REPORT

The Snow Park, located on the skiers’ right side of the lower part of the Giant Course (pictured), is groomed daily before the resort opens by four diggers and a snowcat. This morning, one of the diggers mentioned to me, “This season, we don’t have to worry about snow at all. Today, we’re setting up a new rail item. Please come and check it out!”
[Snow Park]

Today’s Snow Park elements included 4m, 5m, and 10m kickers, a 3m tabletop, a bank, a 6m square rail, a 6m rail, a 6m donkey rail, and a 6m box. I spoke with a snowboarder from Kyoto Prefecture (pictured), who shared, “I started the day before yesterday, and I’ve been visiting various ski resorts within the prefecture. Today’s the final day, so I came to Madarao Kogen to ride. These kickers are really easy to hit!” There were cheers from passengers on the Super Quad lift as riders performed big-air tricks on the 10m kicker.
[Snow Park]

A ski resort staff member also shared with me, “Last night was colder than usual for March, so it’s taking a bit longer for the snow to soften this morning. We’ve also established a new mogul course this season, and it’s in great, well-maintained condition.” The Mogul course is located on the skier’s right side of the Giant Course (pictured, background).
[Giant]

The middle section of the Giant Course (pictured) featured deep mogul lanes mixed with irregular bumps composed of hard-packed granular snow, while the lower section of the Giant Course (third photo) had well-packed, groomed granular snow. I overheard someone saying, “Whoa, this is super hard!” as I carefully made my way down. Afterward, both the groomed and ungroomed areas started to soften around 9:30 a.m.
[Giant]

　　　
[Madarao Kogen Details on 3/14 (Fri.)]
*All courses are OPEN (Except for World Cup)
*Available Lifts … No.1 lift (8:30-), and totally 7 lifts
*Fees … Area 5 hour ticket Adult JPY6,500, Over 55 y/o JPY6,000円, 6-12 y/o JPY4,000, Area 7 hour ticket Adult JPY7,700,Over 55 y/o JPY7,000, 6-12 y/o JPY4,900　*Preschooler Free
　
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reported by Snownavi