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Niseko

Niseko Niseko Ski Resort, located in Hokkaido, is a 2.5 hour drive from Sapporo's Chitose Airport and is probably the most famous Japanese resort amongst international skiers and boarders. Officially Japan's number one snow resort, comprised of four interlinked ski resorts - Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village and Annupuri, it is renowned for its consistent quality and abundance of powder snow throughout the winter. With an average of around 15 metres of snow each year, Niseko is suited to skiers and boarders of all ability levels. Famous for its wide-open powder bowls and three runs, Niseko also has some great off-piste skiing with many back-country options available. When the snow slows and the clouds move away, the views open up to reveal the splendour of now dormant Mt Yotei, such an amazing back drop. Just in case you don't get enough during day light hours, Niseko also offers extensive night skiing until 9:00pm. The vibrant Hirafu village offers an amazing choice of International dining options, whatever type of cuisine suits your fancy from Michelin star restaurants to the small family run Izakaya's and the fresh Hokkaido seafood is renowned throughout Japan. Niseko Village Niseko Village is located at the base of the Niseko Gondola giving great access to the inter-linked ski resorts of Niseko United. There is a constructed traditional Japanese village with some amazing restaurants and shops. Here you will find plenty of other activities to make your snow holiday most memorable. Don't miss out on a reindeer drawn sleigh ride or forget about the cross-country course. There are two magic carpets at the base of Niseko Village making it a great beginners learning area. Getting around the village has never been easier with the Upper Village Gondola and Village Express lift offering easy accessibility to the shops and restaurants. Although you have everything on your doorstep there are regular buses to take you the 20-minute drive into the main Hirafu village. read more

Wengen

A very picturesque resort which has welcomed skiers since the 19th century, ì Wengen has probably the most spectacular scenery of any mountain resort in the ì world. Serious competitors are its neighbors in the Jungfrau region, ì Grindelwald and Murren. Car-free, with life centered on the railway (which ì ultimately reaches Europe's highest rail station) Wengen has the spectacular ì backdrop of the Eiger as well as the Monch and Jungfrau. It is one of the ì 'original' downhill skiing destinations pioneered by British tourists, and was ì the first resort in the world to offer uphill transportation (the railway to ì Kleine Scheidegg, completed in 1911). The resort is the base of the famous Downhill Only Club (DHO), established in ì 1924 when the English visitors first persuaded the locals to keep the railway ì running in the winter to get a lift up the mountains, then jump out and ski ì 'downhill only'. Wengen is also home to the legendary and spectacular annual ì Lauberhorn World Cup downhill course, the longest and many believe the ì greatest there is. Wengen's presence in the lists of 'most favorite resorts' for those who have ì visited it is an unusual one. Most other entrants will be there because of ì their fantastic skiing. Wengen will be there because of how you feel just ì being there, even before you put your skis on. The awe inspiring mountainscape ì above and below borders on a spiritual experience for many, which makes even ì the most bland skiing experience seem transcendental. Not that Wengen's skiing is bland - far from it. Nearly 100 miles (160 km) of ì trails, shared with neighboring Grindelwald, are lift-linked from the village, ì with a further 40 km (25 miles) also on the Jungfrau Top Ski Lift pass across ì the valley at Murren. The main ski area (shared with Grindelwald) is the ì Kleine Scheidegg read more