{"id":76158,"date":"2008-12-03T07:12:20","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T22:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=98"},"modified":"2008-12-03T07:12:20","modified_gmt":"2008-12-02T22:12:20","slug":"snow-ski-resorts-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow &#8211; Ski Resorts Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/oldxoopswpattach\/alp0812.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nOn the night of November 24th, it <strong>snowed<\/strong> a little bit in downtown Matsumoto.<br \/>\nThis season some runs in some resorts in Hakuba already have <strong>70-100 cm of snow<\/strong> and have opened earlier than usual.<br \/>\n<strong>Norikura and Nomugitoge <a href=\"\/contents05+index.htm\">ski resorts<\/a> in Matsumoto<\/strong> will open December 13th. The staff are preparing for a great season!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\" data-text=\"Snow - Ski Resorts Open\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of November 24th, it snowed a little bit in downtown Matsumoto. This season some runs in some resorts in Hakuba already have 70-100 cm of snow and have opened earlier than usual. Norikura and Nomugitoge ski resorts in Matsumoto will open December 13th. The staff are preparing for a great season!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\" data-text=\"Snow - Ski Resorts Open\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[2370],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Snow - Ski Resorts Open | Visit Matsumoto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On the night of November 24th, it snowed a little bit in downtown Matsumoto. This season some runs in some resorts in Hakuba already have 70-100 cm of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Snow - Ski Resorts Open | Visit Matsumoto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On the night of November 24th, it snowed a little bit in downtown Matsumoto. This season some runs in some resorts in Hakuba already have 70-100 cm of\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Matsumoto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matsuo.mtlabs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-12-02T22:12:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/oldxoopswpattach\/alp0812.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mtlabs\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/zh-hant\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/zh-hant\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Matsumoto\",\"description\":\"The Official Travel Guide of Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/zh-hant\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/oldxoopswpattach\/alp0812.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\",\"name\":\"Snow - Ski Resorts Open | Visit Matsumoto\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/zh-hant\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-12-02T22:12:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2008-12-02T22:12:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/zh-hant\/#\/schema\/person\/908f66f8c9937459d0606ab283888e58\"},\"description\":\"On the night of November 24th, it snowed a little bit in downtown Matsumoto. This season some runs in some resorts in Hakuba already have 70-100 cm of\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/snow-ski-resorts-open\/\",\"name\":\"Snow &#8211; Ski Resorts Open\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/zh-hant\/#\/schema\/person\/908f66f8c9937459d0606ab283888e58\",\"name\":\"Matsuo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/zh-hant\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/5aae91b5673ee-bpfull.jpg?fit=96%2C96\",\"caption\":\"Matsuo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.mtlabs.co.jp\/shinshu\/\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matsuo.mtlabs\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtlabs\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76233,"url":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/seasonal-topics\/big-snowfall-hit-matsumoto-more-than-2-ft-even-downtown\/","url_meta":{"origin":76158,"position":0},"title":"Big Snowfall Hit Matsumoto (more than 2 ft even downtown!)","date":"2014.3.15","format":false,"excerpt":"On Feb 8 and 15, we had big snowfall, more than 2 ft even downtown in Matsumoto. We have never experienced such snow in 50 years. In the next day after the snowfall, beautiful blue sky and the Japan Alps were seen. I enjoyed skiing in Shiga Heights Ski Resorts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Seasonal Topics&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/snow2014night5-1.jpg?fit=590%2C439&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":76188,"url":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/winter-activities\/great-snow-came-to-ski-resorts\/","url_meta":{"origin":76158,"position":1},"title":"Great Snow Came to Ski Resorts!","date":"2009.12.30","format":false,"excerpt":"Global warming is even affecting Matsumoto. People working in ski resorts were sighing over little snow until mid-December and some ski areas' openings were postponed. But! Since Dec 16th, the temperature dropped to around -10 centigrade and great snow came. In Hakuba, 74cm of snow fell in downtown. More than\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Winter Activities&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":76138,"url":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/seasonal-topics\/snow\/","url_meta":{"origin":76158,"position":2},"title":"Snow!","date":"2007.12.3","format":false,"excerpt":"Winter has come very early this year. On November 22, it snowed in downtown Matsumoto for the first time this year. On November 23, a record of 60cm of snow in November fell in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture. We can see beautiful snow on the top of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Seasonal Topics&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":76192,"url":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/seasonal-topics\/skiing-at-nozawa-onsen-hakuba-and-norikura\/","url_meta":{"origin":76158,"position":3},"title":"Skiing at Nozawa Onsen, Hakuba and Norikura","date":"2010.2.21","format":false,"excerpt":"We have had much snow in ski resorts in and around Matsumoto this season. I went skiing in Nozawa Onsen on Feb 7 and Hakuba Happo-one on Feb 11. Nozawa Onsen is located in Japan's deepest snow area. In the ski resort, the snow was 3.3 meters deep (in 2006,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Seasonal Topics&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":76215,"url":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/ski-resorts-close-early-cherry-blossom-festivals-are-held-as-usual\/","url_meta":{"origin":76158,"position":4},"title":"Ski resorts close early, cherry blossom festivals are held as usual.","date":"2011.3.27","format":false,"excerpt":"We added a new category \"Earthquake-related Updates\" and a frame for articles of the category in the top page, to report precise and scientifically correct information. The Mt. Norikura Ski Resort in Matsumoto close today, one week earlier than usual since visitors decrease and fuels are short because of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Seasonal Topics&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ski116.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":76140,"url":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/only-1000-yen-are-you-crazy\/","url_meta":{"origin":76158,"position":5},"title":"Only 1000 Yen?! Are You Crazy?!","date":"2008.2.20","format":false,"excerpt":"You'd be crazy not to! Yanaba Ski Area lift tickets are only 1000 yen this season. Take this opportunity to frugally enjoy some of the best things the winter season in Nagano has to offer- skiing and snowboarding. Yanaba Ski Area has a great view of Lake Aokiko and the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Seasonal Topics&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76158"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}