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  • Nozawa Powder
    Travel – A Ski Holiday and Wellness Retreat in One at Nozawa Onsen

    By Alex Parsons The hot spring waters of  Nozawa Onsen are said to have special healing properties. From quelling mental stress to soothing aches and pains, the steaming bath houses are beacons of wellness, frequented by Japanes [...]

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    3 Minutes Of Nothing But Japow!

    Japan has just started seeing its first snowfalls of the season at high elevations and there will be plenty more on the way with most resorts planning to open in December. While at the moment it’s not looking like we’l [...]

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    ASPEN SNOWMASS WINS A BLIZZARD OF AWARDS IN BEST FAMILY SKI RESORTS 2020

    Australian’s Favourite Resort Wins 5 of 7 Awards for USA ski areas ASPEN SNOWMASS, Co.— Oct 2, 2020 — Aspen Snowmass is honoured to have won first place in five of seven categories, and third in another, in the prestigi [...]

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    Secret Steps to Having a Hassle-Free Family Ski Vacation

    Taking a family vacation is a fantastic way to take a break from work and school. Unwinding is an essential activity that you and your family should do regularly to disconnect from your daily routines and reconnect with each other [...]

  • Ski Whistler in 2025/6!
    Everything You Need to Know About Whistler Blackcomb

    Whistler Blackcomb is North America’s largest ski resort, encompassing 3,306 hectares over two separate mountains. You have over 200 runs to choose from, from the mellow beginner slopes, to gladed tree runs and advanced steeps, [...]

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    Everything You Need to Know About Sunshine Village

    About Sunshine Village High in the heart of Banff National Park, a mere 15-minute drive from the mountain town of Banff, sits Sunshine Village – one of the snowiest resorts in Canada. Sunshine can also boast the longest non-glac [...]

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    Everything You Need to Know About Lake Louise

    About Lake Louise Located in Banff National Park, with its monolithic mountains, shimmering glaciers, deep-frozen lakes and equally deep powder, Lake Louise, one of the so-called ‘Big 3’ is perhaps the most beautiful place in [...]

  • Revelstoke Gondola
    Everything You Need to Know About Revelstoke

    For decades, helicopter and cat skiers from around the world have flocked to Revelstoke, BC, attracted to its perfect powder, varied alpine terrain and quaint mountain community. If you’ve ever viewed a ski or snowboard movie, i [...]

  • Cruising down the Hakuba Groomers
    First Timer’s Guide To Hakuba

    Ten different resorts, 135 lifts and more than 200 runs – all pummelled by regular powder top-ups throughout the snow season. If you haven’t yet been, here’s your first-timer’s guide to Hakuba.  There are few places i [...]

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    First Timer’s Guide To Myoko

    So, you’ve skied Niseko and Hakuba, maybe even Furano or Nozawa Onsen. But have you been to Myoko Kogen yet? This is the powder mecca of Honshu – it gets dumped with more than 13 metres of snow every season and plays host to a [...]

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    Why Book With Us

    Experience & Knowledge Operating for over 16 years in the snow travel industry, curating packages to destinations all over the world, we have naturally collected a team of passionate snow enthusiasts along the way. Coming from [...]

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    Shiga Kogen Showcase Video

    Want to learn more about Shiga Kogen? Check out the video below from our friends at Mountainwatch as Reggae Ellis and Jimmy Wacher in conjunction with Classic Resorts Japan showcase all things Shiga Kogen. You’ll get an insiderâ [...]

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    nicky sullivan
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    Lizzie was so helpful, gave us some options and advice to help us pinpoint where we wanted to go. And once we had booked provided some really helpful travel advice and answering questions we had. Easy to deal with, everything was smooth and we had a great time.
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    Shelly Drewitz
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    Calum was awesome at helping us every step of the way with our trip. We got a great deal on the accommodation and ski lift, and we will definitely come back to Mountainwatch next time based on his excellent service.
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    Mark K Grant
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    I booked my Japan ski holiday through Mountainwatch. Very professional and when we arrived in Japan all was laid out for us. The accommodation was even nicer than expected. KIrsty was very good to work with and made things very easy!!!! will book again next season.
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    Jess
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    Great experience booking through this company, our contact Anna was brilliant, and organised a fantastic ski trip for us. The travel was all clearly laid out, the accommodation was lovely, the ski field was fantastic, great range of local dining options and bars.
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    Brett A
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    Mountain Watch are great, well organised and excellent advice on locations and accommodation. Highly recommended!
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    Thanks Kirsty for helping arrange our family trip to Myoko for Xmas 2025, we had an amazing time
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    Jan Kelly
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    Thanks Kirsty, once again your arrangements for us in Japan worked very well. We’ll have no hesitation about touching base with you before we make another booking….. not sure if we’ll be organised by June, but we’ll see. Have a great season yourself and keep up the good work at MountainWatch. Regards Jan and Tom
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    Samantha Farr
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    Our trip to Hakuba and Tokyo was so smooth and easy thanks to the help of Justine. Hotel was great and in a perfect location and it was very smooth having all our extras like lessons and rentals booked and sorted before we arrived. Would 100% book through Mountainwatch Travel again!
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    John Durham
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    This is the second year that Kristy has organized travel arrangements for a skiing holiday to Furano in Japan, for us. It is the second time that those arrangements have been fulfilled seamlessly. No hassles, as planned and on time. Perfect, and will use Mountainwatchj Travel again. John Durham
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    We booked through Anna O’Malley for our stay in Nozawa onsen Village in Japan. Seamless service, prompt, and pricing reasonable. The Shimataya View Hotel, was a lovely stay. Room size was large, great views, and Amazing service from Staff. Momoi and Eloisa couldn’t help enough- from dinner reservations to organising luggage to Tokyo. Property is older, though clean, well maintained. 10 min walk to slopes, 5 min walk to village centre. I recommend Mountain Watch, and this property. Photos are the view from our room.
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