REPORT

The strong winter pressure pattern over the area brough strong westerly winds and vigorously falling snow. The temperature dropped as low as -9°C, and the wind was so cold that as I helf my camera my fingers became instantly numb. Although visitors were generally slow to arrive this morning, the slopes were filled with children taking ski lessons, creating a friendly atmosphere.
[Oku Davos Family Course]

I spoke to a man from Chiba Prefecture (pictured), who was the first to reach Oku Davos’ First Advanced Course. He told me, “I wanted to go to the Yuzawa area, but the highway was closed. I heard Sugadaira was good from a friend, so I came out here for the first time.” The groomed part of the Oku Davos First Advanced Course had a well-packed powder snow surface topped with 1 to 8 cm of dry fresh snow, and was easy to ski.
[Oku Davos First Advanced Course]

I enjoyed cruising through the 15 to 20 cm of fluffy fresh snow on the ungroomed area on the skiers’ right side towards the middle of the Oku Davos First Advanced Course. (*There were a few long grasses protruding through the snow.) The Oku Davos First Beginner Course (pictured), which is a 1,300-meter-long course located deep in the resort, also had a firm, groomed powder snow surface covered with 1 to 8 cm of fresh snow, and no exposed bushes or thin snow cover.
[Oku Davos First Beginner Course]

Similarly, the Oku Davos Family Course (pictured) had 5 to 8 cm of fresh snow on on a firmly groomed powder snow base. In other news, the Oku Davos Snow Park has entered its “Sanzoku-yaki Spicy Ramen” into a ski resort food competition. This offering uses curry powder as the secret ingredient of the Shinshu-specialty food Sanzoku-yaki!
[Oku-Davos Family Course]

＊We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024.

　　　　
[Operation Details on 1/16 (Tue.)]
*All Courses are OPEN (Except for Nekodake Downhill, Omote Davos East & West, Schneider Hannes A & B, Schneider Begginer East, Ura Davos Wave, Urataro Super Racer, Urataro Kamoshika, Urataro Schihail, Urataro Challange, Taro, Omatsuyama Dogleg Omatsuyama SAJ Gran Prix, Omatsuyama Fujimi, Omatsuyama Whitepeak, Omatsuyama Challenge, Omatsuyama Alpen, Omatsuyama Pole Slope, Omatsuyama Rabbit, Omatsuyama Smile Slope, Omatsuyama-Tsubakuro Link, Omatsuyama Smile Park, Tsubakuro Champion, Tsubakuro Celine, Tsubakuro Panorama, Tsubakuro White Valley, Tsubakuro 7
*Available Lifts … Oku Davos Triple (8:30-), and totally 15 lifts.
*Lift Fees … During the Ueda Sugadaira campaign Adult JPY4,400, 60-69 y/o JPY3,800, junior high school student & Over 70 y/o JPY2,800, 4-Unschooled JPY100, Under 3 y/o Free (Until 2/15, Ends as soon as the budget runs out)

*Great Value! Early Bird Lift Tickets
Davos & Taro Area (*On Sale Until 2024/3/17）
Paper Ticket → Adult 1 Day Ticket JPY5,400 → JPY4,300!
E-Ticket →Adult 1 Day Ticket JPY5,400 → JPY4,300!
(*Paper tickets are JPY4,800 for an adult one-day pass, including JPY500 deposit at the time of purchase. The deposit will be returned when the IC card is returned.)

Pine Beak Area
Paper Ticket → Adult 1 Day Ticket + Pole Practice Ticket JPY6,300 → JPY5,600! (*On Sale Until 2024/3/18)
E-Ticket → Adult 1 Day Ticket + Pole Practice Ticket JPY6,300 → JPY5,600! Other (*On Sale Until 2024/3/30)
　　
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reported by Snownavi