The only problem with QF and skiing is that Sapporo is not listed as a destination on the QF web page. So you have to book QF to Narita then either JAL or ANA separately. Last year the JAL flights connected out of Narita to Sapporo but to come home you had to go to Haneda. Not user friendly so most people i know book with Cathay through Hongkong. Just another opportunity lost.