The schedule dates for the resort in Uonuma. If you are looking for other resorts in the area you can try the posts for the Minami Uonuma area or the Yuzawa town area. All dates are the planned opening and will depend on there being enough snow for the resort to open. If the conditions aren't right they will push this date back a bit.
Okutadami Maruyama - as soon as there is enough snow
Yakushi - 17 December
Suhara - 23 December
Ohara - 23 December
Koide - 23 December
Oyu Onsen - 23 December
Snow Country Region in Japan as a geographical area, covering towns in Gunma, Niigata and Nagano.
An overview of the area and what it has to offer, focusing mainly on winter sports,
the abundance of onsen and the high quality of local cuisine.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Okutadami Maruyama opening Dec 2nd
As we have already mentioned, winter season is officially underway in Snow Country, though the current warm weather is anything but wintery. The next resort to open up is like to be Okutadami Maruyama.
It's an interesting resort just outside of Koide in Niigata prefecture. It usually opens early in the season, closes mid-winter as keeping the access clear is too difficult, and opens again in spring. It usually has one of the best parks in the region so is a bit hit with the local freestyle community. It is an impressive drive up there, along a road that is more tunnel than anything, and the resort itself backs on to a huge lake that stretches all the way to Oze. At other times of year the pleasure cruise on the lake is the big attraction, drawing thousands who come to admire the fantastic scenery, especially in autumn.
Another resort that tries to open early is Tenjindaira on Mount Tanigawa which is just awaiting one more snowfall before opening their slopes for the winter.
It's an interesting resort just outside of Koide in Niigata prefecture. It usually opens early in the season, closes mid-winter as keeping the access clear is too difficult, and opens again in spring. It usually has one of the best parks in the region so is a bit hit with the local freestyle community. It is an impressive drive up there, along a road that is more tunnel than anything, and the resort itself backs on to a huge lake that stretches all the way to Oze. At other times of year the pleasure cruise on the lake is the big attraction, drawing thousands who come to admire the fantastic scenery, especially in autumn.
Another resort that tries to open early is Tenjindaira on Mount Tanigawa which is just awaiting one more snowfall before opening their slopes for the winter.
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