NEWS & TOPICS

The snowfall amount TOP5 ranking of ski areas in Japan as of 4/30 (Wed). This is the final installment of this season’s snowfall ranking, which began on 12/6 (Fri.). Shiga Kogen, where snow does not diminish easily, ranks 14th!
　
1st Gassan (Yamagata) ◎950cm
2nd Tengendai Kogen (Yamagata) ×630cm
3rd Kagura (Niigata) ◎350cm
4th Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ◎320cm
5th Charmant Hiuchi (Niigata) ◎310cm

6th Hakuba Happo-one (Nagano) △280cm
7th Arai (Niigata) △277cm
8th Okutadami Maruyama (Niigata) ◎270cm
9th Seki Onsen (Niigata) ×240cm
10th Kiroro (Hokkaido) △225cm

11th Sapporo Teine ×250cm, 12th Hakuba Goryu&Hakuba47 ○205cm, 13th Sapporo Kokusai ◎200cm, 14th Shiga Kogen ○225cm, 15th Tsugaike △216cm
　
*Tengendai Kogen is closed every Wednesday. Sapporo Teine and Seki Onsen are closed on weekdays.
*”◎” … Over 80% area open, “○” … Over 50% area open, “△” … Under 50% area open, “×” … Not open
*Backnumbers → 4/23 (Wed), 4/16 (Wed), 4/9 (Wed), 4/2 (Wed), 3/26 (Wed), 3/19 (Wed), 3/12 (Wed), 3/5 (Wed), 2/26 (Wed), 2/19 (Wed), 2/12 (Wed), 2/5 (Wed), 1/29 (Wed), 1/22 (Wed), 1/15 (Wed), 1/8 (Wed), 1/1 (Wed), 12/25 (Wed), 12/18 (Wed), 12/11 (Wed), 12/6 (Fri)