REPORT

First thing this morning, I ran into a snowboarder from Matsumoto (pictured), who greeted me saying he was a fan of Snownavi and went on to say, “I spotted you from the gondola window and realized you were waiting to take photos of people skiing down the slope. I was the first off the lift and tried to get here right away, but I took a fall on the way.” It’s been snowing heavily both yesterday and today, and this morning dry snow was coming down hard and the wind was blowing lightly from the north.
[Sawa Course]

The ungroomed shortcut from the South Slope to the Sawa Course (formerly known as Hilltop, first photo) had about 25 cm of fluffy new snow from last night, and about 40 cm total accumulation over the last two nights. I was able to get some good speed on the East Slope (pictured), where the moderately firm, groomed powder snow base was topped with around 5 cm of fresh, dry snow. (There was roughly 25 cm of new snow on the ungroomed sides of the slope.)
[East Slope]

Like the East Slope, the South Slope was also in good condition with moderately packed, groomed powder snow topped with around 5 cm of fresh snow. The Sunny Valley Course (pictured) also had about 5 cm of fresh snow with a groomed surface that was moderately firm powder at the beginning and end, and firmer wet snow mixed with artificial snow in the middle.
[Sunny Valley Course]

I chatted with a couple from Karuizawa (pictured), who told me, “There is no snow at all in Karuizawa. This is our first time at Hakuba-Iwatake. There was about 30 cm of fluffy fresh snow on the ungroomed area on the front side of the mountain, and it felt great!” In other news, the “Iwatake Thanks Fair” will be held this weekend on 1/27 (Sat.), starting at 10:00 a.m.!
[Kamoshika]

　　
＊We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the victims of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.

　　　
[Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Availability Information on 1/25 (Thu.)]
*All Courses are available (=Except for North)
*Available Lifts … Gondola (8:00-), and totally 6 lifts.
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket … Adult Weekends & Holidays JPY5,200, Weekday JPY5,000, 6-12 y/o Weekend & Holidays JPY3,200, Weekday JPY3,000, 60-69 y/o JPY4,800, Over 70 y/o JPY4,600 *A preschooler will be free per adult.
　
＊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