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On this trip we are headed to Yamagata Prefecture for 2 days of skiing at Zao Onsen among the snow monsters. Trip departs Friday night from Ikebukuro station.
2 nights lodging, Saturday and Sunday breakfast, and 2 days lift tickets are included in trip fee.
Zao Onsen Ski Resort
Zao Onsen ski resort is medium sized (305 hectares) with an impressive vertical drop of 881 metres and a 10km run that is likely to build up lots of lactic acid in the legs. The Zao ski resort has 42 lifts including a few ropeways and a gondola, yet even with that many lifts the layout is not particularly ideal and some poling or skating may be required in places.
The below tree-line terrain is reasonably mellow and very well suited to beginners and intermediates. Only twenty percent of the piste at the Zao ski resort is rated as black, but in reality it seems much less than that.
Going off-piste into the trees to find powder is somewhat discouraged but not heavily policed, particularly if you camouflage yourself as a snow monster! Actually the Zao ski patrollers seem to turn a blind eye and one of the advantages of Zao Onsen Japan is that there aren’t many powder hounds around to leave their dirty paw prints on the slopes, so freshies generally abound on weekdays.
Lodging
Friday and Saturday nights we will be staying at a local inn in the center of the Zao Hotspring Village and a 2 minute walk to one of the ropeways to get up to the upper part of the mountain. Lodge Chitoseya is a traditional Japanese Inn with tatami rooms and futons. Breakfast is included both days and there are many dinner options available in the village as well as time to visit many of the public hot springs.
Ski / Snowboard Rentals:
We can arrange for a ski and snowboard set to be delivered to 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
2 nights lodging, Saturday and Sunday breakfast, and 2 days lift tickets are included in trip fee.
Zao Onsen Ski Resort
Zao Onsen ski resort is medium sized (305 hectares) with an impressive vertical drop of 881 metres and a 10km run that is likely to build up lots of lactic acid in the legs. The Zao ski resort has 42 lifts including a few ropeways and a gondola, yet even with that many lifts the layout is not particularly ideal and some poling or skating may be required in places.
The below tree-line terrain is reasonably mellow and very well suited to beginners and intermediates. Only twenty percent of the piste at the Zao ski resort is rated as black, but in reality it seems much less than that.
Going off-piste into the trees to find powder is somewhat discouraged but not heavily policed, particularly if you camouflage yourself as a snow monster! Actually the Zao ski patrollers seem to turn a blind eye and one of the advantages of Zao Onsen Japan is that there aren’t many powder hounds around to leave their dirty paw prints on the slopes, so freshies generally abound on weekdays.
Lodging
Friday and Saturday nights we will be staying at a local inn in the center of the Zao Hotspring Village and a 2 minute walk to one of the ropeways to get up to the upper part of the mountain. Lodge Chitoseya is a traditional Japanese Inn with tatami rooms and futons. Breakfast is included both days and there are many dinner options available in the village as well as time to visit many of the public hot springs.
Ski / Snowboard Rentals:
We can arrange for a ski and snowboard set to be delivered to 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 Zao Onsen -Lodging in a slopeside guesthouse -2 days lift tickets -Saturday and Sunday Breakfast 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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