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Niseko Resort Info
Niseko is one of the foremost powder skiing destinations in the world. Having gained cult status as a ski destination, Niseko has a growing reputation in the mainstream. The resort is split into three areas of slopes, with most of them offering extensive night skiing.
Grand Hirafu is is the largest area, and the town of Hirafu at the bottom of the slopes has a variety of modern and ancient architecture. There are plenty of bars and restaurants offering fantastic Japanese food as well as burgers and other western ski resort staples.
Expert's Opinion
″Skiing in Japan is unlike anywhere else in the world; the snow is lighter, the apres ski entertainment comes in the form of onsens, and the tree skiing is unparalleled. As the largest and best known of the Japanese ski resorts, Niseko is quite simply the ultimate powder skiing destination.″
Niseko Resort
Niseko has become a household name in skiing thanks to its phenomenal snow record and the allure of a major skiing hub in Asia. But how much do we really know about the resort itself?
Well, the first thing to note is that the Niseko United ski area, officially Japan’s number one ski resort, is actually comprised of 4 ski resorts – Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village and An’nupuri – each nestled below the ski lifts and pistes on Mt. Niseko An’nupuri.
In terms of infrastructure, Hirafu Village is the most developed of all the areas of the resort. This is where you will find the best bars and restaurants, English-speaking rental shops, ski schools and guides.
Elsewhere in the resort, you will find villages and hamlets offering peaceful alternatives to the vibrant buzz of the main Hirafu Village area. Niseko is well known for its ‘onsen’ or natural hot springs, as well as the unique experience of Japanese skiing.
Although there are only around 55km of pistes in Niseko, the actual ski-able area is far larger thanks to the world famous off-piste. Niseko is famous for its powder snow, the result of from weather coming across from Siberia and its relatively high latitude. The fluffy, waist-deep powder can be skied daily in the resort and the backcountry.
The well-spaced trees that cover much of the off-piste are home to some of the best tree-skiing in the world, and the setting for more than a few professional ski videos. The ski area also boasts incredible views of Mount Yotei, which is known as the Fuji of Hokkaido and dominates the landscape as you look out from the slopes of Niseko.
However much you love the off-piste in Niseko though, the main runs have plenty of offer skiers thinking of buying in Niseko, including superb beginner, intermediate and advanced slopes and one of the largest night-skiing operations on the planet. Lifts are open until 8.30pm each evening from mid-December to late March; not only can skiers enjoy a long ski day, but the area is completely transformed under the floodlights in the evenings.
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