Yuzawa Kogen (Yuzawa, Niigata) - 3rd February 2012

Earlier this morning it was snowing heavily and I wasn't thinking I would be skiing today, but it started to clear up mid-morning and by late morning the sun was out.
I'm glad I made the move because by the time I got to Yuzawa Kogen, it was really turning blue, my favourite conditions.

I haven't been to Yuzawa Kogen that much actually.
It's a small place, but what it does have is some pretty fab views of Yuzawa town and on a clear day very good for some shots.

I think the paying for the car park thing annoys me as well. There were 2 dudes in charge of the car park. I was there for 3+ hours and when I came back to my car there were no new cars in there, so they had basically been sitting around doing nothing. Got to ask - what is the point?

Anyway, you get up to Yuzawa Kogen via the Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway which is probably about 600m from the West Exit of Echigo Yuzawa Station. It goes up every 20 minutes on a weekday, so after hanging around for 10 minutes or so I was on my way up there. It holds 166 people and I think is pretty much the same as the one at Ryuoo.

The snow today was fantastic. It should be really, with all the snow we have had recently.
It wasn't busy at all.
There's a triple lift and two pair lifts up there.
You can ski back down to the base as well and end up at the small area called Nunoba.

Anyway, here's the pics:




From the Ropeway





Yuzawa from the top of the Ropeway









Minamiuonuma valley on the left, Yuzawa on the right













The Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with GALA Yuzawa













Echigo Yuzawa Station










Source: Yuzawa Kogen (Niigata) - 3rd February 2012