REPORT

The Kyoto Prefecture High School Spring Ski Championships (Rookie Competition) is being held at Kumanoyu from 3/25 (Mon.) to 3/27 (Wed.), and on this first day, the Third A Course was cordoned off for training. I spoke with a group of students from Doshisha High School (pictured) who told me, “We’re nervous because this is our first competition. We’ll do our best to get good results!”
[Kumanoyu・Shirakaba Course]

It was a warm start to the morning with the temperature hovering around 0℃, and raindrops began to fall around 8:30 when the lifts started operating, but luckily they did not intensify. The Third A Course (pictured) was groomed with a moderately firm granular snow surface. My edges bit well and my skis slid smoothly, making it easy to ski.
[Kumanoyu・Third A Course]

The Second Beginner Course (pictured) and the Fourth Beginner Course were also groomed with slightly loose granular snow, while the groomed Umanose Course had a moderately packed granular snow base similar to the Third A Course. The ungroomed Second A Course, Fourth Event Course, and Fourth A Course had shallow, irregular tracks and bumps.
[Kumanoyu・Second Beginner Course]

The Shirakaba Course (pictured) and First A Course had well-packed, groomed granular snow surfaces that were easy to ski. In other news, the Kumanoyu Sunset Viewing Tour 2024, a round-trip sightseeing tour on the Third Quad without skis or snowboards, will be held on 3/29 (Fri.) and 3/30 (Sat.). (JPY2,000 for adults, JPY1,500 for elementary school students. One preschool-age child free with each paid adult; no advance registration required.)
[Kumanoyu・Shirakaba Course]
　
*The snow depth listed at the top of this report is the highest reported throughout the Shiga Kogen area. Currently, that amount of 235 cm is here at Kumanoyu.

　
[Availability Information on 3/25 (Mon.)]
*All Courses are OPEN (Except for 13 Courses)
*Available Lifts … Kumanoyu No.1 Pair (8:30 a.m.-) and totally 40 lifts
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY7,500, Middle & High school students, over 60 y/o JPY6,400, Under 12 y/o JPY3,700 (4/1- Spring Discount Adult JPY6,500, Middle & High school students, over 60 y/o JPY5,900, Under 12 y/o JPY3,200)

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reported by Snownavi