2024–25 Season: Before Your First Ski Trip: Opening Dates, Open Runs and Lift Ticket Conditions

Opening early is a real blessing for those of us who are waiting for the season.
However, not all courses will be open on the first day.

Once you have found the scheduled date, you can continue to look at the open courses and operation information, which will make it easier to think about what you can enjoy.

What we can see from this is that in addition to starting at an earlier date, the range in which you can ski is limited in the early days.

Run length

In the video, Karuizawa Prince Hotel Snow Resort introduced how they will prepare artificial snow starting in October and prepare a course of about 400 meters when the park opens.

Runs

If you only look at the course map for the regular season, you may be confused about the distance you can ski on the day you go.

Even if it's the same first time skiing, the expectations will be different for those who want to regain their senses on a short slope and those who want to ski a long course.

You can make up the difference by looking at ``how much you can ski on that day'' next to the date.

In the 2024 video, we introduced WhitePIA Takasu's early morning hours.

Prices and ticket types

At that time, the conditions at the time were that early morning tickets were required, and season tickets and advance tickets could only be used from 8 a.m.

Night skiing

Usage times may vary for daytime tickets, early morning tickets, nighttime tickets, and season tickets.

Even if it says "Open from early morning," it's another matter to check whether you can ride from that time with your ticket.

It's a good idea to check the operating hours and ticket validity time so that you don't find out about additional charges if you arrive early.

Rather than assuming that this condition remains the same today, read the description of the year and ticket type you are purchasing.

In the video, we also introduced the indoor facility Sayama Ski Resort, which is close to the station, and F VILLAGE, which has a ski experience, sledding, and snow play zone.

Runs

You can separately check that the sledding area is open and that the desired length of run is available.

Opening information

Deciding on the purpose of your companion first will make it clear which section of open information you should read.

Even for the same "facility with snow", the information you want to see will change depending on ski practice, first experiences, and children playing in the snow.

If you're going with people who ski and people who don't, you'll want to look at the areas that each person can use.

Especially if you have decided on the course or lift you want to go to, please check the opening hours for the entire ski resort as well as the opening hours.

Opening information

At the end of the video, we said that the opening date is only a plan and will change depending on the weather. The situation changes between the announcement of the schedule and the date of your visit.

Runs

Check the opening hours and routes the day before, and check for announcements of suspensions and changes the morning of the day. By doing these two times, you will be able to reduce the amount of times you just rely on your schedule.