
Adult - ¥4900
2 Day Adult - ¥8800
3 Day Adult - ¥12300
4 Day Adult - ¥15800
1 Day Child - ¥ 2600
2 Day Child - ¥ 5200
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Full day -
¥4800
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Half day -
¥2500
Full day - ¥3500
Open 9.00 -16.00
Ph 0136 22 0117
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Skiing & Snowboarding
All mountains allow skiing and snowboarding on all
slopes.
Night Skiing
Night skiing is available at four of the resorts in
Hakuba, usually from the end of December to the end of
March. Courses are fairly limited in Hakuba compared
to Niseko, the latter offering superb night skiing in
the world's largest night skiing area.
Lifts
There are 7 ski resorts in the Hakuba valley and 3
interlinked resorts in Niseko. All resorts operate a
main Gondola lift that is fully enclosed, seating
between 6 and 10 people, providing access to the main
slopes. Express quad lifts are also common, and
provide fast access to runs. Double chairs are widely
utilised, especially for providing access to the more
advanced slopes. Most resorts are operating new and
modern lift facilities, supported by professional
grooming and snowmaking services.
Lift Tickets
All of the ski resorts in the Hakuba Valley and Niseko
use an electronic lift pass system. The pass is a
re-programmable computer chip encased in a small
plastic covering. Placed into customer's ski clothing
or gloves, it allows guests to pass through the
electronic gates at each lift. When a lift pass is
purchased, or a lift exchange pass redeemed, a 1000
yen deposit is required. The 1000 yen is refunded when
the pass is put into an automatic exchange machine
located near the ticket selling booths.
Ski Rentals and Ski Lessons
Most hotels have a limited stock of mid range ski and
snowboard rental equipment. For the latest range of
performance equipment and full range of sizes the
specialist ski rentals shops offer a far superior
service. The largest ski and snowboard boot sizes
available in Japan for rental are 32cm or US 13.
English language ski and snowboard instruction can be
organized for customers. Lessons that are taught in
English must be pre-booked as private lessons. Group
lessons are also available but are not given in
English, they are only taught in Japanese.
On Mountain Restaurants
There are ample rest stations on the mountains where
food can be purchased, although it is mostly of the
fast-food variety. Meals such as fried rice, noodles,
and curry are well priced, and are usually large and
filling. Beer and other alcoholic beverages are widely
available.
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Choose from a variety of great
properties all in the perfect locations at Nozawa Onsen. Just click on
the listed properties below to view rates and hotel facilities.
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PRICES INCLUDING BREAKFAST &
ALL TAXES STARTING FROM
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Sakaya Ryokan is one of the premier
Japanese style hotels in Nozawa Onsen
From 14,800yen
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Hotel St Anton is located in the centre
of the village of Nozawa Onsen, close to shops, restaurants, bars and
of course hot-springs.
From 9,000yen
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Other Ski Areas
The easiest way to get to Sapporo is by air. The New Chitose
International Airport offers numerous domestic flights, serving most
of Japan's big cities including Tokyo and Osaka. The JR (Japan
Railways) Airport Shuttle Express runs between the airport and the
JR Sapporo Station every 15 minutes. The journey takes about 35
minutes.
An airport bus service also operates.
Departures are frequent and the journey to central Sapporo takes
about 1 hour. By road or rail, the Niseko Ski Area is two and a half hours south west of Sapporo City.
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Choose from a variety of great
properties all in the perfect locations at Niseko. Just click
on the listed properties below to view rates and hotel
facilities. Once you have decided on the property just click
on reservations and fill in your details.
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PRICES INCLUDING BREAKFAST & ALL TAXES
STARTING
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The Niseko
Higashiyama Prince Hotel is Niseko's premier
ski-in/ ski out accommodation.
From 10,600yen
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J-First is a modern
western style hotel perfectly positioned on the
slopes of upper Niseko Hirafu offering ski-in
ski-out access for its customers.
From 9,100yen
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Lodge
Ronde and Ronde Cottages
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Ronde has two types of
accommodation, hotel style lodging as well as
self-contained cottages in the heart of Hirafu and
only minutes to the lifts
From 5,200yen
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Pension New White Bear
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New White Bear is
one of Niseko Hirafu's popular budget pensions due
to its central proximity, only five minutes walk
to the lifts
From 4,800yen
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Boasting a great village atmosphere to rival any European resort, Niseko provides a great skiing option for the northern winter. Skiing at Niseko is like visiting the last unspoiled frontier. It is an adventure in powder snow, and an adventure in culture.
Whether you are looking for a deluxe international
hotel or a traditional Japanese-style inn (ryokan), a mid-price
business hotel or a Youth Hostel, Sapporo offers an excellent choice
of accommodation
The skiing is uncrowded, mainly because Niseko is undiscovered by Westerners and only visited occasionally by the Japanese who have just one week annual leave each year.
Niseko is a high-tech ski area consisting of three ski resorts spread over 48 km of runs and serviced by 38 lifts all with one common lift pass. It offers 1,000 vertical metres of immaculately groomed runs, and some of the best resort powder skiing on the planet. There are no surface tows in Niseko, only chairlifts, and most have protective weather hoods.
A 4-person express gondola leaves from the resort centre and lifts you 500 vertical metres in under 10 minutes. On a clear day the views from Niseko are absolutely breathtaking, snow as far as the eye can see, all the way to the ocean뭩
edge.
Lifts are open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. offering incredible value including night skiing.
Niseko is regarded by the Japanese as their premier ski destination.
Season: December to May
Sapporo-city is the
capital of Hokkaido prefecture, and the population is about 1.75
million. It is located in the south of Hokkaido island.
Only ten and a half hours by air, Hokkaido is one of the closest ski/board destinations to Australia in the northern winter.
Covered by vast national parks, the island has maintained its natural, pristine beauty through the responsible protection and management of its natural assets.
The beauty of Hokkaido in every season is beyond description. In winter, cold winds blow down from Siberia across Russia, picking up moisture over the Sea of Japan, and drop it as snow when they strike the coast of Hokkaido.
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snow season is from December to late April, during which time Hokkaido is entirely covered in a blanket of pure white snow, creating a unique and visually beautiful winter paradise.
In January, February and March Hokkaido produces some of the most reliable and consistent snow falls in the world.
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Daily Snow
Reports, Weekly Forecasts and Road Conditions for the 2004/05 season
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Resorts*
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Status
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7 day Forecasts
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Snow Cams
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Happo One
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Hakuba 47
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30cm
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Goryu
Toomi
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25cm
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Tsugiake
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30cm
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Hakuba Cortina
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Iwatake
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Shiga
Kogen
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45cm
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25cm
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Niseko
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90cm
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Rusutsu
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100cm
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Kiroro
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170cm
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Tomamu
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100cm
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Sahoro
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110cm
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Furano
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80cm
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Latest
Satelite images
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Latest Radar
Preciptation Images
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Nagano
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Hokkaido
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Snow forecasts
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Last 7 Days
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Last 3 Days
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Next 3 Days
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Detailed Resort
Forecasts
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precipitation -
temperature - freezing level - wind speed
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Happo-One
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Nozawa Onsen
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Niseko
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Shiga Kogen
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Furano
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Naeba
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Current
Weather
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Cloud
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Wind
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Temperature
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Synoptic
Charts
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Meteorological Analyses
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1000-500mb
Thickness |
Vertical Velocity and Precipitation |
850mb.Temperature,
Humidity and Winds |
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Road Cams and Conditions
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Hakuba (route148)
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Highway Conditions
Nagano and Nigata Area Map
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Highway Map Legend
Yellow - Busy
Red - Traffic Jam
Blue - Snow chains or
snow tyres required
Black - Closed
Purple - Accident
Green - Other conditions
ie strong wind, poor visibility |
Sea Level Pressure and
1000-500mb Thickness
* The colored contours indicate sea level pressure in millibars.
High pressure is red, low pressure in green or blue. Only the
last 2 digits shown -- sea level pressure is usually around 1000
millibars, so add 1000 to values in the range of 00-50, and add
900 to values in the range of 50-98.
* Low sea level pressure indicates cyclones or storms near the
surface of the earth. High sea level pressure indicates calm
weather.
* The black contours indicate the vertical distance, or
thickness, between the 1000 millibar surface and the 500
millibar surface, measured in tens of meters.
* Since air behaves nearly as an ideal gas, and vertical
distance is proportional to volume over a specified surface
area, the thickness between two pressure levels is proportional
to the mean temperature of the air between those levels. Thus,
low values of thickness mean relatively cold air.
* The 540 line is highlighted, since this line is often used as
a rule of thumb to indicate the division between rain and snow
for low terrain. When there is precipitation where the thickness
is below 540dam, it is generally snow. If the thickness is above
540dam, it is usually rain (or sleet if the air next to the
surface is below freezing)
Vertical Velocity and
Precipitation
*The colored contours
indicate vertical velocity of the wind at the 700 millibar
level, in millibars per hour (since pressure decreases with
height, negative values indicate ascending air, and positive
values denote sinking).
*Ascending motion is associated with cloudiness and rain. Large
negative values of vertical velocity correspond to areas of
heavy rainfall if moisture is available. These areas tend to
correspond with the storms.
*The green shading in the forecasts indicate 12 or 24 hour
accumulated precipitation, measured in millimeters.
*The total is the amount of rainfall forecast during the 12 or
24 hours immediately preceding the verification time in the
lower lefthand corner of the map.
*Comparison with the 540 thickness line, and the 0ºC isotherm in
panel 4 can give a good indication of the dividing line between
snow and rain.
850mb Temperature, Humidity and Winds
*Colored contours indicate the air temperature at the 850
millibar level, in degrees Celsius. The 0ºC contour is
highlighted, as this is also often used as a divider between
rain and snow.
*The green shading indicates the relative humidity percentage at
the 850 millibar level. High values indicate the availability of
moisture. When large rates of ascent are located with high
moisture availability, heavy rainfall will likely occur.
*The barbs indicate the direction and speed of the wind, in
meters per second. Each full barb indicates 10 m/s, and each
half barb 5 m/s. The direction of the wind is parallel to the
shaft with the barbs pointing into the wind.
*Advection of moisture by the wind can be inferred by noticing
the direction and rate at which moist areas appear to be blown.
Similarly, temperature advection can be inferred by noticing
whether the wind is blowing cold air toward a warm region, or
warm air toward a cold region.
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Head
Office;
Go Tours Travel, 33 Dominions Rd. Ashmore,
4214, Ph 07 55279855 Fax 07 55971788 e-mail; info@gotours.com.au
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