Originally Posted by
noah
Just booked a 34K PDX-SEA-NRT and return in February. Not sure if I'll actually go, but have been thinking about making a ski trip to Japan this winter and have a free week. At 34K miles its a pretty good use of miles.
For winter sports in Japan, doesn't one usually fly to Sapporo (spelling?) and go to the resorts from there? It's on a different island.
BTW, I would love to see monkeys in the wild using hot springs in the snow. To me, this is one of the iconic wildlife pictures.