~ NISEKO 2013/14 ~
Mr.h0z and myself (and about 7-8 others) have been quoted the costs for everything and are currently saving deposits
looking at the first week of march.. For about 10 days..Yewww!!
Nice Stuff, h0z!!!!! 
Ya prob reduced the chance of Pow Days, but seein as though ya gonna stay for 10 Days, there’s still a good chance that you’ll get some!!!!!
Lucky Bastards List :
Dyldo
Billy
Digital Dan
Chondro
h0z (?????)Torture List :
Mizu
Radpants
DRC
looking at the first week of march.. For about 10 days..Yewww!!
Can’t make February work? If I wasn’t restricted to travelling in school holidays Early Feb would be my pick based on price/conditions.
Also worth pricing up something yourself rather than a package.
I like this thread! Of course it’s useful, Mizu started it!
looking at the first week of march.. For about 10 days..Yewww!!
Can’t make February work? If it wasn’t for me having to travel in school holidays Early Feb would be my pick based on price/conditions.
Also worth pricing up something yourself rather than a package.
Yeah, I’d aim for early Feb too, but there is some advantages of a March stint!!!!!
Price is one major factor, cause ya can virtually double your stay by moving from Feb > March!!!!!
If it’s more Park style riding ya want, then March is good as they are better conditions to maintain and build features, along with the Big Air Bag Jump comin out early March!!!!!
Plus the crowds will be thinner both on the hill, and in some of the busier Izakayas, so less chance of missin out on some of the good places to go!!!!!
Only downside is less chance of deep fluffy pow pow!!!!!
Yeah good points! Japan riding to me is all about the white fluffy stuff and hard wooden things in between!
An upside of some of the places I’ve ridden at (mainly Myoko) is they are dead quite even during the middle of January presumed Feb would be a ghost town everywhere. Didn’t know the prices dropped that much from Feb I try to avoid reading about anything but the peak prices I pay… 
If March is the only option Hokkaido is definitely the place to go though!
Speaking of Izakayas did you enjoy last nights Destination Japan? Lots of familiar places in the background. Karaage is my splurge fatty meal, I still rate a tiny Izakaya in Myoko as the best I’ve had. When he mentioned Donburi I was expecting him to walk into a Yoshinoya not some fancy pants restaurant!
Yeah, Hokkaido is def the place to go in March!!!!!
March is supposedly like a Ghost Town in Niseko, so if ya lucky enough to get a good period of snowfall, ya gonna hit the jackpot!!!!!
I just can’t bring myself to risk it, and are willin to battle the “crowds” for sweet sweet Hokkaido Pow!!!!!
But as I’ve mentioned before, Niseko isn’t that crowded even in Feb!!!!! We caught the shuttle over to Hanazono one morn, and we ended up with first chair on a Bluebird Pow morning!!!!!
It’s the first scene here in this vid where we’re waitin a whole 5mins for the Lifties to open the gate!!!!! Then a lot of the scenes show the crowds!!!!!
Yeah, last nights show was another fine episode, but I have been enjoyin the more Rural Towns that he’s been goin through in the other episodes!!!!!
Yeah, wasn’t a fan of the Donburi dish or the look of the restaurant really!!!!!
Ohhh, and as for Karaage!!!!!
I often wish that the K in KFC stood for Karaage!!!!! 
Which idiot started this thread?
Oh, it was Mizu….. SURPIRSE!!
Anyhow, whos been watching the Japanese food show on SBS the last few weeks?
Bloody awesome
I’m happy to have this Niseko thread running. Carry on, water bear.
Which idiot started this thread?
Oh, it was Mizu….. SURPIRSE!!
Anyhow, whos been watching the Japanese food show on SBS the last few weeks?
Bloody awesome
You Idiot!!!!!
Yeah, DRC and I have been talkin Drool over that show in a few threads!!!!!
I’m happy to have this Niseko thread running. Carry on, water bear.
we managed to pick up 6 nights accomodation @ pension popcorn
feb 4-10 for 900 aud for 2 people (450 each)
flights to tokyo 1100 return from melbourne 30kg luggage and snowboard with Malaysia airlines and then 55 each way to sapparo.
pretty happy with that
P.S.- Anyone else there during those times? - I’m heading over with the wife but shes not a massive skiier/boarder more than happy to find some people to ride with.
Lucky Bastards List :
Dyldo
Billy
Digital Dan
Chondro Feb 4th - 10th
h0z (?????)Torture List :
Mizu
Radpants
DRC* Feel free to copy and paste dates, so crew can meet up on the hill if ya planets align!!!!!
i say this thread is a GO…. and its a GO..
but Mizu u forgot to add my name to the list ...
man always get left out here.