Japan's Powder Skiing Hidden Gem 🏂 | Lotte Arai Luxury Resort
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2024
- Are you looking for exciting powder bowls and endless powder freeriding? Look no further and join as as we visit the luxury Lotte Arai Ski Resort. This video is your all-access pass to discover why Lotte Arai is a premier destination for winter enthusiasts seeking a more advanced slopes and amazing thrills.
This was filmed in Feb 2023
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* Lotte Arai Ski Resort - maps.app.goo.gl/mzzsCaKPJnXMW...
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* Insta360 x3
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📖 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:47 Hiking to the peak
02:48 Lotte Arai ski resort
04:44 Closing thoughts
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What time during you record this video? I want go to lotte arai on 9-10 dec this year, will i see the snow powder? Thx u for your video, i really enjoy it 😍
We went during Feb. Dec might have some snow, but it also could be a bit early.
Great video, really enjoyed that! That Big Bowl area... it doesn't seem too terribly steep?
Thanks! Depends on where you drop off from. I think some people went a bit further along the ridge for a steeper slope.
Hey! Thanks for the report! So I was wondering how much do you "miss" if you choose not to climb up the ridge (btw, how long is the hike time-wise?)? Also, you mentioned it's not extremely beginners and intermediate oriented in terms of trails, but wonder if beginners/intermediate would still have enough fun? We're planning to visit there very soon, but I kind of start getting second thoughts :) How would you compare it to Madarao if you've even been there (and which also have pretty nice powder pockets and stuff, but also has pretty nice trails for intermediate/beginners). Too bad this year there's STILL very little resorts with enough snow, so beggars can't be choosers situation but hey… 🤷♂
It took us about 30 min to hike up to the top. You would miss out on a bit and if you look at the resort map here: www.snow-forecast.com/pistemaps/ARAIMountainandSpa_pistemap.jpg?1601557384 the hike gives you access to the big bowl off piste area.
There's just not a lot of beginner or intermediate runs. If you look at the map again, there's only a couple runs so beginners may get bored.
@@didibryanthanks! 30 mins is quite a hike, I was thinking about some time in line of 15 mins of hard work, not half-an-hour :)) Still… guess we'll still try it tomorrow! Gifu/Nagano are all out of proper snow right now :( 4 hours drive, but I feel like it still should worth it! Cheers!
Good luck! Hopefully the snow is good tomorrow! Hokkaido just got a nice snow dump today so snow is slowly coming to Japan haha
Which one do you like better? Lotte Arai or Shiga Kogen? What were some of the differences between the two resorts and the surrounding areas?
I'm an advanced snowboarder. I've been to Happo One. And planning to come back to Japan (4th trip) in a couple years and tryung to decide which mountain I should visit
Thanks in advance.
If there's a lot of fresh powder snow and decent visibility Lotte Arai. Otherwise Shiga (or actually Hakuba). Shiga is very large, but doesn't necessarily have the most difficult runs, but since it's larger there's probably some decent runs with slightly worse conditions.
I noticed a camera on top of your helmet. Is that the Insta360 you mentioned in your previous video? How did you attach it so it's secure with all the skiing vibration?
The thing on my helmet is a mount for cameras, but I actually tend not to use it since the footage for snowboarders isn't very good. I'm actually holding the insta360 in my hand with a selfie stick.
@@didibryan The BIS (Bryan image stabilization) system works very well 😀
@@didibryanI’m surprised because insta360 has amazing AI-driven stabilization. Anyway, great editorial!
The insta360 does have amazing stabilization and definitely relying on that for the smooth shots!
@@didibryan Skills skills skills 😁
What month is this?
February
hello where is good to stay if you don't want to sleep at the resort and don't have a car? any cool town close by with cheap transport to the resort? domo arigato
Ah that's a tricky question. The closest ski resort area is probably Myoko (Akakura town) and there looks like there is a bus from near Myoko Kogen station, but it doesn't run frequently. A better more flexible option might be to find an accommodation that offers rides to Lotte Arai.
@@didibryan thanks and if I stay at the Toyoko inn at Joetsu train station can I take the Lotte bus if I am only going to ski and not sleep at the resort? If you know... it seems tricky "muzukashi ne"
It looks like you're looking at the free shuttle service from joetsu? It says it's only available for hotel visitors and guests, which is a bit vague if riding at the resort counts as a visitor. If that doesn't work, you can always take a taxi as well
@@didibryan yes a bit vague I was thinking the same. Don't really want to take a taxi 2 ways each day could add up fa$t. Super thanks for your insight
Don’t expose more Japanese mountains, getting tired of the crowds