REPORT

This morning I spoke with the father of a family who participated in the snow groomer ride experience program, who told me, “We came yesterday and stayed overnight at the Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel.” His child (pictured) got into the driver’s seat, and simply exclaimed, “Wow, it’s so cool!” The parents, on the other hand, were more interested in the staff’s explanations about the groomer’s 40 to 50 million yen price tax and the 30 liters of fuel it uses per hour.
[Yakebitaiyama・No. 1 Gondola Base Station]

By the way, those who join the Prince Kids Club (*free of charge) can reserve and participate in this snow groomer ride experience held on Kids Ski Day. Other benefits include free rental of kids’ skis and snowboards and a kids’ free drink bar. Furthermore, Yakebitaiyama Ski Resort, a member resort of Prince Snow Resorts, offers a Kids Free Program where all visiting children of elementary school age and younger receive free lift tickets at any time!
[Yakebitaiyama・Middle Contact Course]

The fun for kids doesn’t stop there, as the free Family Snow Park has a 70-meter-long moving snow escalator that shuttles kids to the top of the hill, where they can sled down with sleds and snowriders, which are also free to use. (*You can also bring your own sleds from home. Open until 3/17) By 9:00 a.m. today, the weather was warm and sunny, and the Buna Course (pictured), Panorama Course, Shirakaba Course, and Karamatsu Course all had slushy snow conditions.
[Yakebitaiyama・Buna Course]

Going back to the start of the day, during the First Track period, the Olympic Course (pictured) had a hard packed groomed surface of fine-grained granular snow, while the Giant Slalom Course had similar snow, but was only moderately firm. As I boarded the gondola again, a fellow skier said to me, “The first track felt good.”
[Yakebitaiyama・Olympic Course]

＊The snow depth listed at the top of the report is the highest reported throughout the Shiga Kogen area. Currently, that amount of 180 cm is at Takamagahara, and includes both natural and artificial snow.

　
[Availability Information on 2/18 (Sun.)]
*All Courses are available (Except for 9 courses)
*Available Lifts … Kumanoyu No.1 Pair (8:30 a.m.-) and totally 39 lifts
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY7,500, Middle & High school students, over 60 y/o JPY6,400, Under 12 y/o JPY3,700

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reported by Snownavi