Apologies for typos and formatting, can't force my phone onto mobile mode for this site.

the bus- whiteliner- is the one I always used. It costs not too much and is excellent and runs to end march. Highly recommend.
rusutsu you could still have a decent time, though I find it needs a bit more snow to be decent and is quite flat, as a resort.
the Westin has ok slope access, about similar to Tomamu.

the Hilton ski valet is a service where you just dump your skis with a hotel employee and they locker them for you, giving you a card to collect them later. Then you sit down, take off your boots and give them to a different eployee. It's all very civilised!
would help with late checkout I guess, cos you don't need the room still, or a specific licker.