The Iimori Ski Resort is not as well known as Happo-one, but it is a nice place to go for skiing. You can easily connect to Escal Plaza and Hakuba 47, either by ski lift or shuttle bus.
The Hakuba Snow Sports School is located here and they offer great lessons, be it private or individual.
There are Ski Rentals, storage lockers, a few food shops and a large seating area.
It gets crowded every morning at 10.20am and at 1.30pm as that is the time when ski lessons begin at the base.
When I visited, the first slope was very rocky and not nice to ski on. For better snow, you should ski over to Escal Plaza and take the Gondola up to the top of the mountain. The snow there is awesome.
If you are good enough, you can even ski down from the mountain back to Iimori Ski Resort.
There are many shuttle buses servicing the Iimori resort so it is pretty convenient as well.
Overall, Iimori Ski Resort is a nice ski resort but it may get crowded, just less crowded than other more...
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