Nagano Ski Trip
Trip Start
Sep 20, 2006
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Trip End
Aug 17, 2007
Nagano,
Chubu,
Japan
Friday, February 23, 2007
We got a great deal on the trip at the travel agency on the Osaka University campus. I went with 4 other girls: 1 from Mongolia, 1 from China, and 2 from Korea. We actually spoke mostly in Japanese which was the common language between us. We took night buses both directions, and the week we went, there was a special deal where we got one of the better hotels for the same price as the cheapest hotel. Our hotel was amazing and was Japanese style with tatami mats, futons, and yukatas. Amazing dinners were also provided after our long days of skiing! There was always hot green tea in our room, and there were also public baths to relax your muscles after skiing.
Actually, everyone else was a beginner, so it was pretty slow for half the day on the first 2 days, but I actually split from the rest of the group for the rest of the time because I wanted to check out some of the other courses and beautiful views. Even in the time we spent there, I wasn't able to go to every course. This is because it is the largest ski and snowboard resort area in Japan, and probably one of the world's largest, with 21 different resorts all interlinked with one combined lift ticket. It was awesome, and on our 3rd day of skiing, I went down one of the Olympic courses (the others were too difficult), and I didn't even fall a single time. Although, the last part of the course was a straight down drop, and I couldn't control myself and was going super fast. But the good thing is that there was a very long, wide, flat, and straight course after it, so I was able to slow down gradually. It was so fun to go down the Olympic course!!!
