Norikura-Kogen Onsen Skiresort finished the season last weekend though we had some snow falls this week and some of riders might think they need to ride more. Here is a great news for you.

Bus rides to Kuraigahara will start from Golden Week and there will many snowboarders and skiers to go up to backcountry. There will be snow also at the top of ski resort, Kamoshika then. This season, we will have a Spring Park at Kamoshika bottom. It will be a hike up access though we will be waiting for the riders who want to ride more.

Date: May 2nd to 6th (Sat to Wed)
Time: 10:00AM-2:00PM
Fee: Day Pass- ¥500, 5-Day Pass- ¥1500
Items: 6m kicker, box, rail, etc (It depends on the snow condition and weather)

Norikura’s snow keeps always good condition. The base of the ski resort is 1500m high. It is top altitude for regular ski resorts. And the top is 1900m high. So Norikura is not a ski resort but a “mountain”. It causes strong wind though the wind keeps good snow here. BUT from last night, it rained until this morning. It turned to snow early in the morning though today’s condition was almost like in spring. Even though such a condition, it was better than other ski resorts in Nagano and we could have lots of guests.

A snowboard competition for kids, Indy Park Jam is being held at ALTS Bandai this weekend. Our staff, Seth is joining as an official photographer and Anthony is joining it as a competitor. We will post about it later. The photo for today is the one taken at Super Kids Session at Norikura Backcountry last spring. I hope they enjoy seeing them each other and the session in the comp.

On July 15-16th we will host a Mt. Bike tour here in Norikura and ride some of our best downhill and freeride trails with some of the biggest shop riders and owners in Japan. All this week we have been preparing trails and working on new lines to ride. It should be a great two days of riding.

We are an official Burton LTR center with a full line of Burton rental boards and we offer half or full day lessons at the Norikura Kogen Ski Resort.