Great post! Love the 'Expert ONRY'. :D

When I lived out there, for some reason I never quite made it to Nagano. Not for any particular reason, though. I had both my single forays into snowboarding and then skiing in Niigata, a little further North.

It was a great experience and you can't beat the onsen.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's an amazing place. I'd go back but have a significant tax debt out there so won't in this lifetime.