REPORT

Light snowflakes were drifting through the air this morning. I met two students from Kyoto Institute of Technology—familiar faces at Hakunori this season (pictured)—who told me, “We always read Snownavi! Our friend already went ahead and is on the lift (pictured, back left), so please take a picture with him in it too! Our training camp is over, but we stayed behind to keep practicing for the ski certification test on 3/21 (Sat.).”
[Kamoshika Course]

Also spotted again at Hakunori this season was former JSBA A-level instructor Tsuyoshi Miratori (pictured). He is the creator of “Miratori” (Mirror Carving & Tricks) and now works as a YouTuber and coach. The Kamoshika Course and the Highway Course (pictured) were groomed with firm corn snow, lightly dusted with a thin layer of slightly moist new snow.
[Highway Course]

Less than 1 cm of new snow covered the Wakaguri Central Slope (pictured), the Wakaguri Forest Course, and the Hakunori Family Course, all of which were groomed with moderately firm corn snow surfaces. A staff member I spoke with said, “Thanks for coming out to cover Hakunori! Word seems to be spreading that ‘Hakunori and Cortina still have good snow and easy skiing even down at the base,’ so we’ve been seeing a lot of beginners coming over.”
[Wakaguri Central Slope]

The Satomi Central Slope was also groomed with moderately firm corn snow this morning. As for the connecting course to Cortina, the ungroomed traverse dropping diagonally from the lower section of the Satomi Central Slope (pictured, center) was just barely skiable. If you’d rather not risk scratching your skis, it’s probably safer to take them off and walk across.
[Satomi Central Slope]

　
*“Ski Kids Day” will be held on 3/15 (Sun.), along with the final Kids Event of the season.
*The Alps No. 11 Pair has ended operations for the season due to poor snow conditions.
　
*Fully OPEN (Except for Satomi-One)
*Operating Lifts … No.3 Pair (8:00～) and totally 8 lifts
*Fees … 1-Day Pass Adult JPY6,200, 6 to 12 y/o JPY3,500, Pre-schooler FREE

*Print and get a great deal! Discount Coupon!
Paper Coupon → Adult 1 Day Ticket + JPY1,500 Meal vouchers or store coupons = JPY8,700 → JPY7,500!
Paper Coupon → Child 1 Day Ticket + JPY1,500 Meal vouchers or store coupons = JPY6,000 → JPY4,800!

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reported by Snownavi