REPORT

Although patches of blue sky were visible this morning, dry snow danced in the air, carried by strong, intermittent winds from the northwest. A skier from Mie, whom I rode with on Line-C when it started right on time at 8:30 a.m., commented, “Just like yesterday, the wind is strong today. And because the wind is so cold, it feels even chillier than I expected.” It also felt colder to me than what the temperature suggested.
[Upper Portion of Route 1]

On the upper section of Route 1 (first photo), my skis glided smoothly over the firmly groomed wet snow base that was topped with a fluffy layer of new snow between 1 to 5 cm. Routes 5 and 6 (pictured) had moderately packed groomed wet snow covered with a dusting of 2 to 3 cm of fresh snow. Conditions were so good, I found myself wanting to use Line-C to keep lapping the upper portion of Route 1 down to Route 6.
[Route 6]

On the upper half of the ski resort, there were strong gusts of wind powerful enough to almost knock me off balance (pictured). The lower section of Route 8 had a firm, groomed wet snow base topped with light new snow scattered unevenly in piles between 1 and 10 cm, and I enjoyed the fluffy feeling of skiing through the deeper snowdrifts. Due to the strong winds, Line-E was suspended.
[Lower Portion of Route 8]

On the groomed lower section of Route 1 (pictured), where the firm wet snow was topped with about 1 cm of new snow, small snowballs were scattered across the slope but didn’t interfere with skiing. The well-packed medium to large-sized moguls on the ungroomed Route 3 were covered with 3 to 5 cm of new snow. By the way, a Hakuba 47 Scavenger Hunt event will be held on 2/16 (Sun.) in celebration of Kids’ Ski Day. (Starts at noon, free participation, open to elementary school children and younger.)
[Lower Portion of Route 1]

　　
　
[Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 Details on 2/14 (Fri.)]
*All courses are available (Except for Adventure)
*Available Lifts … Tele-cabin (8:15-), Line-8（8:00～）,Milky four（8:00～） and totally 14 lifts.
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY8,000, 13-17 y/o JPY6,000, 6-12 y/o JPY4,000, 65-79 y/o JPY7,500, Under 6 y/o & Over 80 Free *JPY500 deposit will be required
*Night Skiing … 12/21 – 3/9, 6pm – 9:30 pm at Toomi Adult JPY5,000 → JPY4,500, 6-17 y/o JPY2,000 → JPY1,800 (*3/10 to late March, Spring Night Skiing Adults JPY2,000, 6-12 y/o JPY1,000)
*Sunrise Skiing … Weekend & Holiday of 12/18 (Sat.) – 3/30 (Sun.), 7 a.m.- at Toomi, Available with 1Day pass
　
*Print and get a great deal! Discount Coupon!
Toomi Night Skiing Discount Coupon Adult JPY5,000 → JPY4,500, 6-17 y/o JPY2,000 → JPY1,800
*A separate IC card guarantee fee of JPY500 is required when using the IC card. The guarantee fee will be refunded when the IC card is returned.
　
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reported by Snownavi