Japan: General tips for when and where to go for snow

I haven't even left for this years ski trip yet, but the missus has already taken advantage of award flights to get us into CTS just before Christmas this year A mate is considering taking his (currently non-skiing) family to the club-med at Tomamu for Christmas. Does anyone have any info on how much of the piste is generally open at Christmas time?

The historical depths all look ok, but I'm assuming those are up the top of the mountain, and I don't know how much cover it needs to be skiable.

 

Is that with air china?

 

Nope, Qantas.

 

Where from please?
Ive been looking out of sydney for next december syd to cts and only air china come up via shanghai.

 

SYD - CTS direct (we hop from BNE). Depending on your QFF status the flights turn up either 353 (gold) or 297 (silver/bronze) days before departure.

 

Try Syd to Tokyo only or Syd to Osaka.

 

Huh, im only bronze ff and dont see any flights from syd to cts except on air china for the whole of December.

Syd to hnd shows jal and air china and cathay only but no qantas

 

Ah, sorry just did the sums and that (297 days) makes it Nov 4.
So qantas release partner airline flights before their own? Because i can get ff flights through till jan 5th but all code share

 

297 days from today is only Nov 4, so you won't see those award flights yet....

Edit:

MrsWokket is the travel nut, but I believe that's the case, yes.

 

Yes exactly.

 

Ok thanks