Snow-closed roads to Fukushima dictated Plan B: Mt. JEANS in Tochigi. A place I had visited once before, and had been wanting to revisit for a while.
Impressions: indeed, this place caters almost entirely to intermediates, with only one novice course and one expert course. Though they have added a kid's area since last time I visited, with sledding and banana boat rides.
The temperature was just around freezing, so though there was new snow from the previous night, the piste-side powder was fairly heavy and sticky. Like skiing through cotton-candy. So best to stick to center on-p