REPORT

The wind that had been blowing through the early morning hours finally eased, and the final day of the three-day holiday weekend began with calm and sunny weather. Before operations began, I spoke with a man from Wakayama Prefecture (pictured) who said, “I always read your reports. It’s a long way from home so I can’t come very often, but I still make it up here about twice a month. If I ski the Highway first and then head over to Sky View (pictured, background), will that be too late (to catch some fresh tracks)?”
[Wakaguri Central Slope]

With sufficient snow coverage across the resort for the three-day holiday weekend, I decided to skip what was sure to be a very crowded Sky View area and stick to the Wakaguri side instead. On the upper half of the Highway Course and the Kamoshika Course (pictured), 2 to 3 cm of light new snow sat on top of moderately firm, well-packed powder grooming. On the ungroomed lower half of Highway, the fresh snow deepened significantly, with around 20 to 25 cm covering the base.
[Kamoshika Course]

With both groomed and ungroomed runs skiing beautifully and conditions shaping up as a perfect powder day, I found a long line already stretching all the way down to Snow Drop (pictured) at the Alps No. 3 Pair after just one run down the Kamoshika Course. “I’ve never seen a line this long here before,” a patrol member commented. Maybe more people are finally starting to realize just how good Hakunori really is.
[Wakaguri Central Slope]

I had a chat with two members of the Tokushima Ski Association (pictured) who told me, “We always read your reports. We chose Hakunori for the three-day weekend because it’s perfect for training, and after skiing we’ll be driving eight hours home.” I was able to carry speed comfortably and enjoy a smooth, flowing run from the Rabbit Course (pictured), where moderately firm, well-packed powder grooming made for excellent conditions, all the way down to the Wakaguri Central Slope.
[Rabbit Course]

　　
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