REPORT

It was a beautiful day for skiing with clear skies and no wind! The pure white forms of Mt. Goryu (pictured) and the Hakuba Sanzan (the three major Hakuba peaks) looked contrasted sharply against the bright blue sky, and I would go so far as to say it was the most beautiful skiing day of the season so far. I was excited even before I started skiing, as I could hear the sound of the groomed powder snow squeaking as I walked off of the Line-8 Gondola.
[Upper Portion of Route 8]

The upper portion of Route 1 was groomed with a moderately compacted powder snow surface covered with a thin layer of fluffy, super light fresh snow. Routes 5 and 6 (pictured) were well groomed with firm powder snow bases. I thought that I would love to take Line-C up first thing in the morning on an empty weekday in January, and lap the upper portion of Route 1 to Route 6.
[Route 6]

I headed from the moderately firm, groomed powder snow of Route 8 over to the steep, groomed slope of Route 2 (pictured). The groomed powder base was quite firm and there were a few soft clumps of snow scattered across the surface, but I was able to maintain edge control and link comfortable turns. Route 7 had a similarly firm, groomed powder snow surface.
[Route 2]

The lower part of Route 1 (pictured) had a hard, groomed wet snow surface mixed with artificial snow. Later in the day I ran into the principal of the HAKUBA47 Snowboard School, who told me, “Thank you for mentioning us in your report. If you haven’t already applied for the Hakuba47 Snow Challenge 2024 on 2/3 (Sat.) and 2/4 (Sun.), today is the last day to sign up! We are looking forward to seeing you there!”
[Lower Portion of Route 1]

　　
[Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 Availability Information on 1/29 (Mon.)]
*All Courses are available (*Except for Adventure)
*Available Lifts … Tele-cabin (8:15-), Line-8（8:00～） and totally 15 lifts.
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY7,500, 13-17 y/o JPY5,400, 6-12 y/o JPY3,800, 60-79 y/o JPY6,700, Under 6 y/o & Over 80 y/o Free *JPY500 deposit will be required.
*Night Skiing … Until Mar. 24, 6pm – 9:30 pm at Toomi　Adult JPY4,500 → JPY4,300, Child JPY2,000 → JPY1,800
*Early Morning Skiing … Weekend & Holiday of Jan. 13 (Sat.) – Mar. 24 (Sun.), 7 a.m.- at Toomi, Available with 1Day pass

*Print and get a great deal! Discount Coupon!
Toomi Night Skiing Discount Coupon Adult JPY4,500 → JPY4,300, Child JPY2,000 → JPY1,800

*This season’s Goryu 47 report will be updated 5 times a week from December to March, and 2 to 3 times a week from April onwards.
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reported by Snownavi