NEWS & TOPICS

Here is a list of ski resorts that are skiable as of 11/29 (Sat.). From now on, ski areas featuring a mixture of both man-made and natural snow will be shown as follows: resorts with a natural-snow base will be shown as “natural snow + man-made snow,” while resorts with a man-made snow base will be shown as “man-made snow + natural snow.”
　
[Hokkaido・Tohoku]
Sapporo Kokusai … △50cm / 4 courses open / Natural snow
Furano … △45cm / 3 courses open / Natural snow
Hunter Mountain Shiobara … △30cm / 1 courses open / Man-made snow
　
[Niigata・Gunma]
Kagura … △20cm / 1 courses open / Natural snow + man-made snow
Tambara … △20cm / 1 courses open / Natural snow + man-made snow
Kazawa … △60cm / 1 courses open / Natural snow + man-made snow
　　
[Nagano]
Nozawa Onsen… △50cm / 4 courses open / Natural snow + man-made snow
Ryuo … △15cm / 2 courses open / Natural snow + man-made snow
Yokoteyama–Shibutoge … △30cm / 2 courses open / Natural snow + man-made snow
Kumanoyu … △30cm / 2 courses open / Natural snow + man-made snow
Karuizawa Prince Hotel … △50cm / 2 courses open / Man-made snow / *Advance discount lift tickets
Takamine … △30cm / 1 course open / Man-made snow / *Advance discount lift tickets
Yunomaru … △30cm / 1 course open / Man-made snow / *Advance discount lift tickets
Sugadaira Kogen … △50cm / 1 course open / Man-made snow / *Advance discount lift tickets
　　
[Hokuriku・Gifu・Shizuoka & Further West]
Yeti … △90cm / 1 course open / Man-made snow
White Pia Takasu … △80cm / 2 course open / Man-made snow / *Advance discount lift tickets
Washigatake … △80cm / 2 course open / Man-made snow
Okuibuki … △70cm / 2 course open / Man-made snow
　
*“◎” … fully open, “○” … mostly open (50% or more), “△” … partially open, “×” … closed
*Excludes ski areas without lifts.
*Rusutsu, Niseko Village, Niseko Grand Hirafu and Okutadami Maruyama have postponed their planned 11/29 (Sat.) openings. The openings of Grandeco, Geto Kogen, Tsugaike and Shirakaba 2in1 remain postponed as well.
*Akita Hachimantai, which was skiable from 11/21 to 24, closed on 11/25, while Sapporo Teine, which was open from 11/22 to 25, closed on 11/26. Meanwhile, Tengendai Kogen, was also open on 11/24 & 25, but closed again on 11/26.
*Kurodake Ski Resort, which held its pre-opening on 11/8 (Sat.) & 11/9 (Sun.), is undergoing ropeway maintenance from 11/10 (Mon.) to 11/30 (Sun.), with the grand opening scheduled for 12/1 (Mon.).
*As of 11/29 (Sat.), Tateyama has a snow depth of 190cm and is currently skiable by hiking up.