Youwon’thaveanydifficultyingettingrentalgearinHakuba.Therearesomanyrentalshopsthebiggerproblemwillbetodecidewheretogetit from.Itisbettertoprebookyourgearsinceeventhoughalloftheskiresortsdohaveinhouserentalshopstheydotendtobemoreexpensivethen elsewheresincetheyrelyexclusivelyonwalkins.Someoftheshopswithonlinebookingalsoofferanonlineorearlybirdbookingdiscountsothat makes it a no brainer. AwiderangeofgearisavailableinHakuba.Ifyouareabeginnerthenitisawasteofmoneytorentthemostexpensivegear,butontheotherhand ifyouarealreadyshreddingitthenyouwillbenefitfromhavingbettergear.Itisbettertoberealisticaboutyourchoiceofgear-powderskis/boards aregreatindeeppowderbutnotsogreatongroomersorinthepark.Contrarytocommonbelief,Hakubadoesnothavedeepsnoweveryday (unless perhaps you are going backcountry). All mountain or an all purpose set of gear is a better option. The following shops can all be recommended by SkiHakuba.com and all have online booking facilities.
ThiswellknownAustralianbasedsnowsportsshopnotonlydoesrentals,butalsohasanexcellentretailsection.LocatedintheWadano region of Hakuba, near the Mominoki hotel. Their huge shop has a wide range of gear, especially top of the range gear.
HAKUBA SKI & SNOWBOARD RENTALS
Youwon’thaveanydifficultyingettingrentalgearinHakuba. Therearesomanyrentalshopsthebiggerproblemwillbeto decide where to get it from. Thefollowingshopscanallberecommendedby SkiHakuba.com and all have online booking facilities.