We traveled in a group of 8, and rented a private van that took us from Narita airport to Sun Valley (Shiga Kogen) for around 110K JPY. Its a bit of a journey, and can be done with trains and buses aswell, but a private transfer is certainly more convenient.
@@doungy Realistically, mid/end of December will be good, great or incredible based on the amount of snow that Nov and Dec bring to the mountain. 3 days before going I had spoken to a friend in Nozawa Onsen (not in Shiga, but still relatively close) who mentioned snow was little & most lifts were closed. Luckily, it then snowed for 3 days straight and by the time we got to Shiga i would say conditions were between good and great. But nowhere near peak levels of snow that prior Decembers had seen, or levels you usually always have around end of Jan/mid Feb. The later in Dec/Jan you go, the "safer" it is. The "xmas" experience very much depends on the resort/hotel you choose. We stayed at Sun Valley (Villa Alpen), in a nice group, and despite the place not having the "classic" xmas vibes we have in Europe, it was still super warm, cozy and great to spend a white xmas with lots of snow falling right on that night. Look into Ichinose ski resort for accommodation, it could be an even nicer experience (more of a village, with more people/options around you).
@@jdtravelninja yeah I'm hoping the year just gone was a little bit of a outlier and year coming will be cranking. Have been looking at going towards Ichinose so thanks for the information! Coming from Australia, any kind of white will be fine on Xmas!!
To be specfic, you can book Chuo Taxi service, they will pick you up from the airport and take you directly to your hotel door step, approx 150K Yen, but its such a easy way of doing it. You can book Chuo on line
hi there, did you travel in a group? how did you get there from your airport?
We traveled in a group of 8, and rented a private van that took us from Narita airport to Sun Valley (Shiga Kogen) for around 110K JPY. Its a bit of a journey, and can be done with trains and buses aswell, but a private transfer is certainly more convenient.
Loving the look of that powder! Looking at heading there this year, pretty much same dates as you went. How was Christmas Day in Shiga?
@@doungy Realistically, mid/end of December will be good, great or incredible based on the amount of snow that Nov and Dec bring to the mountain. 3 days before going I had spoken to a friend in Nozawa Onsen (not in Shiga, but still relatively close) who mentioned snow was little & most lifts were closed. Luckily, it then snowed for 3 days straight and by the time we got to Shiga i would say conditions were between good and great. But nowhere near peak levels of snow that prior Decembers had seen, or levels you usually always have around end of Jan/mid Feb. The later in Dec/Jan you go, the "safer" it is.
The "xmas" experience very much depends on the resort/hotel you choose. We stayed at Sun Valley (Villa Alpen), in a nice group, and despite the place not having the "classic" xmas vibes we have in Europe, it was still super warm, cozy and great to spend a white xmas with lots of snow falling right on that night. Look into Ichinose ski resort for accommodation, it could be an even nicer experience (more of a village, with more people/options around you).
@@jdtravelninja yeah I'm hoping the year just gone was a little bit of a outlier and year coming will be cranking.
Have been looking at going towards Ichinose so thanks for the information! Coming from Australia, any kind of white will be fine on Xmas!!
To be specfic, you can book Chuo Taxi service, they will pick you up from the airport and take you directly to your hotel door step, approx 150K Yen, but its such a easy way of doing it. You can book Chuo on line
Thanks for sharing!
I respect people who doesn't need mask while skiing lol
hah thanks, hope you enjoyed the video ;)
It mustnt of been cold enough, but when its cold in Japan and your up in the mountains you need a mask