REPORT

It was a calm day, and the sky was layered with high clouds. I came across two people from Ishikawa Prefecture (pictured), who were doing warm-up exercises before skiing, and told me, “We stayed at the Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba last night. It’s been a few years since I’ve been here, and this is my girlfriend’s first time. The conditions are very good for skiing, so it’s really nice!”
[Ipponmatsu Course]

The beautifully-groomed Ipponmatsu Course (pictured) had a fantastic, moderately firm powder snow surface, and I had no trouble repeating comfortable and controlled turns! I met a skier from Australia (pictured) who said he’s been staying at Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba for two weeks and skiing throughout his stay.
[Ipponmatsu Course]

The Ikenota Slope, with its wide groomed slopes, also had moderately firm powder snow conditions, while the Ikenota Rinkan Course (pictured) had a groomed wet snow surface that gave the impression of powder. With it being a weekday in January, visitor turnout was slow, and the beautiful corduroy patterns pressed into the snow surface were preserved for quite some time.
[Ikenota Rinkan Course]

“We come to Cortina every year to ski. We stayed two nights at the Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba and are returning today, but we were blessed with good snow quality during our time here,” said a family from Aichi Prefecture. Both the Rabbit Course (pictured) and the Snake Course were groomed with firm wet snow surfaces.
[Rabbit Course]

[Hakuba Cortina Availability Information on 1/23 (Mon.)]
*All courses are available (Except for Itadaira one C)
*Available Lifts … No.2 Quad (8:30-) and totally 6 lifts.
*Lift Fees … Adult JPY5,000, 6-12 y/o JPY3,500, Over 60 y/o JPY4,500 (Until 3/19)
*Night Skiing … Saturday in January & February, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m, Ikenota G, Adult JPY1,500, 6-12 y/o JPY1,000
　
*Printable Rental Discount Coupons!
Adult One-Day Lift Ticket Pack with Lunch or Shop Voucher JPY1,200 coupon = JPY7,200 → JPY6,000
Child One-Day Lift Ticket Pack with Lunch or Shop Voucher JPY1,000 coupon = JPY5,000 → JPY4,300

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reported by Snownavi