Appi Iwate Ski and Snowboard Travel Report - weekend trip to appi iwate

When did you visit?

jan 2008

Where did you stay?

I forget .. one of the big hotels there

How was the experience overall

great

How were the prices?

Moderate

Snow conditions

Powder

Mountain(s) recommended for

Black Diamond (advanced) Backcountry

Area recommended for

Backcountry snowboarding

Best things about this place

Has some nice black diamond courses and accessible back country.

Worst things about this place

Somewhat crowded for the two gondolas at the bottom of the mountains. The hotels are mostly very basic. The bus that picked us up from the station smelled like a chemical fire. It was making me sick. Hotel was really crowded it was almost impossible to get an elevator.

Advice

The mountain is great. Take the gondola's at the bottom in the morning and then stay at the top. Be careful about the hotels ... some of them suck. They are the mcdonalds of hotels. But the dinner was great at our hotel .. so not all bad.

Other Comments

Great back country .. I should be keeping this secret haha.

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Appi Iwate     Japan     Japan Travel     Skiing And Snowboarding In Japan