Even though the slopes stay open until early May, as spring takes the edge of the winter chill and the warm weather starts melting the snow on the lower slopes it is time to celebrate. An end of season tradition at Evergreen is the Splash Jam, a mix of skiing & snowboarding followed by water skiing over a cold water pool in fancy dress. A few make it across but many don’t! Location Kokusai Lodge on Happo-one. March 25th
Japanese love their fire festivals with events scheduled around the year throughout the country. Here in the Hakuba Valley the events are held in the colder winter months. Lucky for us! A word of warning though, it does get cold, so wrap up warm with that extra layer. Happo-one Fire Festival Feb 10th Located at the Nakiyama base area, things get underway at 7pm with torch lit skiers lighting the fire. Expect food stalls, local characters, sake culminating in fireworks at 9pm. This year the Happo-one Fire Festival will be held on a Friday night instead of its usual Saturday.
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Snow and Ultra Thanksgiving festival at Tsugaike Kogen Feb 25th The biggest event in HAKUBAVALLEY, with brilliant fireworks and a torchlit parade down the slopes. Hakuba Goryu Snow Festival March 11 Drumming and lots of pyrotechnics on the slopes. Look out for the Goryu Dragon! Night time shuttle buses are laid on. Kashimayari Fire Festival in Kashimayari Sports Village Jan 28th The feature of this event is skiers with torches skiing down the hill as well as a fireworks display
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