斑尾高原 / ◎400cm / 晴雪｜ゲレンデレポート｜スノーナビ｜白馬八方・栂池・五竜等の観光案内はスノーナビ白馬で。

Madarao Kogen / ◎400cm / Sunny & Snowy2022.Feb.16

3 people from Shizuoka Prefecture (Photo) said, “This is our first time to visit Madarao Kogen Ski Area. There are such various courses here, so we will try all of them!” In Paradise Area, there is a border sign between Nagano and Niigata Prefecture (Photo) and this is popular as a photo spot.
[Paradise]
The weather was calmly good with the blue sky and the groomed slopes were nicely firm in every course with the compacted 5cm fresh snow. A group of students from Tokyo asked me, “We came to Madarao for the first time by Orion Tour. Could you tell me your favorite course?”, so I answered, “I recommend you to go to the summit area by No.13 Lift. You will see an amazing view from there.”
[Curving]
However…, the summit was in the thick fog. The member of that student group said, “We can see nothing here! Come on!” (Photo). By the way, you can choose 3 courses from here, the upper part of Crystal (= Off-piste steep slope), Ocean View (= Groomed slope for beginners and intermediate) and Adventure Aisle (=Tine off-piste steep slope).
[Ocean View]
The beginning part of Adventure Aisle (Photo) is a groomed gentle slope and this often makes people misread its difficulty, but a tiny steep off-piste slope will wait for you after that. It is recommended to choose Ocean View for beginners usually. 2 people from Saitama Prefecture asked me about the courses, “We are very nervous because this is our first time.” and they went down the course. (I hope they could arrive at the bottom safely).
[Adventure Aisle]