スノーフレイク株式会社・snowflake

Event Information

When
From Friday January 8th (evening) until Monday January 11th 2010
(3 nights accommodation, 3 days of skiing or snowboarding).

Where
Mount Bandai & Lake Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

The name is Minshuku Yamanaka and it is located in Inawashiro, between the Lake Inawashiro and Mount Bandai.

Beside 3 nights accommodation, we will also get 3x breakfast and 2x evening meal served by the minshuku.

Transfer
On Friday, January 8th we will gather in Makuhari, Chiba at 6pm. With a rental car we will drive up north to Fukushima Prefecture. Also we use the rental car to go from the accommodation to the Ski Resorts nearby as well as going back to Tokyo on Monday, January 11th.

How much?
Accommodation & Food: ¥19'000 plus tax
Transfer (sharing the cost for rental car, gazoline & highway fees): ~¥16'000
Expect it to be around ¥35'000 to ¥40'000 per person

What is included?
3 nights accommodation, transfer Tokyo - Fukushima - Tokyo, 3x breakfast, 2x evening meal, traditional Japanese inn, Japanese bath
Not included is the lift-ticket and fees for sport equipment rental. Please see the links below at Ski Resorts to get an overview of those costs.

How many?
Since we have started with the organization of the event, 25 people have registered to be part of the first T3SKI event in Japan. The minshuku has limited capacity, so if you would like to join... please get in contact with us quickly.

International visitors
You are most welcome to join. Just make sure, your flight will arrive before Friday, January 8th 3pm. We can arrange for you the transfer from Narita International Airport (NRT) or Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to Makuhari, so that you can join us and drive together to Inawashiro.

Internet available?
Yes, the accommodation offers internet access. So, let's test the bandwith during T3SKI....

For questions...
Please contact Thomas Schläpfer, either per e-mail or by phone (+81 43 239 9735, snowflake Office)

Legal Notice
Your reservation is made with the Minshuku Yamanaka directly, snowflake is only helping you to place the booking. Therefore snowflake Co., Ltd. takes no responsibility for any financial or physical damage done in connection with this event.

Ski Resorts around Mount Bandai

Around Inawashiro there are several Ski Resorts to enjoy winter sport activities. Here a brief list of resorts and links to websites with further information.

Alts Snowpark, Mt. Bandai
http://www.alts.co.jp/ (Japanese)
http://www.alts.co.jp/english/html/main.html (English)
http://www.alts.co.jp/english/html/boarder.html (for Snowboarders)
http://www.alts.co.jp/english/html/ski.html (Mountain guide, lift tickets, rental shop)
http://www.alts.co.jp/english/html/spa.html (Hot Spring)

Snow Paradise Inawashiro (Inawashiro Chuo)
http://www.goinawashiro.com/ (Japanese)
http://www.g-jmt.com/inawashiro/eng/ (English)
http://www.g-jmt.com/inawashiro/eng/trails.php (Trails)
http://www.g-jmt.com/inawashiro/eng/rates.php (Rates, lift pass, rental pricing)

Nekoma
http://www.nekoma.co.jp/ (only in Japanese available)
http://www.nekoma.co.jp/guide/index.html (Ski slopes)
http://www.nekoma.co.jp/ticket/index.html (Lift ticket)

Minero Ski (Inawashiro Minero)
http://www.minero-ski.com/ (only in Japanese available)

Grandeco Resort
http://www.grandeco.com/ (Japanese)
http://www.grandeco.com/english/grandeco.html (English)