REPORT

Again today, just like yesterday, it was another perfect day for skiing with clear blue skies overhead. I met a group of four from Tokyo (pictured) at the summit of Yokoteyama who told me, “The weather is amazing! We’re heading to the snow park at Shibutoge.” Later, when I saw them again, they added, “The kicker is in great shape!”
[Yokoteyama Summit]

During the early morning operation period at Yokoteyama and Shibutoge, the Yokoteyama Second Sky and Shibutoge First Romance lifts started running at 6 a.m., providing access to the Yokoteyama Second Slope, and Shibutoge’s Waver and Gemut courses. A snowboarder from Gunma Prefecture (pictured) shared, “I always buy my advance discount lift tickets through Snownavi. The snow is fast, and feels great!”
[Shibutoge・Gemut Course]

Around 10 a.m., a line started to form form the kicker in the Yokote Shibu Springpark. I spoke with a digger named Mamiko who shared, “The park’s operating period has been extended until 5/25 (Sun)! As the snow melts, the number of items may decrease, but we’ll do our best to maintain the park properly until the very end.”
[Shibutoge・Waver Course]

The three courses open for early morning skiing had firm, groomed granular snow bases that began to soften around 7 a.m. and became more slushy by 9 a.m. A skier from Hyogo Prefecture whom I met sometime near 7 a.m. shared, “The snow has just the right amount of firmness.” Additionally, a couple from Osaka chimed in saying, “We’ve been looking forward to coming to Shiga Kogen, and have been working hard to make it happen. It feels great to be out on the slopes in the early morning!”
[Shibutoge・Gemut Course]

　
*Thank you very much for following our slope reports this season. We look forward to seeing you again next winter!
*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 Yokoteyama・Shibutoge is reporting 85 cm.
*The planned final day of operation for each lift can be found here.
　
[Shiga Kogen Details on 5/1 (Thu.)]
*Available Courses … (Okushiga) Except for 6th Gelende & Kumaotoshi, (Yakebitaiyama) Giant Slalom, Gondola Contact, Gondola detou, Panorama, Panorama course in, East connecting route, South, Okushiga Contact, (Ichinose Family) Front, Teng, Panorama, (Terakoya) Philosophy, LIPS, Eternal, (Takamagahara) Takamagahara Mammoth, (Kumanoyu) All courses except 1A and 3A are acceptable, (Yokoteyama) 1st, 2nd, Kaiwa, King, (Shibutoge) Gemut, Weiber
*Available Lifts … (Okushiga) 2nd Rapid Pair, 3rd Rapid Pair, Gondola, 4th Pair, (Yakebitaiyama) No.1 Gondola, No.4 Romance, (Ichinose Family) Ichinose Quad, 2nd Pair B Line, (Terakoya) Terakoya Quad, Terakoya No.1 Pair, (Takamagahara) Takamagahara Quad, (Kumanoyu) No.2 Pair A・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