NEWS & TOPICS

Below is a list of the TOP 15 ski resorts nationwide, ranked by their base depth as of 2/10 (Tue.). On 1/20 (Tue.), Niigata Prefecture had only 3 ski resorts within the top 15, but after three cold waves from around 1/20 (Tue.), through yesterday, snowfall increased dramatically, and Niigata now accounts for 8 resorts—more than half of the rankings. Ski areas within a 20 km radius of Myoko City, including Hiuchi, Togari Onsen, and Cupid Valley, appear to have been especially fortunate.
　
No.1 Seki Onsen (Niigata) ◎620cm
No.2 Charmant Hiuchi (Niigata) ◎520cm
No.3 Aomori Spring (Aomori) ◎500cm
No.4 Togari Onsen (Nagano) ◎480cm
No.5 “Cupid Valley (Aomori) ◎450cm
　　
No.6 Arai (Niigata) ◎439cm
No.7 Hakkoda (Aomori) △405cm
No.8 Geto Kogen (Iwate) ◎385cm
No.8 Mt. Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ◎385cm
No.10 Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu (Hokkaido) ◎380cm
　　
No.11 Ani ◎360cm, No.11 Muikamachi Hakkaisan ◎360cm, No.11 Château Shiozawa ◎360cm, No.14 Tengendai Kogen ◎350cm, No.15 Akakura Onsen ◎345cm, No.15 New Green Pia Tsunan ◎345cm
　　　　
*Excludes local ski areas with one lift or fewer.
*“◎” … 80% or more open, “○” … 50% or more open, “△” … less than 50% open, “×” … closed
*Back number → 2/3 (Tue.), 1/27 (Tue.), 1/20 (Tue.), 1/13 (Tue.), 1/6 (Tue.), 12/30 (Tue.), 12/23 (Tue.), 12/16 (Tue.), 12/9 (Tue.)