REPORT

I didn’t realize it until now, but I’ve been missing blue skies in the morning. Luckily, according to the forecast, sunny skies are expected all the way through 4/9 (Wed.), with the exception of some clouds on Sunday. This morning, a light breeze from the northeast breeze was blowing across the mid to upper areas of the resort, and a dusting of fresh snow had left the trees beautifully frosted with rime ice.
[Lower Portion of Route 8]

As I descended a bit, I found myself enveloped by a veil of fog that thickened and thinned with the wind. The lower section of Route 8 (pictured) had a thin layer of slightly damp new snow atop a firm, groomed corn snow surface. Later, a skier who had come down from the Hakuba Goryu Panorama Course told me, “There was a nice view of the sea of clouds from the upper part of Alps-Daira.”
[Lower Portion of Route 8]

The upper section of Route 1 (pictured, foreground), like Route 8, had a firm, groomed granular snow base topped with a light dusting of new snow. “We always read your reports. The air feels crisp today, and the slopes are well-packed—it’s hard to believe it’s already April,” commented a couple visiting from Azumino City. Routes 5 and 6 (pictured, background) also had firmly packed, groomed corn snow surfaces.
[Upper Portion of Route 1]

The lower section of Route 1 (pictured) was ungroomed from the top to the middle, while the final stretch was groomed with a moderately firm corn snow base. A skier from Kanagawa Prefecture (pictured), whom I met first thing in the morning, shared, “I love Snownavi. I sleep in my car and ski at 47 every Wednesday through Friday. I really hope we’ll be able to ski all the way down to the bottom through Golden Week.”
[Lower Portion of Route 1]

　　
＊The Alpen Group Ski Demo & Pre-Order Event will be held in front of ALPS360 from 4/5 (Sat.) to 4/7 (Mon.).
＊The NOVEMBER New Model Demo Event and the SCOOTER Snowboard Demo Event will be held next to the Gondola Line-8 summit station on 4/5 (Sat.) and 4/6 (Sun.).
＊The APEX CSTM SNOWBOARDS Demo Event will be held next to the Gondola Line-8 base station on 4/5 (Sat.) and 4/6 (Sun.).

[Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 Details on 4/4 (Fri.)]
*Most courses are OPEN (Except for Iimori, Champion Expert, Lower Route 7)
*Available Lifts … Tele-cabin (8:15-), Line-8（8:00～) and totally 10 lifts.
*Fees … 3/10- Spring Discount 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY7,000, 13-17 y/o JPY6,000, 6-12 y/o JPY3,500 *JPY500 deposit will be required
　
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reported by Snownavi