Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski — Attraction in Minamiuonuma

Recommended by a snowboard instructor in Mitsumata as a go-to place when the weather is bad in Kagura. It was pretty nice and not crowded at all (Sunday today). Just wish that the ropeway was a gondola instead because they let way too many people on during busy periods (there are temperature checks and need to wear a mask or face covers and can't talk). Also, the lifts are very slow. But once you get up to the top, you can enjoy a long run...

Nothing attractive about this place: difficult to access by public transport (i.e. 3-4 buses a day from the closest train station, 10 km away), I would say it is not beginner friendly, as there are few slopes, gondola was quite crowed in the weekend.

The worst part: they asked us to wear masks and refrain from talking (What?) In...

Hakkaisan is a mountain I have been wanting to snowboard for many years. We didn’t get a powder day but could imagine how epic it would be on a powder day. We were able to duck into the trees and off to the sides and still find fresh even though it hadnt snowed for a few days. We counted about 30 other people on...