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    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 [...]

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    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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    The Complete Guide To Shiga Kogen

    Legend has it Japan has seen some 500 ski resorts grace its many hills at some point in time (predominantly the 1980’s and 90’s). Many have fallen by the wayside, but many more have combined into bigger and better resorts. [...]

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    Why You Need To Travel To Japan

    Japan offers some of the best snow in the world, but it offers a whole lot more as well. Here’s why you need to travel to Japan.  When most people think of skiing in Japan they think of Niseko or Hakuba, however, there are [...]

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    Want to Experience More than Snowy Mountain Towns?

    A country like no other. Japan is rich in traditions and culture yet vibrant and cosmopolitan, with some of the most welcoming people on earth. Connected by one of the best transport systems in the world, it is easy to get from on [...]

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    Top 10 Do’s And Dont’s When In Japan

    Strap in folks we’re going on a tour of some lesser known things to learn (the easy way, not the hard way) in Japan. Photo: Matt Wiseman/Niseko Photography & Guiding Mountainwatch Travel | Matt Wiseman [...]

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    What to Expect from your Japanese Accommodation

    Japanese accommodation is different from what you’re used to. Traditional Japanese hotels are called ryokans – an inn or lodge that offers the opportunity to experience traditional Japanese hospitality. Typically they [...]

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    Where To Ski In Japan? Honshu’s Best Resorts

    Honshu is the largest and most popular island of Japan with an abundance of different ski resorts to choose from. Whether you’re after a family holiday, backcountry riding or it’s your first time skiing, it has got something t [...]

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    Get to know the Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel

      Shiga Kogen is both the largest interconnected resort and highest resort in all of Japan, meaning there’s so much terrain to explore. In total there are 18 connected resorts. The area comprises a wide variety of terrain a [...]

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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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    Simone B
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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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