Maiko Snow Resort (Minamiuonuma, Niigata) - 12th April 2014

Nothing much else pressing to do today, so with the fine weather we decided to get up to Maiko again.

And I'm very glad I did. Somehow, this was probably one of my most fun (half) days of the season.

The snow was spring-y but not sticky and as it wasn't busy it wasn't roughed up and cut up. Could really get some speed going and very suberi-yasui.

Some patches of ground appearing but still I would say not far off 100% cover on the runs, though it's clearly thin in some lower places now and there's sansai growing around the bases of some of the lifts. Take home tempura ingredients!

I enjoyed it so much today that I might even go again tomorrow. Today and last week kind of changed my impression of spring skiing. Get it on a good day and it can be pretty good.

Base:





Half way down, a few bare patches



But full cover up at Okusoeji