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This is a follow-up to the quiz I posted in the "Where is this?" thread, with a bit of the history, at least as far as I have gathered so far. Photos and history lifted from various blogs. Once upon a time, there was a small ski area in the mountains between Kinugawa Onsen and Shiobara Onsen, called Keichozan Ski Area (鶏頂山スキー場). Located at the base of Mt. Keichou, it was founded in 1961. At its peak, it had two pair lifts, a single chair, and a rope tow. Basically 4 courses through the woods and a family course, max length 900 m, max steepness of 18 degrees. It was apparently a relati -
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
