REPORT

Heavy rain was falling early this morning. As I got to the Oku-Davos parking lot (D-1), there were no other cars arriving, so I changed plans and made my way to the Ura Taro parking lot (T-1), at the entrance to Sugadaira. Fortunately, the rain began to weaken around 8:15 and stopped completely around 8:25, it wasn’t long before we were greeted with clear blue skies (pictured).
[Ura Taro Family West]

Due to the poor early weather on a weekday morning, turnout was slow overall, but Ura Taro Family still proved to be quite popular. A few people started showing up around 8:40, and at that time the Ura Taro Family East and West courses had firm bases with loose surfaces. My skis slid well, and I was able to enjoy some nice turns.
[Ura Taro Family East]

I spoke with some students from Kanagawa and Tokyo (pictured), who told me, “We are staying in Sugadaira for two nights and skiing. Thank goodness it stopped raining, and the conditions are good again today!” The Schi Heil Course also had a loose outer layer of granular snow, but my edges gripped the surface well, and the conditions were good for skiing.
[Ura Taro Schi Heil]

With the recent string of sunny weather, warm days, and today’s rain, I was concerned about melting snow, but luckily I didn’t observe any exposed dirt or bushes on the groomed trails in the Ura Taro and Omote Davos areas. In other news, from 3/18 (Sat.) to 3/19 (Sun.), the “11th Smile Cup” will be held. This alpine race and test-ride event is open to all snowboarders across various genres: including pros, amateurs, kids, alpine, soft boots, etc…!
[Ura Taro Schi Heil]

　　　
[Sugadaira Kogen Availability Information on 3/10 (Fri.)]
*All areas are available. (Except for Nkodake Downhill, Mt. Omatu Smile Park, Mt. Omatsu Pole Bahn, Tsubakuro No.7)
*Available Courses … Stage 3 (8:30-) and totally 15 lifts.
*Lift Fees … Ueda Sugadaira Campaign 1 Day Ticket Adult JPY4,400, 13-18 & 60-69 y/o JPY3,300, Over 70 y/o JPY2,800, 6-12 y/o JPY2,100, Preschooler over 4 y/o Free (Until 2023/3/13, Only for the first 60,000 people)

*A Great Deal! Advance Discount Lift Tickets
Davos and Taro Areas (*On Sale Until 3/19/2023)
Paper Ticket → Adult 1-Day Ticket JPY5,900 → JPY4,800!
Digital Ticket → Adult 1-Day Ticket JPY5,400 → JPY4,300!
Pine Beak Area (*On Sale Until 3/26/2023)
Paper Ticket → 1 Adult 1-Day Ticket + 1 Elementary School Student 1-Day Ticket = JPY8,100 → JPY6,500, and more
Electronic Ticket → 1 Adult 1-Day Ticket + 1 Elementary School Student 1-Day Ticket = JPY8,100 → JPY6,500, and more

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reported by Snownavi