REPORT

Along with Hokkaido’s Rikubetsu, Sugadaira recorded the lowest temperature in Japan yesterday, 3/11 (Mon.), with the thermometer reading a brisk -20.5°C. This morning I crossed paths with a man from Shiga Prefecture (pictured), who told me, “I’ve seen the Snownavi site before. I came to Oku Davos to ski while my daughter, who’s a member of a racing team, practices at Pine Beak. I didn’t know it was so uncrowded.”
[Oku Davos・Second Course]

On this weekday in March, at the outermost Oku Davos area, visitor turnout was slow, and as of 8:30 a.m., there was only one other visitor besides myself (the man in the first photo from Shiga Prefecture!). Later on, I met four visitors from Nagano’s Ueda City (pictured) who said, “We follow the Snownavi Instagram account. The slopes are softer than we expected and it doesn’t hurt to fall. Oh, by the way, we’re not couples, we are the managers and members of a school club.” (The fact that they went out of their way to say that is even more suspicious.)
[Oku Davos Family Course]

The strong southerly winds were carrying fine flakes of snow that were coming down hard. The Oku Davos Family Course (pictured) was groomed with a moderately firm wet snow surface that had a powdery feel. Like the Oku Davos Second Course, which can be accessed by the Oku Davos No. 2 Triple Lift (first photo), there was a thin topping of fresh, mostly dry snow, so my skis slid well even on the gentle slope.
[Oku Davos Family Course]

Three more visitors from Ueda City (pictured) commented, “We were able to come to Sugadaira to snowboard a lot this season, so we plan on purchasing season passes for next season. Conditions are good today.” Both the First Beginner and Advanced courses in Oku Davos were groomed with firm, “powdery” wet snow surfaces that were topped with around 1 cm of mostly dry, fresh snow, making them easy to ski.
[Oku Davos First Beginner Course]

　　
[Sugadaira Kogen Details on 3/12 (Tue.)]
*All Courses are OPEN (Except for 7 Courses)
*Available Lifts … Stage 1(8:30-), and totally 14 lifts.
*Lift Fees … Adult JPY5,400, 60-69 y/o JPY4,800, junior high school student & Over 70 y/o JPY3,800, 4-Unschooled JPY1,100, Under 3 y/o Free

*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