Although it is the fuerthest of the main resorts from Numata interchange along route 120 towards Nikko, it is well worth the extra 20 minutes drive.
The slopes are excellent, catering for all levels of Skiers and Snowboarders, the "powder snow" is just great and for some reason, the ski lifts are not crowded to get on.
For families there is a Child Care centre which charges 2,500 yen for half a day. Kids must be over 2 years of age to
Spent a weekend there about 3 weeks ago, found it to be a mountain with a lot of potential.
It snowed about 2 ft of fresh powder between Saturday and Sunday. Sunday morning ready to take on the deep stuff, and to my dismay, they only opened the slopes that they managed to groom, with their apparantly only catapillar groomer.
This place is the ultimate snowboarding wonderland. You wanna jump high? You can. You wanna go real fast? You can. You want a place that never seems to be crowded? This is the place, baby.
