REPORT

Before the resort opened today, I ran across a terrain park digger (pictured), who greeted me and said, “I’d love it if you introduced the Uenotaira Snow Park in your report.” Well, currently there’s a 4-meter rainbow BOX, a 4-meter wide BOX, a 4-meter rail and a wave element set up along the Uenotaira Quad at the beginning of the park, along with a 4-meter kicker and 2 waves from the middle to the end of the park. All of them are maintained daily and the park is set up so that even beginner park skiers and riders can try it out.
[Uenotaira Slope]

The moderately-firm, groomed snow surface of the Uenotaira Slope felt fantastic. It was there that I spoke with three people from Tokyo, who told me, “We’re staying the night at Nozawa Onsen tonight. Since our accommodation doesn’t include dinner, we’re going to head to the center of the village and find a restaurant to eat at. We’re also looking forward to doing some onsen (hot spring) hopping.” Indeed, Nozawa is a great place for après-ski.
[Uenotaira Slope]

The beginning of the Paradise Slope (pictured) had a moderately-packed, groomed wet snow surface that felt like powder, while the groomed surface rom the middle to end of the run was noticeably firmer. The Champion, Forest, and Kumataka courses, as well as the Hikage and Nagasaka slope areas had similarly-firm, groomed wet snow. I enjoyed a long run all the way down to the foot of the mountain, which really gave me a sense for and appreciation of the scale of the resort.
[Paradise Slope]

The FW24-25 BRIGHT TOUR, a Salomon snowboard test-ride event, will be held on 1/12 (Fri.) and 1/13 (Sat.), while a snowscoot test event will take place on 1/13 (Sat.) to 1/14 (Sun.). In addition, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort on 1/13 (Sat.), a barrel sake will be placed at the Nagasaka Gondola base station starting at 10:30 a.m., and drinks will be offered for free.
[Hikage Slope]

　
＊As part of the ‘Ski Day Special Commemorative Event’, a first track will take place on Fri 12 Jan! (*Every time the event uses the Skyline course, but this time Kaminodaira, Paradise and Challenge are scheduled).
＊We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024.

　
[Nozawa Onsen Availability Information on 1/11 (Thu.)]
**All Courses are available (Except for Yunomine G, Utopia, Kandahar West・East, Skyline, Grand Prix, Jumping, Mukobayashi, Karasawa, Hachiman, Karasawa Liaison, antelope, raccoon, rabbit.)
*Available Lifts … Nagasaka Gondola (8:30 -), Hikage Gondola (8:30 -), Yamabiko No.2 Four, Yamabiko Four, Skyline Double, Uenotaira Four, Paradise Four, Hikage Triple, Hikage Quad, Nagasaka Triple, Nagasaka Quad, Yu road
*Fees … Adult JPY6,800, Under 15 y/o JPY4,100, Senior JPY5,400

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reported by Snownavi