REPORT

It’s been announced that a new attraction called the ‘Yoo-Hoo! Ice Slider’ will soon occupy space inside the IWATAKE WHITE PARK, a snow activity area located around the summit of Iwatake! Two 35-meter-long courses and one 15-meter-long course will be built by the company Itoyu Kogeisha, which specializes in creative works of snow and ice.
[Yoo-Hoo! Ice Slider]

As for the slopes, new terrain is being steadily opened at Iwatake, with the View 2 Lift and View C course (pictured) opening on 12/17 (Sat.), and View D following suit yesterday, 12/20 (Tue.). On View C, my edges bit firmly into the moderately soft, groomed powder snow surface, and I was able to make comfortable controlled turns.
[VIEW C]

Over on View D (pictured), around 60% of the course width had been groomed, with similarly-soft powder snow conditions. The groomed powder snow surfaces of the East and North slopes felt slightly firmer than what I experienced on View C and D.
[VIEW D]

I spoke with one of the staff members at Coffee SENJU in Hakuba Village (pictured), who was snowboarding on his day off. He told me, “I love your site! The conditions are great, and the snow squeaks nicely when you step on it.” As it was a weekday in December, the slopes were pretty uncrowded early on, and much of the perfectly-pressed snow stayed untouched for quite a while.
[VIEW C]

　
[Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Availability Information on 12/21 (Wed)]
*Available Courses … North, East, VIEW C, VIEW D
*Available Lifts … Gondola (8:00-), 3-sen North, 4-sen East, View 2
*Fees … Early Season Discount 1 Day Ticket Adult & Over 60 y/o JPY3,800, 6-12 y/o JPY2,000 (Until 12/23) *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!

reported by Snownavi