REPORT

This morning, the world appeared to be wrapped entirely in a blanket of pure white. The strongest and longest cold wave of the season, which began on 2/4 (Tue.), seemed to have finally eased during the day yesterday, but heavy snowfall resumed last night and was still coming down as of 8:00 a.m. this morning. While riding the 6th Pair lift, I was surprised to see that the distance from the bottom of the lift chairs to the top of the snow surface was noticeably less than in average years!
[Carving Slope]

The groomed Carving Slope (pictured), Paradise, and Paradise Downhill had soft, highly skiable packed powder bases, topped with 5 to 10 cm of fresh, light snow. My edges dug in deeply, yet my skis glided smoothly, allowing for precise, effortless turns.
[Carving Slope]

The Go! Go! Rabbits Cup ski, snowboard, and snowscoot cross competition is taking place over two days on the Lake Down Course. SnowM representative Moriyama-san (pictured), who was involved in setting up the course, shared, “With so much fresh snow, we debated canceling the event, but we’ve decided to go ahead with it!”
[Lake Down Course]

The course inspection began at 9:45 a.m. after a delay in preparation. “We’re aiming for the win!” said four kids from Osaka and Aichi Prefectures who were participating (pictured). With the long weekend drawing a lot of visitors, both the No. 1 and No. 2 parking lots were full by 10:00 a.m.
[Lake View]

　
[Hakuba Sanosaka Details on 2/11 (Tue.)]
*All Courses are OPEN!
*Available Lifts … No. 2 Quad (8:00 a.m.-) and totally 4 lifts
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY4,800, Elementary School Students JPY1,000,

*Good Deal! Advance Ticket (Sales Period until 3/20)
Adult 1 Day Ticket JPY4,800 → JPY4,300!

*Request for the original data of our photographs

reported by Snownavi