REPORT

A cold air mass moving south brought a drop in temperature and some fresh snowfall to the area. This morning I crossed paths with three families from Hyogo, Kyoto, and Kanagawa (pictured) who shared, “We always check your reports! We’re here for spring break, and have been skiing since Thursday. The kids are using the NSD Kids Program. Earlier, we ran into the Gundam team and got a photo with them!”
[Shirakaba Slope]

I later ran into the Gundam performance team (pictured) and was told, “Thanks for your hard work. We have a good showing of mobile suits today!” This season, they’ve been spotted frequently at Nozawa, Ikenotaira, and Sugadaira. Meanwhile, on the slopes, the Shirakaba Slope had 5 to 7 cm of fresh, light snow on top of hard, groomed corn snow base.
[Shirakaba Slope]

Starting at 9:30 a.m., the “Yukiyama-zuki Atsumetemita!” event took place in front of the Yuki-no-hiroba plaza around the gondola mid-station, with a snowball fight tournament as the main attraction. The outdoor booth area featured snowboard demo events by UKIYO and SIGNAL, as well as a buyback service from BOOKOFF. The opening ceremony included a “rajio taiso” calisthenics session led by the Gundam team, and participants received a special sticker afterward.
[Gondola Mid-Station・Yuki-no-hiroba]

The Han-no-ki Slope (pictured) had the same conditions as Shirakaba, with a firm groomed granular snow base topped with 5 to 7 cm of light fresh snow. However, this area was covered in thick fog, and I overheard skiers and snowboarders exclaiming, “Everything’s white!” and “I can’t see a thing!” The snow flurries that had been falling gradually slowed down and stopped by around 9 a.m.
[Han-no-ki Slope]

　
＊The Tsugaike lift operation schedule for the remainder of the season can be found here.

[Tsugaike Kogen Details on 3/29 (Sat.)]
*All Courses are OPEN (Except for Umanose)
*Available Lifts … Gondola (8:00 a.m.-) and totally 12 lifts
*Fees … 3/24- Spring Season Discount 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY5,500, Elementary School Students JPY3,400

*Printable Rental Discount Coupons!
Carving Ski・Snowboard 1-Day Rental Set JPY3,000 / Outerwear JPY2,500!
Carving Ski・Snowboard High Performance Model Rental JPY500 OFF!
Kid’s Ski・Snowboard 1-Day Rental Set JPY2,500 / Outerwear JPY1,500!

*Request for the original data of our photographs

reported by Snownavi