Hey guys, I'm planning to go skiing in Japan next year either in march or later in the year like December.
Anyone got any opinion about skiing in Furano? The idea is to spend about 7 to 10 days in Hokkaido, based in Furano, mixing skiing with sightseeing in surounding areas (tbc).
Really enjoying reading v10 thread btw, but only up to August posts on page 33.

This post has been edited by dickybird: Dec 27 2017, 07:49 PM

Here's next year's list of Japanese Public holidays, gf went to Japan during one of the public holidays in May and she had to pay more for hotel rooms.

The list is for national holidays in Japan.

Depends on your cold tolerance, i guess. Have you been to cold countries before? Unless it's very windy or very very low temperatures, heat tech undershirt, shirt, fleece and wind proof jacket should be enough. Jeans with or without Lycra leggings should also be warm enough unless you get wet.
Key to comfort is layering and taking them off or putting them on depending on the conditions.

In all my years, studying and loving in the UK, never had a pair of long Johns but i don't mind the cold.
Sleep wear is personal preference and the hotels should have heating also.

They do have short sleeved heat tech shirts for the men.

Use Skyscanner.

Crampons? Is someone going to climb a mountain?

Oot, but the last few times I've been overseas (Thailand and Korea) i just got by using Digi internet passes. So much easier than fiddling with a new SIM card though i agree if there's a group, it's probably cheaper to share a portable WiFi.

Remember to authorize your international roaming feature for your prepaid sim.