REPORT

This morning the slopes were a world of snow and fog. As I stepped off the gondola, which started moving on time at 8:00 a.m., dry snow was coming down hard, carried by a weak westerly wind. I spoke with a Happo regular who told me, “There’s more snow than I expected.” I also felt the same, as there was 25cm of light, fresh snow accumulated on the on the unggroomed steep slope along the Kurobishi 3 Pair (pictured).
[Kurobishi Slope]

The thick fog made it somewhat difficult to see the snow surface, and I bottomed out from time to time on the firm tracks and surface bumps below the fresh snow, but I still enjoyed the feeling of skiing on high-quality powder. The area along the Kurobishi Quad had a moderately firm, groomed powder snow surface topped with 15 to 20cm of fine, new snow, and I had fun making turns on the fluffy fresh pow.
[Kurobishi Slope]

The ungroomed area on the west side of the Skyline Course (pictured) had 10 to 15cm of fresh snow on top of a hard, uneven base. Even still, my skis slid smoothly and I was able to turn at will. With it being a weekday in January, visitor turnout was slow, and I was able to ski untouched areas for quite a while.
[Skyline Course]

The groomed center section of the Skyline Course (pictured) also had a moderately firm powder snow surface topped with around 10cm of new snow, with the snowflakes growing larger and wetter as I skied down further. The Kitaone Forest Course and Sakka Wave were both groomed with relatively firm wet snow surfaces, and about 3 to 5cm of new wet snown the groomed course and Sakibana Wave on the Kitaone groomed course with moderately compacted wet snow, 3 to 5 cm of wet new snow that seemed to firm and thicken as fresh tracks were laid.
[Skyline Course]
　　
＊We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024.

　
[Happo-One Details on 1/10 (Wed.)]
*All Courses are available (Except for Riesen Grat, URAKURO, OMUSUBI, Kitaone no.3, TEMBO, OlympicⅠ)
*Available Lifts … Gondola (8:00 a.m.-) and totally 13 lifts
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY7,200, 6-17 y/o JPY3,600, Over 65 y/o JPY7,000

*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!

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reported by Snownavi