A white Christmas snowboarding in Japan

Snowboarders and skiers are lucky - we can always have a white Christmas. My wife and I drove to Naeba Christmas morning to take advantage of their beginner slopes (she's learning to ski), a bluebird day, and fair snow. If you're learning and you go very early, Naeba does have some excellent green runs...very flat and short...for beginners. For me, a chance to spend mountain time with my wife is always a good thing.