I made a poll!

So far, I went to 10

Well, I did 10 in just the last week in Hakuba: Kashimayari, Aokiko, Sanosaka, Goryu, 47, Happo One, Tsugaike, Iwatake, Norikura and Cortina. If I had a few more days I would have done Highlands, Minekata and Yanaba to complete the full tour of Hakuba.
I also did Furano in Hokkaido and did Val d'Isere and Tignes in France. So that makes it 13 in all.

lemme see,...Hirafu, Higashiyama, Hanazono, Annupuri,....

ONE

I'm sorry, Thursday, but to qualify as a separate resort, it must have a separate lift pass. So Hanazono, Hirafu and even Alpen would only qualify as one. Of course you can call all of Niseko just one if you like. But most of what you say never makes much sense anyway.

7 I think it was

When you say 'how many different resorts', do you mean as in new, first time to try if so then for me it would, Marunuma, Yuzawa nakazato, minami kogen, minami houdaigi. If it is how many different resorts you have been to this year then that would be eight for me I think.
Having said that I went to some of these and other resorts more than once this year.

Not only new - just how many resort in total.

this is for Markie.

All those resorts you visited near Hakuba in the last week, was there decent snow cover? im really trying to figure out if it is worth my money to come over for a week or 2 beginning april 7th and finding out snow reports is a bit vague.
im not really a fan of the park, more just riding, any of piste/ trail/ in the trees free riding...
was it any good or not worth it?
hope to hear from you, thanks
matt

Having flown in fro Oz, We rode at Furano and a day at Kamui Ski Links.

Def worth the trip, and next year's accom is booked already! Just awaiting a decent airfare deal, still have until Xmas to get that sorted.

15, i think. Lots of new ones.

Just 3

Niseko
Furano
Rusutsu

Hey, Matt, I have been doing Hakuba during Easter every year for the last three years. The snow cover this time was the best of the three. So it was really great for me this visit. However, with the combination of sun and rain, melt and wash away, the snow cover is melting fast. There will definitely still be a lot of terrain to ski come April 7, but I imagine that the 3 resorts of Sun Alpina will be closed by then, as will Iwatake. But the upper areas of Goryu/47, Happo and Tsugaike will still have quite a bit of skiable area. The snow will also be a bit mushy. So should you go or not? If it were me and Easter was at April 7 this year, I wouldn't hesistate and go, but that's me. I have fun in any muck. Don't expect powder, expect some areas closed and expect some slush. But there will still be plenty of skiable area.

Good luck!

thanks Markie
i think im going to go, why not is a much better reply to any question than why.

see you there!!

Asahidake
Chisenupuri
Kamui Ski Links
Kiroro Ski World
Kurodake
Niseko United
Rusutsu
Sapporo Kokusai

Would love to see you there, mate, but alas, I'm back at work in pollution stricken HK and have already bid farewell to Hakuba for this season. But you make sure you hook up with the cool gang there and have a smashing time.

Kagura, Myoko Suginohara, Madarao Kogen, Gran Deco, Alts Bandai, Ogna Snowpal............6 with perhaps another next week

5 I think

Kagura
Naeba
Suginohara
Nozawa
Ishiuchi Maruyama

A pathetic 2.

Just 1!

(Furano)

Hakuba 47