REPORT

Sugadaira Kogen Snow Resort has extended its seasonal operation until 4/21 (Sun.), making it the longest season in the past 10 years. I spoke with a season pass holder from the town of Sakaki in Nagano Prefecture, who told me, “I love your site. I practiced a lot at Sugadaira this season and passed my technical ski test. It’s nice to to still be skiing this time of year.” It turned out to be a pleasant sunny day with some clouds in the sky.
[Ura Taro・Family West]

Even though the Stage 3 Lift (445m) is the only one operating, you can stil ski the five main slopes of Sugadaira: Ura Taro Family East (pictured) & West, Kamoshika, Usagi, and Super Racer. There are also moderate-sized mogul lanes along Stage 3 (pictured). I saw people taking mogul runs from the start of the day, and the loose, granular snow conditions made it slightly easier.
[Ura Taro・Family East]

All four groomed slopes had loose granular snow surfaces that my skis slid well across. At Ura Taro Kamoshika (pictured), I spoke with Mr. Aramaki of the Smile Snowboard School, who told me, “We extended the school operation for two weeks to coincide with the ski resort’s extended opening. There’s not a lot of people at this time of the year, so it’s great for practicing.” The school also has a permanent pole course set up on the same slope. (*Open from 9:00 a.m., ¥1,500 per day.)
[Ura Taro・Kamoshika]

The Ura Taro Rabbit Course (pictured) was pretty quiet, and the fresh groomed corduroy lasted a long time. In other news, the Season Pass Discount Campaign has been extended to along with the resort’s opening period. Show your season pass (*junior high school age or older) from another ski resort and a the fee for a 1-day pass will be reduced to ¥3,300! Also, this will be the last edition of the Sugadaira resort report for this season. Thank you very much for reading them this year.
[Ura Taro・Usagi]

　　　
[Operation Details on 4/6 (Sat)]
*Available Courses … Urataro Family East, Family West, Super Racer, Usagi, Kamoshika
*Available Lifts … Stage 3 (8:30-)
*Lift Fees … Weekday Adult JPY4,600 (Over junior high school student), Weekends Adult JPY4,800 (Over junior high school student), All Day 4 y/o – Elementary school student JPY1,100, Under 3 y/o Free

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reported by Snownavi