Mt.Tomamu, Japan

Tomamu have created a resort that caters for all kinds of snowboarders; from the families with little rippers wearing over-sized helmets to the ultimate powder seekers and the park rats. Its central-Hokkaido location means the powder is super dry and the snow stays in great shape for many days with the help of the cold climate. The main resort is spread over two peaks with ten different lifts accessing a good variety of terrain options. Unlike most Japanese resorts, Tomamu allows tree riding and provides good off-piste tours plus some great backcountry guiding services including Cat and Heli boarding. It has a worthy terrain park and halfpipe, and some great feature areas for children (or even us big kids). There aren't many resorts around the world that can boast these arrays of options. One of the only down sides to Tomamu is the rather slow double and single chair lifts that access the bowl area and the terrain park.

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: November - April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 9
Cable cars: 0
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 8
Drag lifts: 0
Other lifts: 0
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 19
Total ride area: 440ha
Longest run: 4.5kms

Top lift: 1085m
Vertical drop: 492m
First lift: 593m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 35%
Red runs: 35%
Black runs: 30%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes: 
1 day: ¥4,800
2 days: ¥9,000

Lift times:9am till 4pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 8m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 0%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Burton LTR programme available from ¥7000
Snowboard Hire: 1 day: ¥4900
2 days: ¥7600
3 days: ¥10300
4 days: ¥13000
5 days: ¥15700

Night Riding: Night riding available on the smaller peak till 7pm every day

Other activities

Heliboarding: Only available four days per season. You get about five runs for ¥70,000. Tomamu also provides Cat Boarding every weekend for ¥25,000
Snowmobiles: Several courses available: 2km for ¥2,100, 5km for ¥3,150, 8km for ¥4,200, 10km for ¥4,250

Further information

www.snowtomamu.jp/

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Summary
Something for almost every type of rider

ON THE SLOPES: Great snow and options aplenty
OFF THE SLOPES: No nightlife but great for families
MONEY WISE: Not bad, but not great either

Terrain & parks

HALFPIPE: Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Some
TREE RUNS:Yes

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