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This is the ultimate powder holiday, hitting up 2 great resorts over the weekend. 2 nights lodging, 2 days lift ticket included.
Actual order of ski resorts will be dependent on snow conditions, with the best powder day being reserved for Arai.
Lotte Arai
Arai Mountain is known for having huge dumps of snow and big deep powder!
The Arai Ski Resort is long and reasonably skinny with a big 951 metres of vertical (329 - 1,280 metres). Like many Japanese ski resorts, there isn't a lot of piste terrain (only 11 "courses" ie runs), but there's extensive off-piste terrain. The Arai ski area is serviced by 5 lifts: a gondola; 2 hooded fast quad chair lifts; and 2 double chair lifts (one of them is a detachable lift).
The piste statistics are 25% beginner, 45% intermediate and 30% advanced, so there's enough variety for beginners.
The avalanche controlled off-piste areas are mostly towards the top of the resort, which includes a variety of open slopes, sub-alpine with light trees (including my "Happy Place"), and tree skiing. From the top lift you can hike up the additional 149m vertical to the summit for some extra freshies. Considering the potential for significant avalanche risk, these areas are opened and closed by the patrollers depending on the snowpack.
Myoko Suginohara
Myoko Suginohara is home to the longest continuous run in Japan at over 8.5km. There is also a good amount of off piste tree skiing terrain on the upper part of the mountain. This is a great resort for people of all abilities and the food and drink options on the mountain are top notch.
Lodging
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights we will be staying in a traditional Ryokan that has been in continuous operation since the Meiji era and features hot spring baths. The Tabataya Ryokan has simple Japanese rooms and is located just a short drive from the Suginohara Ski area. Breakfast on our Suginohara day is included in the trip price. There will be 3 to 4 people per room.
Ski / Snowboard Rentals:
We can arrange for a ski and snowboard set to be picked up near the ski resort and rental prices cost between 2000~3000 yen per day for board and boots set depending on the quality level.
*Trip departs Friday night from Ikebukuro station
Actual order of ski resorts will be dependent on snow conditions, with the best powder day being reserved for Arai.
Lotte Arai
Arai Mountain is known for having huge dumps of snow and big deep powder!
The Arai Ski Resort is long and reasonably skinny with a big 951 metres of vertical (329 - 1,280 metres). Like many Japanese ski resorts, there isn't a lot of piste terrain (only 11 "courses" ie runs), but there's extensive off-piste terrain. The Arai ski area is serviced by 5 lifts: a gondola; 2 hooded fast quad chair lifts; and 2 double chair lifts (one of them is a detachable lift).
The piste statistics are 25% beginner, 45% intermediate and 30% advanced, so there's enough variety for beginners.
The avalanche controlled off-piste areas are mostly towards the top of the resort, which includes a variety of open slopes, sub-alpine with light trees (including my "Happy Place"), and tree skiing. From the top lift you can hike up the additional 149m vertical to the summit for some extra freshies. Considering the potential for significant avalanche risk, these areas are opened and closed by the patrollers depending on the snowpack.
Myoko Suginohara
Myoko Suginohara is home to the longest continuous run in Japan at over 8.5km. There is also a good amount of off piste tree skiing terrain on the upper part of the mountain. This is a great resort for people of all abilities and the food and drink options on the mountain are top notch.
Lodging
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights we will be staying in a traditional Ryokan that has been in continuous operation since the Meiji era and features hot spring baths. The Tabataya Ryokan has simple Japanese rooms and is located just a short drive from the Suginohara Ski area. Breakfast on our Suginohara day is included in the trip price. There will be 3 to 4 people per room.
Ski / Snowboard Rentals:
We can arrange for a ski and snowboard set to be picked up near the ski resort and rental prices cost between 2000~3000 yen per day for board and boots set depending on the quality level.
*Trip departs Friday night from Ikebukuro station
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Included in the Trip Fee
-Roundtrip Van transport from Tokyo to Myoko area -Lodging in a traditional Ryokan -2 days lift tickets at 2 resorts Participation Fee: 31,500 yen |
・Required Equipment: Overnight Toiletries, Towel, Change of Clothes, Onsen Kit, Ski / Snowboard Gear
・Maximum Participants: 9
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