lena1849 0 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I visited Madarao Kogen for the first time in awhile last weekend. The snow conditions were good. The website has a good coupon for a full day all-mountain (Madarao + Tangram) plus lunch. This coupon was nice, since most of the area I enjoy is on the Tangram side. As a boarder, I noticed how I was outnumbered by skiiers. Still, the resort was much less crowded (for a Saturday) than places like Happone and Nozawa. There are a few key runs - with hardly any people on them - that made it worth it. One is powder wave (kind of on the border of the two mountains, you need to use a Madarao lift for this so I'd suggest the all-mountain coupon deal). A couple of the other Tangram black runs were pleasantly deserted, which means the population hadn't overrun them with moguls yet. I suppose my only complaint is that the lifts are short and slow. Worth the wait though. I'd post some pictures...but I don't use this site often and I can't figure it out how to do it yet (don't have the time to figure it out now) Any tips on how to post would be appreciated, and I'll try to check back here and post some pictures . Happy skiing / boarding! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted January 11, 2013 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 11, 2013 Hello lena Glad you had fun. Go here and it should be easy http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/gallery/ follow the Upload Photo link on the right side. Also here: http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/21050-how-to-upload-photos-to-the-photos-section-of-the-forums/ Look forward to seeing them. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
lena1849 0 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Thanks for the link You can see the sea of Japan from the top of Tangram, which is pretty cool for Nagano (we don't see the sea so often here!) Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted January 11, 2013 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 11, 2013 Thanks lena. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Nice pics Lena, you have got me salivating again, I will be back there in a couple of weeks. Good pics of powderwave/Airwave2 taken from powderline course I presume - I just love that whole area. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 SJ and Hans on Powderline Madarao Link to post Share on other sites
lfh663 1 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I visited Madarao Kogen for the first time in awhile last weekend. The snow conditions were good. The website has a good coupon for a full day all-mountain (Madarao + Tangram) plus lunch. This coupon was nice, since most of the area I enjoy is on the Tangram side. As a boarder, I noticed how I was outnumbered by skiiers. Still, the resort was much less crowded (for a Saturday) than places like Happone and Nozawa. There are a few key runs - with hardly any people on them - that made it worth it. One is powder wave (kind of on the border of the two mountains, you need to use a Madarao lift for this so I'd suggest the all-mountain coupon deal). A couple of the other Tangram black runs were pleasantly deserted, which means the population hadn't overrun them with moguls yet. I suppose my only complaint is that the lifts are short and slow. Worth the wait though. I'd post some pictures...but I don't use this site often and I can't figure it out how to do it yet (don't have the time to figure it out now) Any tips on how to post would be appreciated, and I'll try to check back here and post some pictures . Happy skiing / boarding! I rode in Madarao/Tangram last Sunday. Great little resort. You can ride through the trees in Madarao to find fantastic freshies. However, off piste is forbidden on the Tangram side so watch out for the ski patrollers. Link to post Share on other sites
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