Nozawa・Madarao・Togakushi Joint Season Pass

Sales begin on 11/27 (Sat.) for the “Nozawa・Madarao・Togakushi Joint Season Pass”, usable at 4 northern Nagano resorts. The pass includes a variety of benefits across the resorts such as 10% off of ski lessons, free onsen privileges and a 30% discount on lunch foods! 

Nozawa・Madarao・Togakushi Joint Season Pass

[Sales Period]　11/27/2021 (Sat.)－2/28/2022 (Mon.)

[Validity Period]　11/27/2021 (Sat.)－ 5/8/2022 (Sun.)

[Price]　JPY76,000 (※Including tax and IC card deposit, IC card deposit included)

[Eligible Resorts]　Nozawa Onsen, Madarao Kogen, Tangram, Togakushi

[Purchase Method]　Fill out the necessary information on the Application Form (PDF) and turn it in to the ticket window of one of the eligible resorts (※You will pay for and receive your pass on the same day)

[A Great Deal! Advance Discount Lift Tickets]

Madarao Kogen … 1-Day Ticket JPY4,500－JPY5,000 → JPY3,300!（※On sale until 12/17)

Tangram … Adult 1-Day Ticket JPY4,300 → JPY2,600! and more（※On sale until 12/17)

Togakushi … Adult 1-Day Ticket JPY4,500 → JPY3,600! and more（※On sale until 12/10)

Kurohime Set of Four 1-Day Advance Discount Lift Tickets

Sets of four Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 1-Day Advance Discount Lift Tickets for adults, seniors and juniors are on sale now for an average price of ¥2,400 per ticket! That’s the cheapest you’ll find them anywhere, and they’re currently available online now, only on Snownavi.

[A Great Deal! Advance Discount Lift Tickets (※On sale until 2/28/2022)]

Adult・Senior・Junior Set of Four 1-Day Lift Tickets JPY16,000 → JPY9,600!!

※Also available as a Digital Ticket!

[Scheduled Business Period, Lift Fees]

12/25/2021 (Sat.)－3/27/2022 (Sun.)

1-Day Ticket … Adults JPY4,200, Children (Age 3 to High School) JPY2,500, Seniors 60 and Older JPY3,800, Kurohime Family Pack JPY1,500, Kurohime One Coin Park JPY500

＊The prices for the Kurohime Family Pack and Kurohime One Coin Park are universal for those 3 years old and older.

Ski Resorts Scheduled to Open By 11/15

The following is a list of ski resorts scheduled to open before 11/15 (Mon.):

Sayama … 10/30 (Sat.) Artificial Snow

Karuizawa Prince Hotel … 11/3 (Wed., holiday) Artificial Snow　A Great Deal! Advance Discount Lift  Tickets

Winghills Shirotori … 11/12 (Fri.)  Artificial Snow　A Great Deal! Advance Discount Lift Tickets

Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake … 11/13 (Sat.) Natural Snow　※Dependent on Snow Conditions

Nakayamatoge … 11/13 (Sat.) Natural Snow　※Dependent on Snow Conditions

Yokoteyama … 11/13 (Sat.) Natural Snow ＋ Artificial Snow　※Dependent on Snow Conditions

Kumanoyu … 11/13 (Sat.) Natural Snow ＋ Artificial Snow　※Dependent on Snow Conditions

[Resorts Currently Open]

Yeti … 70cm　1 Course　Artificial Snow

Advance Discount IC Lift Tickets

Unlike ordinary advance discount lift tickets, advance discount IC lift tickets are usable as-is and don’t need to be exchanged at the ticket window on the day of use!  That means that you can head directly to the lifts after arriving to the resort. Below are the resorts for which Snownavi is able to offer IC lift tickets.

[Hokkaido・Tohoku]

Sahoro, Teine, Rusutsu, Nekoma, Alts Bandaiルツ

[Niigata・Gunma]

Ishiuchi Maruyama, GALA Yuzawa

, Kandatsu, Lotte Arai, Kawaba, Hodaigi

[Nagano]

Yakebitaiyama, Karuizawa Prince, Cortina, Tsugaike, Iwatake, Happo, Goryu47, Kashimayari

[Gifu・Hokuriku]

Takasu & Dynaland, Meiho, Ski Jam Katsuyama

11/5 (Fri.) Yokoteyama Pre-Open

Shiga Kogen’s Yokoteyama・Shibutoge Ski Resort is set to max out the snow machines in order to open for the season on 11/6 (Sat.), with a pre-open event the day before on 11/5 (Fri)!

Shiga Kogen Yokoteyama・Shibutoge Ski Resort

[Business Period]　11/6/2021 (Sat.) ～ Mid June 2022

[Lift Fees]　

11/6 (Sat.) ～ 12/3/2021 (Fri.) 1-Day Ticket ¥4,500

＊Sales for Shiga Kogen’s ALL AREA Common Ticket will go on sale from 12/4 (Sat.)

＊In addition to those in posession of an invitation to the pre-open event, individuals who have posted photos of Yokoteyama・Shibutoge in winter on Twitter or Facebook with the tag #冬が待ちきれないから横渋の雪景色をUPしよう will be eligible to attend. And, by showing proof of your upload, you’ll receive your 1-day lift pass for free!

ADVANCE TICKET SALES RANKING（10/13～10/19）

These are the top 5 best-selling Snownavi Advance Discount Lift Tickets from 10/13 (Wed.) to 10/19 (Tue.)

No. 1 Naeba or Kagura … Set of Two 1-Day Tickets ¥10,400 → ¥7,000!

No. 2 Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 … Joint 1-Day Ticket ¥5,500 → ¥4,000!

No. 3 Yamagata Zao Onsen … Adult 1-Day Ticket ¥5,500 → ¥4,600!

No. 4 Myoko Suginohara … Adult・Junior High & High School Student・Senior 5-Hour Ticket ¥3,900 → ¥3,000!

No. 5 Hakuba Happo-One … Adult 1-Day Ticket ¥5,500 → ¥4,800!

＊Tickets for the last two weeks’ No. 1 Naeba or Kagura can be upgraded to a Mt. Naeba joint ticket valid for both resorts for an additional ¥1,000 when exchanging at the lift ticket counter.

＊Online sales of advance discount lift tickets for No. 3 Yamagata Zao Onsen are available only on Snownavi!

Zao Advance Discount Lift Tickets Available Only at Snownavi!

Online advance discount lift tickets (Adult 1-Day) for Yamagata’s Zao Onsen Ski Resort, one of Tohoku’s largest resorts, are on sale again this year only through Snownavi!

[A Great Deal! Advance Discount Lift Tickets (※On sale until 12/10)]

Adult 1-Day Ticket ¥5,500 → ¥4,600!

※Beginning this season, the ¥500 yen ‘IC Ticket Deposit’ is no longer required.

※Not valid for night skiing.

[Scheduled Business Period, Lift Fees]

Early December 2021 ～ 5/5/2022 (Thurs.)

1-Day Ticket … Adults ¥5,500, Children (Elementary School and Younger) ¥2,800, Junior High & High School Students・Seniors 60 Years and Older ¥4,800

First Snowfall for Happo・Goryu47・Tsugaike!

With the first snow settling on the high mountains of the Ushiro Tateyama Range on 10/17 (Sun.), another influx of cold air saw the upper portions of the Hakuba Happo-One, Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 and Tsugaike Kogen ski resorts blanketed with their first snowfalls of the season on 10/18 (Mon.). This comes a day later than last year, and 21 days earlier than the year before last.

⇒Happo Resort Report

⇒Goryu47 Resort Report

⇒Tsugaike Resort Report

[A Great Deal! Advance Discount Lift Tickets]

Hakuba Happo-One … Adult 1-Day Ticket ¥5,500 → ¥4,800!（※On sale until 12/17）

Hakuba Goryu ＆ Hakuba47 … Joint 1-Day Ticket ¥5,500 → ¥4,000!（※On sale until 12/12）

Tsugaike Kogen … Adult 1-Day Ticket ¥5,500 → ¥4,000! and more（※On sale until 12/10）

First Snowfall for Shiga Kogen’s Yokoteyama ＆ Shibutoge!

The upper portions of Shiga Kogen’s Yokoteyama and Shibutoge Ski Resorts began receiving their first snowfall of the season as of this morning, 10/17 (Sun.)! The first snowfall comes on the same day as last year, and 11 days earlier than the year before last.

⇒Yokoteyama Sancho Hutte Official Facebook Page

Snow on Mt. Shirouma

The ‘Hakuba Sanso’ mountain hut is reporting that last night’s rain changed to snow around 5 a.m. this morning, 10/17 (Sun.), and that snow has accumulated on the summit of Mt. Shirouma (2,932m). This isn’t the first reported snowfall of the season, as a thin accumulation of sleet/snow was seen more than two weeks earlier on 10/2 (Sat.), which was 6 days earlier than last year and 7 days earlier than the year before last.

⇒Hakuba Sanso Official Facebook Page

Yeti to Open on 10/22 (Fri.)

On 10/22 (Fri.) Yeti, located in Shizuoka Prefecture’s Susono City, is set to become the first ski resort in Japan to open for the season. Again this year, visitors who arrive in costume before 10:00 a.m. will receive a free 1-day lift ticket. In addition, Yeti will be starting a new collaboration with ‘Yuki Miku’, a mascot character originally from Hokkaido!

Snow Park Yeti 

[Date]　10/22/2021 (Fri.)  9:55 Ceremony, 10:00 Opening

[Operation Period]　10/22/2021 (Fri.) ～ 3/21/2022 (Sun.)

[Lift Fees]　1-Day Adult Ticket (Sat., Sun. & Holidays) JPY4,000・Children 3 ～ Elementary ＆ Seniors 60 and Over JPY3,000, 1-Day Adult Ticket (Weekdays) JPY3,500・Children 3 ～ Elementary & Seniors 60 and Over JPY2,500

ADVANCE TICKET SALES RANKING (10/6 - 10/12)

The top 5 most popular Snownavi Advance Tickets in 10/6 (Wed) – 10/5 (Tue).

1st Naeba or Kagura … Set of Two 1-Day Tickets JPY10,400 → JPY7,000!
2nd Takasu Snow Park & Dynaland … Joint Adult 1-Day Ticket JPY4,900 → JPY3,300!
3rd Hakuba Happo-One … Adult 1-Day Ticket JPY5,500 → JPY4,800!
4th Akakura Kanko Resort … Set of 4 Half-Day Tickets JPY13,200 → JPY10,000!
5th Kandatsu Snow Resort … Adult 1-Day Ticket JPY4,800 → JPY3,300!

＊Tickets for No. 1 Naeba or Kagura can be upgraded to a Mt. Naeba joint ticket valid for both resorts for an additional JPY1,000 when exchanging at the lift ticket counter.

＊Sales of No. 4 Akakura Kanko’s Set of 4 Half-Day Tickets are limited to the first 100 sets.