Sugadaira Kogen | Spring Skiing & High-Altitude Tours

Venue in Sugadaira Kogen, Ueda, Nagano

Mid-May is still a lift-served month at Sugadaira Kogen, the high plateau above Ueda whose cold-locked base keeps real spring skiing alive while lower hills sell slush. The season opens in December and runs one of the longest windows in Japan. Come in April — 45 minutes from Komoro — when everyone else is under cherry blossoms and the mountain is effectively yours. ¥5,400 day pass, booked direct at sugadaira.com.