D9 - Last snow day

It was a snowy morning when we looked outside. After breakfast we geared up, this time we added neck warmers and hoods. As a bonus the chair at out hotel was working again.

So at 8:30am we joined the queue of people to ride the lift up. We were able to enjoy a powder run down C1 before it got all chopped up. There is something to be said for silent skiing, the quiet of powder.

From this blissful first run, we headed over to the D4 run and onto the hooded quad. Here we had a play doing D1 and D2 with little crowd, and were able to still get some fresh tracks for about 3 runs. The kids were cold, the teen had not wanted a hood or neck warmer today. So the kids retreated with some yen to go get a hot drink at Prince East while the parents did a few more laps.

Coincidentally the kids emerged, right when we were going to get them. Teen now willing to take a neck warmer and balaclava now joined us for another run or two. Then they got cold. So we were all feeling it, we headed up the quad and down to the gondola 2. From here we headed up the top and skied B2 to C1 to get us back to the hotel. C1 was a chopped up mogul hell, so the kids and I called it quits and hubby did one more lap, before ending his day.

We then brushed off the skis and came and got the ski bags. We dried off all the gear and repacked the ski bags, sending them off to the airport. Best $80 ever spent. We also decided to send our main bag off to our hotel in Osaka, and will just travel with hand luggage for our few days in Nagoya. 160cm bag was $26, and we had it there just before their 3pm cut off.

After all that work was done, an onsen was in order. And of course ice cream to follow.Read more