REPORT

The slopes were calm today in the lead up to Golden Week, which may stretch up to 11 days long for some people this year! Yesterday’s rain cleared the air of dust and pollen, giving way to a beautifully clear blue sky. At the Kumanoyu Ski Resort, all courses are scheduled to remain open through 4/27 (Sun.)—the final day of operations for the First Pair Lift (pictured, foreground). *Starting 4/28 (Mon.), only the Second Pair Lift will be in operation.
[Kumanoyu・Shirakaba Course]

The Shirakaba Course (pictured), along with the First A Course and Second Beginner Course, had loosely packed, groomed granular spring snow. I met a skier from Osaka (pictured) who told me, “I always follow your reports! Today is my last day of the season. Since I started the season at Kumanoyu, I thought I’d end it here too.”
[Kumanoyu・Second Beginner Course]

I also ran into a ski patrol member, who thanked me for my reporting, and added, “The ungroomed Fourth A/Event Course is pretty sticky today, but the groomed courses should offer an enjoyable ride. Just be cautious in the narrow sections.” On the Umanose Course, there was indeed one narrow part in the middle, but the detour course had a solid base of snow.
[Kumanoyu・Umanose Course]

I had a conversation with a skier from Shiga Prefecture, who I met in the parking lot, and they shared, “I’ll be staying in Shiga Kogen for the next three days and plan to ski every open course at the resorts still in operation.” Incidentally, the final day of operations at the Kumanoyu Ski Resort has been extended from 5/6 (Tue., holiday) to 5/11 (Sun.), though it is subject to change in accordance with snow conditions.
[Kumanoyu・Umanose Course]

　
＊The Okushiga Kogen Fourth Pair Lift is closed from Monday to Thursday.
＊Starting today, 4/15 (Tue.), the Snownavi Spring ’25 Edition reports will include frequent updates from Shiga Kogen as well!
＊The base depth at the top of this report reflects the maximum depth across all of Shiga Kogen. Currently, the highest recorded depth of 180 cm is at Takamagahara Mammoth, while Kumanoyu is reporting 110 cm.
*The planned final day of operation for each lift can be found here.
　 　
[Shiga Kogen Details on 4/24 (Thu.)]
*Available Courses … (Okushiga) All courses are OPEN, (Yakebitaiyama) Giant Slalom, Gondola Contact, Gondola detou, Super Giant, Panorama, Middle Contac, East, Middle, East connecting route, South connecting route, (Ichinose Family) Front, Teng, Panorama, Perfecter, (Kumanoyu) All courses are OPEN, (Yokoteyama) 1st, 2nd, Kaiwa, Jumbo, King, (Shibutoge) Gemut, Weiber
*Available Lifts … (Okushiga) 2nd Rapid Pair, 3rd Rapid Pair, Gondola, (Yakebitaiyama) No.1 Gondola, No.2 Gondola, (Ichinose Family) Ichinose Quad, 2nd Pair B Line, (Kumanoyu) No.1 Pair, No.1 Pair B Line, (Yokoteyama) 1st Sky B Line, 2nd Sky, 3rd Sky, 4th Pair, (Shibutoge) 1st Romance
*Fees … 3/31- Spring Fee 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY6,500, Middle & High school students, over 60 y/o JPY5,900, Under 12 y/o JPY3,200

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reported by Snownavi