Grandeco Snow Resort is located in the eastern region of Kita Shiobara village in Fukushima Prefecture. The resort is in an area to the north of Mt Bandai that is known for usually receiving the most amount of snow in the region. With heavy snowfalls the resort often enjoys a long season into early May. Grandeco Snow Resort has been operating since 1992. For the 2019-2020 season it appears to plan to be open until 19th April rather than until Golden Week in early May as it has done in recent years.
Fukushima Prefecture is composed of three main regions - the Hamadori region to the east (including the Pacific Ocean coastline), the Nakadori region (the central area) and the Aizu region (the Western mountainous region). Many of the ski and snowboard resorts in the prefecture are found on or near Mt Bandai and Mt Adatara to the north of Lake Inawashiro. Most of the others can be found scattered across the western region of the Aizu region or to the south-west of Lake Inawashiro.
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Grandeco Snow Resort.
Equipment Rental
Ski Rental:
Available
Snowboard Rental:
Available
Ski and snowboard equipment rental is available. Ski and snowboard wear rental is also available.
Children's facilities
'Kids Park' is available in the base area of the resort. Entry is 1,000 yen for a full day and 600 yen for a half day. Open from 21st December 2019 until 5th April 2020 on weekends and holidays from 8:30am until 4:00pm.
A child-care service is available. Reservations are required and the charge is 6,500 yen for 2 hours and 10,000 yen for 4 hours. There is also a free to use 'Family Room' in the Ski Center building on the 2nd Floor.
Park information
The 'Slope Park' is located by the Lavender B Course.
Grandeco Snow Resort Season & Opening Times
Typical season is from Early December until Mid April
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Daytime
Weekends and holidays
Normally open from 8:30am until 4:00pm
Weekdays
Normally open from 8:30am until 4:00pm
'Nighta' (night skiing)
Weekends and holidays
No
Weekdays
No
Opening information
Grandeco Snow Resort is normally open from 8:30am until 4:00pm. (There may be variations on some days but no specific information).
There is no nighta at this resort.
Closed on weekdays from 6th April 2020.
Grandeco Snow Resort Lift Ticket Charges
Adults
Child
Elementary School age
Senior
50 years & over
1 Day
4,800 yen
3,600 yen
4,200 yen
Morning (until 12:30pm)
4,300 yen
3,100 yen
3,700 yen
Afternoon (from 12:30pm)
4,300 yen
3,100 yen
3,700 yen
1 Lift Coupon
500 yen
500 yen
500 yen
11 Lift Coupons
5,000 yen
5,000 yen
5,000 yen
Season (all)
58,000 yen
43,000 yen
51,000 yen
2019-2020 Season Lift Tickets
Early season lift tickets are available until Friday 13th December 2019:
Adults - 3,900 yen Child - 2,900 yen Senior ('Master') - 3,400 yen
Getting to Grandeco Snow Resort
By public transport
Train
59.2km from Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line
22.5km from Inawashiro Station on the Banetsu Sai line
59.2km from Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Honsen Line
Information
The nearest train station is Inawashiro Station on the Banetsu Nishi line and is approximately 23km from the Grandeco Snow Resort.
Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line is just over 59km from the resort.
A few bus services to Grandeco Snow Resort are available.
The shuttle bus from Inawashiro Station is free and takes about 45 minutes. It leaves the station at 7:45am, 10:30am, 12:35pm and 2:50pm.
The shuttle bus from Koriyama Station takes about 100 minutes. It operates on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and holidays between 20th December 2019 and 30th March 2020 (including New Year). This bus costs 1400 yen for adults and 700 yen for children and seniors. It leaves the station at 9:50am.
Reservations in advance are required for both by 5:00pm on the previous day.
By Car
22.8km from the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Banetsu Expressway
52km from the Koriyama IC on the Tohoku Expressway
56.9km from the Fukushima Nishi IC on the Tohoku Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 459 (7.4km away)
Direction
Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Banetsu Expressway is the nearest expressway exit to Grandeco and a 30-35 minute drive in good conditions.
From the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC exit, turn right onto Route 115 heading north. After 3.5km branch off to the left onto Prefecture Road 2 (look for the sign on the left hand side) and continue on that road for about 4.5km until reaching Route 459. Turn left onto Route 459 and continue for about 7km until reaching a road sign for Grandeco. The road signpost is for Lake Onagawako. Turn right at this point and follow the scenic road by the lake for about 8km up to the Grandeco Snow Resort base car park.
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