Getting to and from the main resorts from Happo is reasonably simple, but you have to be organised. Free shuttle buses run from a few stops around Happo (the stop we used was the Mominoki hotel) to Goryu Escal Plaza, Goryu Iimori station, Hakuba 47, and Iwatake.

Hello snowbunniez, Here is some useful info on Hakuba that we gleaned from some other boarders and skiiers.

The following is a guide to the costs you can expect if planning a trip to Hakuba. I've given the approximate AUD amount assuming an exchange rate of 1AUD to 84Y.

We are staying in a pension in Happo village. A pension is kind of a cross between a bed and breakfast and a backpacker's.

Today was a play day at our favourite resort so far - Goryu. The snow had stopped falling and it was another bright blue sky day.

On Saturday we went to Iwatake resort in the hope that it would be the least crowded of the ski resorts in Hakuba, as it seems to be the least promoted.

On our third day in Hakuba, the snow gods smiled down upon us and we had snow showers for most of the day - not classified as a big dump, but enough for a fine day of boarding.

Hi snowbunnies! as I write this, I am having my traditional post snowboarding beer, straight from the vending machine of course.