Geihoku Kokusai

With 13 runs (the longest of which is 2000m)this is one of the biggest ski resorts in the area. Until very recently, it looked like the resort was going to have to close causing much worry in the mountain community. At the last minute, however, a Tokyo compnay has taken over running the resort and it will be open from December 2008 for the 2009 season.

The ratio between boarders and skiers has generally been about half and half. Reasonably easy to access it gets pretty crowded on Sundays and holidays.

Information listed below is as of the 2007/8 season.

Lift Prices

Ticket type Validity Adult Child Veteran Over 50 4hr pass Any 4 hrs ¥3600 ¥2400 ¥2500 Day pass 08:00 - 17:00 ¥4800 ¥2400 ¥3400 Day and night pass 08:00 - 21:00 ¥5200 ¥2400 ¥3400 Individual tickets Sets of 10 ¥500 ¥4000 ¥500 ¥4000

Rental prices

Rental items Price Ski set ¥3500 (¥2000) Snowboarding Set ¥4000 Clothing Set ¥3500 (¥2000) Hats, gloves & goggles ¥500 each

Parking

Vehicle type Price Micro bus ¥5000 Camping van ¥2000 Standard car ¥1000

Parking is free during the pre-season - until early December

Ski Bus

Buses leave from outside the Hiroshima shinkansen station every morning at 07:15 and 07:45 (arr Geihoku Kokusai 09:30 and 10:00) and return at 16:30 (arr Hiroshima 19:00).

Weekdays: ¥6000
Weekends: ¥7000
Includes lift pass

Reservations required. Online booking form (in Japanese) here or call Hiroko Kanko 082-238-4930.

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