Conveniently located next to the Niseko Hilton, the Niseko Village Ski Resort has easy equipment rentals and returns. Lift tickets can be easily purchased via the Niseko United website for access to all four resorts in the area and passes are printed via a kiosk in the ticket lobby. The gondola to the top of the mountain is a 4 person enclosed gondola (2x2, back to back seating) and if you are facing rearwards you get a nice view of Mt. Yotei. Although there are runs rated beginner off the gondola, I would suggest beginners start on the lower chair lift. The gondola runs are more intermediate to advanced in my opinion. I had to help some newbies off the slope on my visit since it was too steep for them.
