Now is your chance to purchase early bird season and lift tickets
The earlier you book, the more discount you can get. Early bird discounts are now extremely popular for not only airline tickets and hotel and inn accommodations, but also weddings and even funerals
The 2020-2021 season is uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but eager ski resorts have already started selling early bird season passes and lift tickets. Each ski resort offers a variety of prices and perks. While it's not as if COVID-19 has had no effect, getting a great value Sea Pass is a great way to get excited for the season.
There are also a variety of attractive perks, such as hot spring vouchers, meals, free parking, discounted lift tickets for children and friends, and discounted lift tickets at affiliated ski resorts.
Many early bird discounts have a short purchase period or limited number of tickets available. The earlier you purchase, the greater the discount. "Super Early Bird" and "Super Early Bird" discounts are available, but once the period has passed, the discount drops to "Early Bird" and then becomes "regular price" as the season approaches
First, check out how much value there is in the passes
*Please note that details are subject to change. Please be sure to check the website of each ski resort for early bird rates
■Make sure you make it in time for the early bird purchase deadline!
A unique "time ticket" that can be used at any of the four ski resorts:
Kawaba, Marunuma, White World Oze Iwakura, and Hodaigi Ski Resorts.
This IC ticket allows you to ride the lifts at four popular ski resorts in Gunma Prefecture - Kawaba, Marunuma, Iwanuma, and Hodaigi - for 10 or 20 hours. It's divided into hourly increments, so you can travel and conquer all the ski resorts in one day - it's a great deal.
*If you have time left, you can use it on other days during the season (e.g. 3 hours on the first day, 4 hours on the second day, 3 hours on the third day, etc.)
*One drink is included at each ski resort (a total of 4 drinks provided. The contents vary by ski resort)
Sales period: From October 1, 2020
How to purchase: Visit the sales reception site WINTER PLUS below
◆For more information, please click here
: http://cloud.wp.winterplus.jp/powder4-seasonpass
Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama | Area Season Pass:
Super Early Bird Discount until August 31st for ¥35,000
Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Area Season Pass for the 2020-2021 season. "Super Early Bird" discount available until August 31st, "Early Bird" discount available until October 31st, and regular price from November 1st onwards, but the Super Early Bird discount is 15,000 yen cheaper than the regular price. If you're going to buy it anyway, it's a great deal to buy it early!
Sales period: From July 1st, 2020
How to purchase: Print out the application form from "Information and application form here" on the official website and mail it to Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Ski Resort.
| Super early bird discount (until August 31st) | Early bird discount (until October 31st) | Regular price (after November 1st) | |
| adult | ￥35,000 | ￥42,000 | ￥50,000 |
| Senior | ￥29,000 | ￥35,000 | ￥43,000 |
| middle and high school students | ￥28,000 | ￥34,000 | ￥41,000 |
◆For more information, please click here : https://www.princehotels.co.jp/ski/shiga/informations/seasonpass/
Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort | Season tickets
sold for a limited time only at four venues
◆POWDER4 sales reception site
http://cloud.wp.winterplus.jp/powder4-seasonpass
Sapporo Kokusai is popular for its excellent access from Sapporo and its excellent snow quality. The early bird season pass, a favorite among locals, is sold for a limited time only at the following four venues, which is a unique offer
| 1st | August 27th (Thursday) - August 29th (Saturday) 9:30-16:00 | Sapporo International Ski Resort Odori Office |
| 2nd time | September 12th (Sat) - September 13th (Sun) 9:30 - 16:00 | Sapporo International Ski Resort Odori Office |
| 3rd | September 26th (Sat) - October 18th (Sun) 9:30-16:00 | Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort Information |
| 4th | October 31st (Sat) - November 1st (Sun) 10:00 - 17:00 | Super Sports Xebio Dome Sapporo Tsukisamu Store |
◆For more details, please click here : https://www.sapporo-kokusai.jp/news/1688.html
Kawaba Ski Resort | Season ticket (all day)
Early bird discount until November 30th: ¥55,000 → ¥47,000
Kawaba is easily accessible, just a two-hour drive from central Tokyo, and boasts some of the highest snowfalls in Gunma Prefecture. Due to its high altitude, the snow quality is excellent, and you can enjoy powder as well as high-quality parks and mogul runs. If you apply until November 30th, you can get an early bird discount on an all-day season pass, saving you 8,000 yen, and a weekday-only season pass, down from 37,000 yen to 32,000 yen, a saving of 5,000 yen.
Sales period: October 16th to November 30th
How to purchase: Kawaba Ski Resort EC site https://kawaba.geekoutsnow.com/ja/
| Early bird discount (all day use) | regular price | |
| adult | ￥47,000 | ￥55,000 |
| child | ￥27,000 | ￥32,000 |
| Senior (50+) | ￥37,000 | ￥42,000 |
◆For more details, please click here : https://www.kawaba.co.jp/snow/archives/
Madarao Kogen Ski Resort | Season Pass:
A free pass to the "still-filled powder" that'll make you want to come back again and again
Many of the courses are on the north slopes of Madarao, where high-quality snow falls repeatedly. This high-quality powder is so popular that it is called "Mada Pau." Madarao is also famous for having one of Japan's leading tree run courses.
A must-have for locals and die-hard Madarao fans, the season pass can be purchased at an ultra-early bird discount until the end of October, and at an early bird discount until the end of November. There is also an early bird discount for a combined pass with Tangram Madarao.
Sales period: September to November 31st
How to purchase: Visit the official website
| Super early bird discount (until October 31st) | Early bird discount (until November 30th) | regular price | |
| adult | ￥28,000 | ￥38,000 | ￥48,000 |
| Seniors (55 years old and over), junior and senior high school students | ￥28,000 | Not set | ￥33,000 |
| child | ￥10,000 | ￥10,000 | ￥20,000 |
◆For more information, please click here http://www.madarao.jp/1088
■ Limited number of tickets available, first come first served!
Marunuma Kogen |
Limited to 500 season tickets! Get yours now when they go on sale on September 7th!
Last season, professional snowboarder Tamai Taro created the Snow Wave Park at Marunuma Kogen, which has been attracting a lot of attention. There are only 500 early bird season tickets available. Tickets will be accepted from 9:00 on September 7th until October 31st, and will close when they are sold out. That's a savings of 12,000 yen over the regular price! Families with children can enjoy an even bigger discount.
Sales period: Tickets open from 9:00 on September 7th, 2020, until October 31st.
How to purchase: Visit the special online page (to be announced on the official website).
| early bird | regular price | |
| adult | ￥50,000 | ￥62,000 |
| middle and high school students | ￥10,000 | ￥30,000 |
| Elementary school student | ￥10,000 | ￥22,000 |
◆For more information, please click here : https://www.marunuma.jp/green/news/8320/
■ Is it okay to be this cheap? Great value for money
Appi Kogen Ski Resort | Season ticket
benefits save you up to 32,000 yen
Appi Kogen is famous for being one of Japan's best long courses. Many fans say that cutting through the beautifully groomed runs with high-speed turns is the best. Appi season passes come with many perks. Hot spring discounts, lesson discounts, hotel accommodation discounts, and half-price one-day passes to the nearby ski resorts of Hachimantai Resort (Panorama Ski Resort and Shimokura Ski Resort) and Lake Tazawa Ski Resort in Akita Prefecture. In addition, you will also receive an original Appi coupon.
Sales period: August 1st to November 27th, 2020
How to purchase: For details and purchase procedures, please visit the official website
| From August 1st to October 31st | From November 1st to November 27th | regular price | |
| adult | ￥56,000 | ￥66,000 | ￥88,000 |
| Senior (over 60 years old) | ￥45,000 | ￥66,000 | ￥88,000 |
| Elementary, junior high, and high school students | ￥34,000 | ￥66,000 | ￥88,000 |
◆Official website https://www.appi.co.jp/ski_contents/half_season_ticket
Meiho Ski Resort |
Limited to 2,000 early bird tickets, saving you 24,000 yen on
A season pass that normally costs 60,000 yen will be reduced to 36,000 yen with an early bird discount until October 31st. In addition to the 24,000 yen discount, you will also receive free parking, 30% off at restaurants for up to four accompanying guests, a 1,500 yen discount on one-day passes, a 500 yen discount on rentals, and half-price one-day passes at the 22 affiliated ski resorts of the Snowbirds Club. Repeat
customers who purchased a season pass last season will receive an even greater discount of 32,000 yen. There are only 2,000 available, so get yours early!
Sales period: Until October 31st
How to purchase: For details and purchase procedures, please visit the official website
| Early bird discount (until October 31st) | regular price |
| ￥36,000 | ￥60,000 |
◆For more information, please click here : https://www.meihoski.co.jp/winter/season20s/
■ You can freely ski at multiple ski resorts with just one ski
HAKUBA VALLEY | Season Pass:
Enjoy skiing at 10 Hakuba ski resorts throughout the season with just one pass
Early bird discounts are now available for the common season pass, which allows you to freely ski at all 10 ski resorts in HAKUBA VALLEY. Following last year's great success, it will be on sale from August 3rd.
Sales period: August 3rd to September 30th, 2020
How to purchase: For details and purchase procedures, please visit the official website.
| 8/3〜9/30 | 10/1〜11/30 | 12/1〜 | |
| adult | ￥99,800 | ￥118,800 | ￥142,800 |
| child | ￥53,000 | ￥63,000 | ￥77,000 |
◆For more information, please click here : https://www.hakubavalley.jp/seasonpass/
Hakuba Goryu & HAKUBA47 | Joint season pass:
These two ski resorts are enough to satisfy you
Get an early bird discount on a combined season pass for HAKUBA47 Winter Sports Park, which boasts one of the highest quality snow parks in Japan, and the adjacent Able Hakuba Goryu. Both ski resorts boast beautiful views of the Hakuba mountain range and a wide variety of courses.
If you purchase a season pass for 47 & Goryu, you can also purchase a half-price one-day pass at affiliated ski resorts of the Snowbirds Club, which has 22 ski resorts nationwide.
Sales period: August 1st to November 30th, 2020
How to purchase: Visit the official website
| Advance Season Ticket A （8/1～9/30） | Advance Season Ticket B （10/1～11/30） | regular price | |
| adult | ￥50,000 | ￥60,000 | ￥65,000 |
◆Official website: https://www.hakuba47.co.jp/winter/area/season_ticket/
Hoshino Resort Tomamu |
Japan's best value season pass, including Alts Bandai and Nekoma Ski Resorts
Hoshino Resort Tomamu's season pass comes with perks that can be enjoyed all year round, not just during the snow season. It's a multi-passport that allows free entry to Tomamu's famous Ice Village in winter, and also free round-trip gondola rides to the Sea of Clouds Terrace and admission to the indoor pool at Minamina Beach, both this year and next, even during the green season.
All lifts and gondolas are also free at Alts Bandai and Nekoma Ski Resorts, both operated by Hoshino Resorts. In other words, a season pass for all three ski resorts costs 27,000 yen. Even for Honshu skiers who can't easily make it to Hokkaido, Alts and Nekoma are within reach, as they can ski as much as they want.
Sales period: September 1st to November 30th, 2020
How to purchase: On the official website
| early bird | regular price | |
| adult | ￥27,000 | ￥50,000 |
| Senior (55+) | ￥24,000 | ￥45,000 |
| middle and high school students | ￥12,000 | ￥24,000 |
| Elementary school student | ￥10,000 | ￥20,000 |
◆For more information, please click here : https://www.snowtomamu.jp/winter/ski/ticket/season.php
■ You can ski for a long time from the start of the season until the end
Geto Plateau | Season Pass:
The ultimate free pass for powder, tree runs, and long seasons
Geto Kogen Ski Resort is a powder mecca famous for its heavy snowfall. The resort is also known for its exceptionally fast snowfall, with the season starting in mid-November and an extremely long season that allows you to ski right up until Golden Week in May. It also boasts
one of the best tree runs in Japan, with the tree run courses expanding even further this season. Geto Kogen's ultimate free pass, which allows you to enjoy powder and tree runs for nearly half a year, can be purchased at a super early bird discount until September 31st. If the snow comes early and the resort opens earlier than planned, the start of use will be brought forward. It also comes with discounts on bathing at Geto Kogen Hot Springs.
Sales period: From July 1st, 2020
How to purchase: You can choose to apply online from the official website, by mail, or purchase on-site.
| 7/1～9/30 | 10/1～11/30 | From December 1st | |
| adult | ￥58,000 | ￥63,000 | ￥76,000 |
| Seniors (60 years old and over) | ￥48,000 | ￥53,000 | ￥66,000 |
| Adults (21-25 years old) | ￥29,000 | ￥29,000 | ￥76,000 |
| Adults (26-30 years old) | ￥39,000 | ￥39,000 | ￥76,000 |
| middle and high school students | ￥26,000 | ￥26,000 | ￥26,000 |
| Elementary school student | ￥21,000 | ￥21,000 | ￥21,000 |
◆For more details, please click here : http://www.geto8.com/2lift/seasonpass.html