Tsugaike Kogen / ◎328cm / Partly Cloudy2022.Jan.23
There’s more to the Kane-no-naru-oka Slope than its length! This morning, the vast, gently sloping, beginner-friendly area was in great groomed condition with a well-packed powder snow surface. In fact, conditoins were so good that I was having a hard time deciding which area to head to. I spoke with a family from Tokyo (pictured) who told me, “Our kids just keep sliding down the slopes non-stop, and it’s exhausting trying to keep up with them!”
[Kane-no-naru-oka Slope]
All slope surfaces across the resort were in fantastic powder snow conditon, with the only difference being whether they were on the firm (Tsuga-no-mori, Han-no-ki, Maruyama) or soft side (Kane-no-naru-oka, Gotemba). The weather overall was calm and sunny, with thin clouds in the sky to the east and blue skies spreading out over the west.
[Gotemba Course]
It wasn’t only the main slopes that were meticulously maintained, but also the Kids Park (pictured, ¥500 admission for children, free for 1 adult chaperone). I met with a mother from Osaka who told me, “It’s my children’s first time to see snow. I heard that Tsugaike’s wide-open, gentle slopes were good for beginners, so we made the trip out here. I want my oldest to make their debut on skis, but they’re enjoying the Kids Park a bit too much.”
[Kane-no-naru-oka Slope]
First thing this morning, I talked with a skier from Nagano’s Matsukawa Village (pictured) on the Tsuga-no-mori Slope, who told me he was a little worried about the weather, but that he was about to head up to Mt. Hakuba Norikura. The surface irregularities on the ungroomed areas of the Tsuga-no-mori Slope were soft because of the dry conditions.
[Tsuga-no-mori Slope]
[Availability Information for Jan. 23 (Sun)]
* All Areas Available!
* Available Lifts … Gondola (8:00 a.m.―), totally 12lifts
* Lift Price … 1-day Ticket Adults JPY5,500, 6-12 y/o JPY3,300, Over 60 y/o: JPY4,000
＊Printable Rental Discount Coupons!
Carving Ski・Snowboard 1-Day Rental Set JPY2,500 / Outerwear JPY2,000!
Carving Ski・Snowboard High Performance Model Rental JPY500 Off!
Kid’s Ski・Snowboard 1-Day Rental Set JPY2,000 / Outerwear JPY1,000!
*Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort will start the 2021-22 Winter operation from late November, 2021 (*Depending on the snow) until May 5, 2022.
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