An excellent very helpful review, thank you. I live in the UK and have skied extensively in the US and if you are going for more than a week it saves you a lot of money to buy either the Epic or Ikon lift pass. Going to Japan for the first time next year and all in it is about 15% cheaper than a comparable holiday in the US if flying from Europe.
I visit Japan every year from Scotland as my son lives there. The skiing is exceptional and the people are polite and welcoming. You make valid points about the USA and I have skied there on a number of occasions , but in my very humble opinion Japan wins every time. I can't discount Europe either as it's (for me) easy to get to but can be very busy......Great VID
Thanks Dave :) Honestly the people are sometimes better than the snow and the skiing. We are visiting Europe for the first time in early 2025 so can’t wait!
I think i came across your son's youtube comment in a separate unrelated video. He said he was Scottish as well living in Japan, specifically in Hokkaido.
Agree with vast majority of what you said. But it is definitely not more expensive to go skiing in America than japan. If you're staying at high-end accommodations you may be correct, but if you look for budget-friendly options in the United States , you can go pretty affordably. I've never paid more than $300 for a round trip flight from the East Coast. If you buy an epic / ikon day pass tickets can be well under $100 per day for a lot of great Mountains in america. For instance I'm going to Vail in March With Friends. We all have our own bedroom in a nice condo. We have a four-wheel drive car rented. And we're flying into Eagle Airport which is right next to vail. The cost of lodging airfare and car rental is only $650 per person.. you can't even get a flight to Japan for that price from New York
@InvalidWatermelon I realize that. But he stated pretty clearly that it's cheaper to go to Japan from america. And I was giving the perspective of an American that goes on quite a few ski trips. I thought that I was more qualified to give you some realistic information on pricing from America. I felt obligated to stop the disinformation!!! Lol
Good points. It just depends what you want to ski on, and do afterwards. Japan in 2025 for us, but definitely going back to Europe in 26. We prefer Europe out of all of them. Price is similar and the skiing options, weather and terrain size take a lot of beating. 12 days in Europe vert wise this year i.e 90km, was just about as much as we did in our whole season in NZ this year, so you definitely rack up the distances.
good video. im interested in Japan. but you failed in not showing us on a map where the Japanese resorts were . you just talked out thier names which i almost forgot immediately. I'd like to see them names and on a map visually. specifically the resorts up in Haikkado. same too for USA, however i know most of them and where they all are. Japan isnt known well by anyone, so a map pointing out the exact resorts would have been far better. maybe you could even edit the video and add it.
In terms of safety during the lift ride, the problem is that some chairlifts in the USA are not equipped with safety bars. This can be very dangerous, especially if you suddenly fall off or if there are children on the chair. Fortunately, all chairlifts in Europe have a safety bar (including a footrest)
An excellent very helpful review, thank you. I live in the UK and have skied extensively in the US and if you are going for more than a week it saves you a lot of money to buy either the Epic or Ikon lift pass. Going to Japan for the first time next year and all in it is about 15% cheaper than a comparable holiday in the US if flying from Europe.
Hope you have an awesome trip Neil! We are taking our first trip to Europe in January and are so pumped to finally ride the alps
I visit Japan every year from Scotland as my son lives there. The skiing is exceptional and the people are polite and welcoming. You make valid points about the USA and I have skied there on a number of occasions , but in my very humble opinion Japan wins every time. I can't discount Europe either as it's (for me) easy to get to but can be very busy......Great VID
Thanks Dave :)
Honestly the people are sometimes better than the snow and the skiing. We are visiting Europe for the first time in early 2025 so can’t wait!
I think i came across your son's youtube comment in a separate unrelated video. He said he was Scottish as well living in Japan, specifically in Hokkaido.
Agree with vast majority of what you said. But it is definitely not more expensive to go skiing in America than japan. If you're staying at high-end accommodations you may be correct, but if you look for budget-friendly options in the United States , you can go pretty affordably. I've never paid more than $300 for a round trip flight from the East Coast. If you buy an epic / ikon day pass tickets can be well under $100 per day for a lot of great Mountains in america.
For instance I'm going to Vail in March With Friends. We all have our own bedroom in a nice condo. We have a four-wheel drive car rented. And we're flying into Eagle Airport which is right next to vail. The cost of lodging airfare and car rental is only $650 per person.. you can't even get a flight to Japan for that price from New York
Not everybody lives in the US
@InvalidWatermelon I realize that. But he stated pretty clearly that it's cheaper to go to Japan from america. And I was giving the perspective of an American that goes on quite a few ski trips. I thought that I was more qualified to give you some realistic information on pricing from America. I felt obligated to stop the disinformation!!! Lol
I liked your narratorstyle. Missed nothing, not too much, exactly to the point. Good job!
Why thank you :)
Good points. It just depends what you want to ski on, and do afterwards.
Japan in 2025 for us, but definitely going back to Europe in 26. We prefer Europe out of all of them. Price is similar and the skiing options, weather and terrain size take a lot of beating. 12 days in Europe vert wise this year i.e 90km, was just about as much as we did in our whole season in NZ this year, so you definitely rack up the distances.
good video. im interested in Japan. but you failed in not showing us on a map where the Japanese resorts were . you just talked out thier names which i almost forgot immediately. I'd like to see them names and on a map visually. specifically the resorts up in Haikkado. same too for USA, however i know most of them and where they all are. Japan isnt known well by anyone, so a map pointing out the exact resorts would have been far better. maybe you could even edit the video and add it.
Thanks for letting us know Jim! We will ensure a full map is included in our next videos :)
In terms of safety during the lift ride, the problem is that some chairlifts in the USA are not equipped with safety bars. This can be very dangerous, especially if you suddenly fall off or if there are children on the chair. Fortunately, all chairlifts in Europe have a safety bar (including a footrest)