Hokkaido lacking snow 2 or more weeks later, ski area open Muroran January 7 13:34
Amid a record shortage of snow in Hokkaido, Muroran's ski resort has begun operating this season on the 7th, two weeks behind schedule.
The "Danpara Ski Resort" in Muroran City was scheduled to open this season from the 21st of last month, but it has been postponed due to the record shortage of snow, and from the beginning of the year the snow on the slopes and parking lot is one of the courses And started business from the 7th.
The start of business was delayed more than two weeks from the original schedule, and it was only four years ago since 2016 that it was delayed until the beginning of the year.
Of the three courses on the ski slopes, only one of the shortest 450-meter courses with snow can be slid, but the fine weather was fine on the 7th, and visitors enjoyed skiing and snowboarding.
A man from Tomakomai who visited as a parent and child said, "There is little snow, but I was waiting for the opening, so it was great to be able to slide with the children."
Keiko Sakaguchi of the ski resort operator Muroran Resort Development said, "I feel like I managed to reach this point. It depends on the snow situation in the future, but I hope that I can do business without stopping." .