Lotte Arai Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Lotte Arai Resort is: 豪雪、最大 金曜日の午前中. 凍結融解の条件 (最大 4°C 日曜日の朝に, 最小 -4°C 金曜日の夜に). 風は通常微風.
Lotte Arai Resort Weather (Days 4-6): 霧雨 月曜日の午後に followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, 最大 月曜日の夜に. 凍結融解の条件 (最大 4°C 月曜日の朝に, 最小 -3°C 火曜日の夜に). 風は通常微風.
Light rain and snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort から Kanayasan
29km 遠い Lotte Arai Resort から
2 hour 前
Continuous light snow reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 9 kms SSE of Iizuna Resort Ski Resort から Iizuna Resort
39km 遠い Lotte Arai Resort から
2 hour 前
Snow is falling in Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji. Calm. Cold. No fresh snow. There are no lifts running. The pistes are closed. No off-piste snow. から Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji
Light rain and snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort から Kanayasan
29km 遠い Lotte Arai Resort から
2 hour 前
Continuous light snow reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 9 kms SSE of Iizuna Resort Ski Resort から Iizuna Resort
39km 遠い Lotte Arai Resort から
2 hour 前
Snow is falling in Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji. Calm. Cold. No fresh snow. There are no lifts running. The pistes are closed. No off-piste snow. から Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji
Visited January 2019. A major storm system moved in, we had about 1.5m of fresh powder in 2 days. Words do not do justice to the the amazing slack country available direct from the lifts.
Arai is a little low, so it can get wet at the base. But the good riding is all from the top, above a normal freeze line. I did not get into the back country due to avalanche risk.
Lotte Arai is expensive compared to Nozawa, Akakura, Madarao, Tangram etc. At 7000Yen a day including a returnable deposit, there is a big difference to the other local resorts. Facilities are amazing. There is only 1 hotel: Lotte Arai, with around 350 rooms, so the mountain gets a max of 1000 people on it. That may sound a lot but facilities cope very well. There is no easily accessible town (a shuttle bus to Arai Town) so you are stuck in the resort.
Myoko Snow Sports run a ski school there. So there are English speaking instructors.
There are good facilities for children and the hotel offers daycare.
Summary: expensive but good.
Visited January 2019. A major storm system moved in, we had about 1.5m of fresh powder in 2 days. Words do not do justice to the the amazing slack country available direct from the lifts.
Arai is a little low, so it can get wet at the base. But the good riding is all from the top, above a normal freeze line. I did not get into the back country due to avalanche risk.
Lotte Arai is expensive compared to Nozawa, Akakura, Madarao, Tangram etc. At 7000Yen a day including a returnable deposit, there is a big difference to the other local resorts. Facilities are amazing. There is only 1 hotel: Lotte Arai, with around 350 rooms, so the mountain gets a max of 1000 people on it. That may sound a lot but facilities cope very well. There is no easily accessible town (a shuttle bus to Arai Town) so you are stuck in the resort.
Myoko Snow Sports run a ski school there. So there are English speaking instructors.
There are good facilities for children and the hotel offers daycare.