This is a review of the ski school. I put my daughter in classes here and told them she was not a first time beginner. She already knew how to use the lift, do pizza and fries, and the basics of turning. After the end of her 2 hour class, she had been taught 0 new skills. They didn't teach her about poles, they didn't teach her how to turn, they didn't even give her any instructions about how to stand up while on a pitch (by turning skis parallel to the mountain). When I asked her what they did teach she explained they practiced pizza the whole time?!?!?! Very disappointing.
the park is open for such a long time from november till may!! and gondola is so good takes you right up to the top of the mountain. it has many different courses for all difficulty types. very fun the slide down from the top over and over again. would recommend
Not too far from Tokyo and not that small. Their lift system though might need revamping as they only have one gondola/ropeway that takes you to the top that takes a good 10minutes plus. There doesn't seem to be many lifts mid-mountain level that takes you back up so once you go down, the only way to get back up is via the time consuming ropeway which also shuts at 3pm, leaving the top out of bounds. Mountain isn't that high so was pretty good visibility throughout the day. Some really good long runs which makes the place interesting but you can soon get bored. The runs are long and wide so not as challenging but still fun. Snow quality is so-so, normal resort/groomed quality and didn't see much powder. Still they have a large variety of very long runs so taking different routes can provide enough variety for a day's fun. Does seem to be more geared for experienced snowboarders as they have several park areas. No problem but some of the snowboarders seems to have less consideration for others doing tricks, failing and then falling all over the place causing a nuisance to everyone. They also have a foot spa at the top but was frozen at the time.
Beautiful Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort is located on the western slopes of Mt Shirane in Katashina village close to the Gunma-Tochigi prefecture border. 😍 memorable visit.
Very comfortable and for beginners (no equipment), they'll have it. You can go to the highest peak, and there is Easy Route all the way down.
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