Done many trips, including session in Whistler. Although nothing beats some of the Candian terrain on an epic powder day, I have found Japan to have more consistent powder days over all. Also like the smaller crowds in Japan (although Niseko can get busy).

I learnt to board in Buller some 15 years ago - don't think I will ever go back

Niseko and Rusutsu booked for next year

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MY11 WRX + 86

The only reason i found it more expensive than a week in Melbourne was because we tacked a week on the end of niseko in tokyo having a few sherbets every night. If you just do a splash and dash then you are right good sir.

You are going to be bitterly bitterly disapointed with perisher. Only good thing is skiing in jeans and a t shirt.

Brendon

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Losing is worse than death. You have to live with losing....

Cross country skied to My Kosioscko back in primary school, and 8 years ago spent 3 days in Queenstown. My tip don't eat yellow snow.

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Race Torque Dyno 399 NM, 248Kw @ 20PSI

Straight roads are for fast cars, twisty roads are for fast drivers. I have or am neither.

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I'll conceed getting to the snow here is cheaper. but not by a huge amount if you pick the right times. my flights per-mel-cb and cbr-per this year are $700, cheapest I have gotten to japan per-syd-nrt return was $990

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MY93 Impreza GX 1.8L, 0hp, 0nm

Just a note, Sunshine just closed this weekend. I believe it had been open since early November, all real snow. I'm looking forward to next winter already, driving up to the mountains every other weekend and home every night after a day of boarding should be fun.