＜Ski Resort Guide 2024-2025＞Charmant Hiuchi Ski Resort (Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture)/vol.16

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Ski area where you can ski until May! Enjoy the best powder snow in high season and coarse snow in spring!

◆Operating period: December 20 – May 5, 2025 (tentative)

1.Features of slopes and courses
2.Events
3.Data
4.Lunch Information

1.Features of slopes and courses

The Charmant Hiuchi Ski Resort in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, is a 30-minute drive from the Nose IC on the Hokuriku Expressway.Located on the northern slope overlooking the Sea of Japan, it is also known as a ski resort with heavy snowfall. With 65% of the skiable terrain unpressurized, the area attracts many skiers during the high season with its superb powder snow.

The course is characterized by its richly undulating terrain that makes the most of the natural terrain, and the appeal of the course is that you can ski while looking down on the Sea of Japan.(Beginner 20%, Intermediate 45%, Advanced 35%)　With 80% of the courses being intermediate and advanced, it is a very technical ski area for skiers and snowboarders who want to pursue their skiing skills.

From the official website of Sharman Hiuchi Ski Resort

The “HIYAMA Course” is recommended for skiers and snowboarders who want to enjoy the best powder snow as much as possible. It is one of the longest non-stop powder areas in Japan, with slope changes, standing trees, and other technical slopes that give you a great sense of satisfaction when you conquer them. In addition, the “Prince Course” is a powder course with one of the highest slopes in Japan, and together with the HIYAMA Course, is recommended for advanced skiers.

Beginners should head to the Vollée Course, the longest distance in Charmant. With a run distance of 1623 meters and an average slope of 8 degrees, even beginners can enjoy this course from the top of the mountain.For those who want to improve their skills, or for those who have experience but have not done it for a long time, the Evian Course is recommended.The course is wide and well-maintained with medium slopes, making it an ideal course for improving your game and getting used to the new terrain.

The ski area offers access to all trails via a high-speed lift that takes you to the top of the mountain. Thanks to the abundance of snow, it is also known as a ski resort that can be skied until around Golden Week in May, with powder snow in high season and fluffy snow in spring.Enjoy a variety of unique courses along with seasonal snow changes.

2.Events

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Charmant Cup 2025
■Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025
This is a tournament sponsored by Sharman.
*For more information, please visit our website for updates.

iceteecup
■Dates: April 5 (Sat.) – 6 (Sun.), 2025
■URL：https://www.icetee.net/
The only ski competition in Japan where able-bodied skiers and chair skiers compete together. Unique rules and great prizes add to the excitement of the competition!

3.Data

■Address: 1821 Nishitobiyama, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata
■Operating period: December 20 – May 5, 2025 (Sunday)
■Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
■Fees: 1-day lift ticket: Adults 4,800 yen, seniors (60 and over) 3,800 yen, children (junior high school students and under) 3,400 yen.
 Morning pass: Adults 3,900 yen, Seniors 3,200 yen, Children 2,800 yen.
 Afternoon pass: Adults 3400 yen, Seniors 2900 yen, Children 2300 yen
■Rental fee: Ski/snowboard: 1 day Adult 4,800 yen, Child 3,800 yen ／ Wear: 1 day Adult 4,400 yen, Child 3,500 yen

4.Lunch Information

Itoigawa City is not only rich in mountain foods, but also in sea foods, as it faces the Sea of Japan.Restaurant Salu recommendation is the “Charmant-don”, which has the same name as the slopes. Local Koshihikari rice is topped with a bibimbap-style bowl of rice topped with meat miso, white onion, hot egg, and garlic as a secret ingredient.

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Based on user feedback, Salyu has structured its menu to be as affordable as possible.It means that there is also a family menu for parents and children.