Tsugaike Nature Park / Slightly Snowy 2021.Oct.21
Tsugaike Ropeway and Tsugaike Nature Park will finish the summer operation on Oct. 24 (Sun) this season. This will also be the last trekking report of this summer and we took a hike toward Tenguppara. After the first snowfall on the peaks of Ushiro Tateyama Renpo on Oct. 17 (Sun), Tsugaike Nature Park and Tsugaike Ski Resort had snowing on Oct. 18 (Mon) for the first time and from Oct. 20 (Wed) to Oct. 21 (Thu) as well.
[Ropeway Summit Station – Tenguppara, Trail to Hakuba Oike]
Although there was just 2cm snowfall in the ski area in the morning of Oct. 21 (Thu), Tsugaike Nature Park had even 20cm deep fresh snow. A man I met there talked, “I am so surprised at this snow because it is much more than I expected. I would have given up on coming here if I could not find your tracks. I will try to hike to Mt. Hakuba Norikura.” However, he returned his way after a while because the trail could have a risk.
[Tenguppara, Trail to Hakuba Oike]
Tenguppara had 30cm deep snowfall and it reached to even my knees in some parts. I felt in danger when I fell down into the snow because I missed the wooden trail under the snow. However, the feel of this fresh snow was so fluffy and made me excited. It started to snow at around 11:00 a.m. and got slightly stronger at 11:30 a.m.
[Tenguppara, Trail to Hakuba Oike]
Those facilities in the nature park such as Tsugaike Hutte, Hakuba Oike Sanso Hut and Hakuba Sanso Hut will be closed on Oct. 16 (Sat) and Tsugaike Sanso Hut will finish its operation on Oct. 23 (Sat). Hakuba Tsugaike WOW! at the middle station of the gondola will have the last operation days on Oct. 23 (Sat) and Oct. 24 (Sun). Tsugaike Ski Resort will start its winter operation in late November, depending on the snowfall.
[Ropeway Summit Station – Tenguppara, Trail to Hakuba Oike]
Thank you for reading the Tugaike report（TugaikeShizennen, Tenguppara, WOW!） again this year. See you next season.
[Tsugaike Nature Park Availability Information]
*Summer Season … June. 12 (Sat)－Oct. 24 (Sun), 2021
*Opening Hours … 8:00 a.m.－(Aug. 16 – Sep. 17 & Sep. 21 – Sep. 24), 7:00 a.m.－(Sep. 18 – Sep. 20 & Sep. 25 – Sep. 26)
(*The opening time in Aug. 21 – Sep. 12 is changed to from 8:00 a.m.)
*Price … Tsugaike Ropeway Round-trip + Nature Park / Adult: JPY3,700, Child: JPY2,100
→Advance Ticket Adult: JPY3,300, Child JPY1,850! (Please go to the gondola station directly without exchanging the ticket), Shinshu 4 Ticket Set / JPY9,800 (Valid on 4 days during the operation period, multiple ticket can be used at once for multiple people)
[Tsugaike WOW! Availability Information]
*Summer Season … June. 12 (Sat)－Oct. 24 (Sun), 2021
*Opening Hours … 9 a.m.－4 p.m. (Last entry 3 p.m.)
*Fee … Tobidas: Adult & 6–12 y/o JPY1,000, Fumidas: Adult & 6–12 y/o JPY800, Kabedas: Adult & 6–12 y/o JPY500, Kogidas: Adult & 6–12 y/o JPY2,000,
*To Visitors Requesting Original Data of Our Photographs
*Tsugaike Nature Park & WOW! will be reported 1－2 times a week
