NEWS & TOPICS

The snowfall amount TOP5 ranking of ski areas in Japan as of 4/9 (Wed). Kagura, which is scheduled to remain open until 5/18 (Sun), Moved up in ranking from 10th to 6th to 4th as the week progressed. Also, Hokkaido’s snowpacks, which have been decreasing less, have made it into the top 10. Aomori Spring and Mt. T will close for the season on 4/6 (Sun).
　
　
1st Tengendai Kogen (Yamagata) ×745cm
2nd Charmant Hiuchi (Niigata) ◎480cm
3rd Arai (Niigata) ◎451cm
4th Kagura (Niigata) ◎430cm
5th Okutadami Maruyama (Niigata) ◎420cm

6th Hakuba Happo-one (Nagano) △385cm
7th Seki Onsen (Niigata) ×370cm
8th Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ◎370cm
9th Hakuba Goryu&Hakuba47 (Nagano) ○335cm
10th Kiroro (Hokkaido) △330cm
10th Sapporo Teine (Hokkaido) ×330cm
10th Grandeco (Fukushima) ○330cm

14th Sapporo Kokusai ◎320cm, 15th Hakkoda △305cm
　
*Tengendai Kogen is closed every Wednesday. Sapporo Teine and Seki Onsen are closed on weekdays.
*Gassan is scheduled to open on 4/11 (Fri).
*”◎” … Over 80% area open, “○” … Over 50% area open, “△” … Under 50% area open, “×” … Not open
*Backnumbers → 4/2 (Wed), 3/26 (Wed), 3/19 (Wed), 3/12 (Wed), 3/5 (Wed), 2/26 (Wed), 2/19 (Wed), 2/12 (Wed), 2/5 (Wed), 1/29 (Wed), 1/22 (Wed), 1/15 (Wed), 1/8 (Wed), 1/1 (Wed), 12/25 (Wed), 12/18 (Wed), 12/11 (Wed), 12/6 (Fri)