Yokoteyama Shibutoge Ski area — Attraction in Yamanouchi

Absolute scam. Their closing time should be stated as 3.30pm cuz that is when their lifts closed. 2 consecutive days lifts 4/5 opened late but they stopped people from using at 3:30 pm. Utter scam. Lift 2 was stopped even tho there wasn't a storm nor strong winds. Lazy and indolent organisation running this ski area. Cheated another skier promising romance lift 1 will open in 5-10 minutes. Skier bought a tix, went on one run on lift 2. Upon reaching lift 2 was closed and was informed that the romance lift will only open next week.

Some staff gave the excuse that there is an indemnification saying that weather can change anytime but you can forecast it to close for a week and your weather forecast didn't tell you strong winds in 5-10 minutes? Total and utter scam. Didn't even refund that poor skier.

Stay away, small ski area more prone to being cheated...

Perfect resort for intermediate skiers, and because it’s off the beaten track, you will have the place to yourselves. We came for the Christmas holidays and didn’t queue once for the ski lifts! The powder was well groomed and even in the late afternoon you could find sections of the piste that had not been skied on from the night before - a dream! A great secret gem close to the “Snow Monkeys”. We enjoyed the restaurants and the fries chicken and wedges were a hit with the kids. The ramen and the borscht also looked amazing!...

What a place to ski! The powder was perfect in the Shibutoge side -- the slopes were groomed with lots of nice spots to go off piste for untouched powder. The visibility was low at first, but once the clouds blew away, we were treated with beautiful views. We had lunch at Mt. Yokote Hyatt famous for the bread. The borscht soup with bread set was perfect to warm the belly. Lovely view from this restaurant too! One drawback of this resort is it doesn't have many slopes. We pretty much went up and down the same...