REPORT

Here’s a fun quiz—can you guess where this is? Steady rain had been falling at the base since yesterday evening, and finally eased off around 7:30 a.m. this morning. A patrol member I spoke with warned me, “The fog is very thick today, so be careful.” From the mid-mountain and up, light rain was still falling, and the slopes were wrapped in the thickest fog we’ve seen all season. (※Answer: The upper section on the north side of the Panorama Course).
[Panorama Course]

The Panorama Course (pictured) featured groomed granular snow with high moisture content, giving it a loose, slightly slushy feel. The surface still ran well, but visibility was extremely limited. I had to ski carefully and keep clear reference points, or it was easy to lose all sense of my surroundings. A skier I met commented, “It’s completely white out there today—it must be tough to do your job.”
[Panorama Course]

The light rain changed over to wet snow while I rode the Alpen Quad. On Usagidaira’s South Side Route, the upper half remained ungroomed with rollers and moguls, while a single piste-width groomed strip on the lower half held loose, granular snow. Along the Kurobishi Quad (pictured), the slope had softened into moderately loose granular snow that skied smoothly.
[Kurobishi Slope]

The Skyline Course had grooming only along the forest road section. The rest remained ungroomed, but the central section (pictured) had relatively few bumps and offered a smooth, consistent ride. HAPPO PARKS is closed for two days (yesterday and today) in preparation for the “HAPPO LINES 2026 Final Party” scheduled for tomorrow, 3/20 (Fri., holiday).
[Skyline Course]

　　　
*he only route currently open for skiing down to the base is the Riesen Slalom Course → Nakiyama Public Course.
　　
[Happo-One Details on 3/19 (Thu.)]
*Most Courses are OPEN (Omusubi, Nakiyama North, Central, Shirakaba, Kitaone, Olympic I & II, Kokusai, HAPPO PARKS, Sakka are Closed)
*Operating Lifts … Gondola (8:00～) and totally 14 lifts
*Fees … 1 Day Ticket Spring Discount from 3/16: Adult JPY5,500, 6-17 y/o JPY2,500, Over 65 y/o JPY5,100

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reported by Snownavi