snowdude 44 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Last Sunday I went to Jigatake, which is a small resort just before Hakuba in Omachi the neighbouring area! Just 1 hour 45 mins from Kofu and about 45 mins from Matsumoto. We went there as one of are friends child has never skied before, so this was recommend by my Japanese friend, because of the soft snow and easy slopes. It is serviced by just four lifts, with a connection required half way up to get to the top. The steepest slope is only intermediate at best, but the snow was excellent, soft with tons of deep powder everywhere and it kept good the whole day. It started slightly sunny in the morning after a fresh over night fall of snow, followed by mostly cloudy with the odd flurry now and again. The slopes are also very wide and smooth so great for high speed skiing and long winding terns. It is not challenging at all, but if you want great snow and an easy day on the snow or like me if you like to ski fast then it makes for a refreshing change from skiing the really steep slopes! If you want a challenge don't come here! It is certainly great for beginners as that is the reason we went there. There is also a bumpy course with ramps and hills which are fun to ski on for the more advanced where you can do jumps, which my daughter and I did. Lift lines were almost non existent and at for the most part the slopes were quite empty, making it easy to do your own thing! Also at the entrance to the resort there is a sledging area for the children, which actually uses a big sledge to take them to the top of the slope so they can slide down, great fun for children. There is one restaurant and a rest area above the restaurant, which serves the usual sort of food. We brought our own food so don't know how it tasted. If it is just my daughter and I going then I don't think we will go there so often, although there was great snow other resorts about the same travelling time would offer much more! It was cheap though at just 2800 for adults and 1000 for children using the discount system at the convenience store! Entrance and kids sledging area! Restaurant and rest house A view of the bottom of the resort View from near the top Mountain view View from the top View from the top View from half way down Very deep pow everywhere More deep pow! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 nice, I always like to hear about the less well known places Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 me too look forward to the pics Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Jigatake! I thought no one goes there. Glad you had a good time. If you carry on that road you will hit the center of Kashimayari Ski Area - which is quite a large resort. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Sorry for the delay in pics, not that I got many good ones this time, having upload probs, so will upload them here later or tomorrow! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted February 1, 2012 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 1, 2012 Sorry about that snowdude, I need to get Bob (the tech dude) on this. I replied again can you get that info back to me so Bob can try to find out what is going on. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 you sure work that poor dog very hard.....just as well this isn't at home as I'm sure the RSPCA would want to have words with you! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Ok I got log on to my account eventually, I think it is also a fault on my part, having too many accounts! Anyway thanks for your help David, I have now uploaded the pics to here to go with my report. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Nice snowdude thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted February 2, 2012 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 2, 2012 you sure work that poor dog very hard.....just as well this isn't at home as I'm sure the RSPCA would want to have words with you! Bob (the tech dude) has actually made a big decision today, or at least strongly recommended a big decision, about the new stuff and direction we are working on for next season. Looks like his team are going to be full-on right through until November. So it's kind of a big day. Hurray for Bob! Sorry for going off-topic snowdude! Link to post Share on other sites
Saitaman 1 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Is it Jigatake or Jiigatake? That hiragana up top seems to be Jii? Nice report thanks. And look forward to Bob and teams work Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 No problem at all, wow looks like you guys are going to be snowed under with work for sometime! As always keep up the great work you do here to keep things running smoothly. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Is it Jigatake or Jiigatake? That hiragana up top seems to be Jii? Nice report thanks. And look forward to Bob and teams work I think you will find it is Jiigatake as the Hiragana in Romaji would be Jii Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks for the report Defo Ana- ba ! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I've been Jiigatake once, maybe eleven years ago. It was a locals day for 1000 yen. The half pipe wasn't closed then so I played in that a bit. There's a kind of funky cafe there now I heard, open in the off season too on weekends. Kashimayari's quite good and there's little competition for pow on the good bits. Its also got a great rotenburo with views of the slopes and the alpine (Kashimayari-dake and Goryu-dake) quite close up on a clear day. It has no roof so you can sit in there with it snowing on your head like the monkeys do. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Don't the monkeys put their modesty towel on their head? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I've been Jiigatake once, maybe eleven years ago. It was a locals day for 1000 yen. The half pipe wasn't closed then so I played in that a bit. There's a kind of funky cafe there now I heard, open in the off season too on weekends. Kashimayari's quite good and there's little competition for pow on the good bits. Its also got a great rotenburo with views of the slopes and the alpine (Kashimayari-dake and Goryu-dake) quite close up on a clear day. It has no roof so you can sit in there with it snowing on your head like the monkeys do. Sun Alpina Aokiko is the first place I boarded in Japan. Shame it's closed now. Has anyone been to Kashimayari or Sanosaka since Aokiko closed? I'd like to know what it's like around there these days if you could take a minute to share Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 So that's to the south of Hakuba then... Thanks snow dude. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I love hearing and reading about the smaller resorts!! If and when I ever sort myself out with a car, I'm going to do a small-resorts road trip!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 So that's to the south of Hakuba then... Thanks snow dude. Yes thats right, its in Omachi, and to the north you got Hakuba machi! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Got it! Link to post Share on other sites
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