THE lifts have barely started spinning, and already tour operators are prepping for what is set to be the biggest year yet, with initial bookings already comfortably surpassing last year’s pre-season.
And to deal with the anticipated influx of tourists, operators have had to drastically increase staff numbers for this season. All this, even with the Japanese yen being comparatively strong compared to the American and Canadian dollar. However, it seems that the atmosphere and quality of snow continues to attract tourists to the area.