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Old Oct 11, 2018 | 6:00 am
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Originally Posted by NOLAnwGOLD
Any more recent Diamond experiences? I'm considering going for some ski time at the end of February 2019. Doesn't seem that there is an executive lounge unfortunately...
You can obviously read my post up thread, but don’t expect anything special as a Diamond member. Just enjoy the amazing amazing snow and beauty of Niseko:

- You may get a room upgrade, don’t expect anything than a room from going from small to maybe normal sized
- As you said no lounge, expect breakfast vouchers daily
- You should get 2 drink vouchers when you check in

Otherwise my general tips

1. Get to breakfast right at opening for immediate and best (by window) seating. Should be 630am.

2. Line up at the gondola 20-30 before opening (830am) and get up high (if upper lifts are open)

3. Make restaurant reservations and utilize the Hilton bus/shuttle to town

4. Onsen best times IMO are pre breakfast (5/530am), middle of day (1pm after cleaning), and during rush dinner time. Late hours after 11/1130pm are good too. Worst times are 30min after lifts close and around 9pm.

5. Did I mention enjoy the snow?

6. Oh yeah, don’t underestimate the temps. In Feb the high for 5 days was like 10F I’m the mountain.
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