点评:As a long-time resident of Japan, and avid skier, I usually enjoy taking two or three ski trips to Hokkaido every winter. Unfortunately, this year we were too busy to get to our usual haunts, but not wanting to go without skiing at least once, we decided to try out the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort.
Another reason we chose Nozawa Onsen was that it is pet-friendly, and we could bring our Jack Russell Terrier with us. You can take your dog on the slopes, and ski down with him (or her), which is an experience we haven’t had before. To bring your dog on the lift, you have to get a 660 yen ticket, and they give you a bag in case there are any accidents on the way down.
Since we were skiing with our dog, we took the easier slopes to the bottom. The slopes were surprisingly long, and very friendly to beginners and children. If you are learning to ski, or don’t have a lot of experience, Nozawa is better than the places we usually go to in Niseko.
There are several places you can stop to eat and drink as you ski down. The food is tasty, reasonably priced, and goes well with beer. We went on an especially busy day, the resort was crowded with locals and western tourists, but the lines at the lifts weren’t bad, and we could find seating in the restaurants next to the slopes.
Ski rental shops were busy, but efficient, and renting our equipment was reasonably quick and painless. I was surprised at the quality of the skis, which was better than what were available at places like Hanazono, Rusutsu, or Kiroro Snow World. Prices were also very reasonable..
The quality of the snow when we went was good, though a bit slushy. Nozawa doesn’t have the powder snow which Hokkaido is famous for. The slopes are groomed before the resort is opened, but by the end of the day there can be some rough spots.
Access to Nozawa is not hard, you can take the Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Iiyama Station, then the local train from Iiyama to Nozawa Onsen Station. The trip takes a little under 3 hours. Pay attention to the train timetable, and give yourself time to get to the station.
When taking the Shinkansen on a busy day, you may find that there are no reserved seats available. If the train is crowded, and you don’t have a reserved seat, you may have to stand in the aisle or in the areas at the end of the cars.
To get a seat if you can’t reserve one, get to the platform around 20 minutes before the train arrives. Your Shinkansen ticket will show which car you will ride in, find the corresponding spot on the platform where your car will stop. There are two doors to each car, the waiting place for each door is marked on the floor of the platform. Arrive early and be first in line, and you should be able to get a seat.
Nozawa Onsen Town is an interesting place with lots of shops, stores, and restaurants, and is very old-school Japan, except for the large number of foreign tourists. Recently it has become very busy, and getting a table for dinner is hard, and on weekends will require a reservation.
You can enjoy the baths Nozawa Onsen is famous for, a soak in the onsen is wonderful after a long day on the slopes. One thing Nozawa Onsen lacks is a variety of hotels. There are no modern places to stay, but there are some smaller and older places which are comfortable enough, and which have good food.
All in all, we had a great time in Nozawa Onsen, and plan to visit again next season.
翻译:作为一个长期居住在日本的人和狂热的滑雪爱好者,我通常喜欢每年冬天去北海道滑雪两到三次。不幸的是,今年我们太忙了,无法去往常去的地方,但又不想不去滑雪至少一次,所以我们决定尝试一下野泽温泉滑雪场。
我们选择野泽温泉的另一个原因是它对宠物友好,我们可以带着我们的杰克罗素梗犬。你可以带着你的狗去滑雪场,和他(或她)一起滑雪,这是我们以前没有过的体验。带狗上电梯需要660日元的门票,他们还会给你一个袋子,以防下山时发生意外。
由于我们和狗一起滑雪,所以我们选择了更容易的斜坡到底部。雪道出奇的长,对初学者和孩子来说非常友好。如果你正在学习滑雪,或者没有太多经验,野泽比我们通常去新雪谷的地方要好。
滑雪时,您可以在几个地方停下来吃喝。食物味道鲜美,价格合理,与啤酒很相配。我们去的那天特别忙碌,度假村里挤满了当地人和西方游客,但电梯前的队伍还不错,我们可以在滑雪场旁边的餐厅找到座位。
滑雪设备租赁店很繁忙,但效率很高,租赁我们的设备相当快速且轻松。我对滑雪板的质量感到惊讶,这比花园、留寿都或喜乐乐雪世界等地方的滑雪板都要好。价格也很合理..
我们去的时候雪质很好,虽然有点泥泞。野泽没有北海道著名的粉雪。滑雪场在度假村开业之前就已经进行了清理,但到了一天结束时,可能会出现一些困难的地方。
前往野泽并不困难,您可以从东京站乘坐新干线到饭山站,然后从饭山乘坐当地火车到野泽温泉站。行程需要不到 3 小时。留意火车时刻表,给自己留出时间到达车站。
在繁忙的一天乘坐新干线时,您可能会发现没有预留座位。如果火车很拥挤,并且您没有预留座位,您可能需要站在过道或车厢末端的区域。
如果您无法预订座位,请在火车到达前 20 分钟左右到达站台。您的新干线车票上会显示您将乘坐哪节车厢,请在站台上找到相应的停车点。每节车厢有两扇门,站台地面上标有每扇门的候车位置。早点到达并排在第一位,您应该能够找到座位。
野泽温泉镇是一个有趣的地方,有很多商店、商店和餐馆,除了大量的外国游客之外,这里是非常老派的日本。最近生意非常火爆,吃饭都很难,周末还要订位。
您可以享受野泽温泉著名的浴场,在滑雪场度过漫长的一天后泡在温泉里真是太棒了。野泽温泉缺少的一件事是酒店种类繁多。没有现代化的住宿地点,但有一些较小和较旧的地方,足够舒适,而且有美味的食物。
总而言之,我们在野泽温泉度过了一段愉快的时光,并计划下个季节再次访问。