Ryuoo Ski Park Administrative Office — Attraction in Yamanouchi

just spent four days skiing at ryuoo and it has produced mixed feelings. my overall impression is that this is a beginners resort. most of the runs that were open were gentle to say the least. it was crowded with snowboarders and even though the resort announcer was extolling them not to sit on the runs especially at the lift exits, they were en masse and was sometime hard to get through them to enter the run, the ski school people from the JSA were excellent and now both my children can ski and this is an excellent outcome. the lifties were good, but when it gotcrowded didnt really try to max out the available seat space but i never waited longer than a fewmimutes for a lift. however it would have been better if they had opened a few more lifts once the snow fell. we were squeezed onto a few of the courses on my last day they finally opened up the final pair lift to get to the top of the bottom section of skiable mountain which made for a very enjoyable run skiing the length of three lifts about 1800 metres at first the snow quality was average being mostly man made but then it dumped with 35cm fresh powder each day but as the runs were not steep it was hard to get enough speed up to get some turns in and almost impossible for beginners who could only snow plow in reality s a day trip is enough for this mountain but there is a shuttle bus to nearby resorts,like x jam and you could base yourself at ryuoo and ski a...

One of the most picturesque ski resorts that I've been to in Japan. (Yes - pictures are accurate)

Runs at the top of the mountain are nice, friendly for beginners and intermediates but sometimes narrow which leads to some traffic bottlenecks (you know...when a group of people chill out in the middle of the path for some reason). The bottom of the mountain is extremely wide.

If you're travelling with beginners and looking for a quick, easy day at the mountain, this is a good place. Terrain is beginner friendly and picturesque so it'll keep everyone happy and motivated.

For advanced riders, they have an extremely steep tree run that connects the top of the mountain to the bottom (therefore a long complete run) but it requires a helmet (didn't have one on me). At the bottom they have a terrain park but I wasn't able to confirm beyond a few jumps and rails.

It is by no means one of the largest ski resorts, but it's great...

We had a great time with our kids playing at their kids adventure area. Lots of different kinds of sleds; snow tubing runs; and a thrilling opportunity to drive a four wheeler around a course while your kids hangs on for dear life. I also found the staff extremely helpful and fun to be around. They gave us tips on upping the fun level and were full of excitement. Satoshi helped us get settled right as we got off the bus, which is a free, 20 minute ride from Yudanaka Station. A great place even if you're not skiing or...