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B E A R S • D E NMountain Lodge | Hakuba |
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Welcome to the Bears Den Mountain Lodge. Our aim is to provide each guest with personalized service and an experience to remember. We are just 300 Meters from Goryu Gondola and lifts at the Hakuba 47 Ski-resort, which means- you can ski to our front door.
We are located in the Hakuba Valley which is nestled in the heart of the Japanese Alps. Very few places in the world can rival the majesty, hospitality, scenery and snow of this amazing valley.
Surrounded by 3000 meter peaks with an average snowfall of 11 meters are 10 world class resorts nearby with over 200 runs and back country touring that is easily some of the best in the world. With 11 meters of annual snowfall, the options are endless.
Be it summer or winter there are an abundance of activities to suit everyone. Hakuba offers skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, hot air ballooning, paragliding, mountain biking, hiking, canoing, wake boarding, motor biking, fishing, white water rafting, rock climbing, natural hot water onsens, and many nearby tourist attractions.
"Japan is slowly but surely coming to the attention of the outside world-and for good reason. Its mountains are big enough to offer serious free riding potential, its parks are cut to precision, its pipes are well maintained, its trees are perfectly spread out and-most importantly - from November to April it snows like nowhere else in the world. It means there is something here for everyone. Most resorts are built to entice even the most timid of riders, with great beginner runs and well -marked trails. But for good riders the off-piste runs are easily some of the best on the planet. When you factor in the long opening hours of most resorts (night skiing till 9pm) the clean, efficient and friendly nature of the Japanese people and the sheer cultural diversity, it's a wonder why Japan isn't the world's number one destination."
Quote from "Snowboarding the World " 2006
There are friends on powder days & we'll show you around!
Owners Tim & Lesley come from the West Coast of Australia, from the most isolated capital city in the world, and a long way from any mountains. So it was only a natural progression to become mountain lovers.
We have both travelled extensively over the years with multiple trips to Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the US in search of quality snow, big mountains, and more recently a place to settle and raise our new addition, our daughter Riley.
Japan is an amazing place to visit, even without the mountains! The beautiful people and their culture, incredible history and architecture, breathtaking scenery and of course the food, but apart from all that it's this Magical Valley that brings us here.
Endless terrain of jagged peaks, epic amounts of snow, plenty of sunny days, long seasons and very few people! We hope we can share our local knowledge, good times, and your best mountain story ever.
Tim, Lesley and Riley Heuchan
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