Cortina & Tsugaike Snow Festival

Cortina & Tsugaike Snow Festival

Weekend getaway to ski/snowboard at two resorts famous for their deep powder and to check out the Tsugaike Snow Fest! Ski-in/ski-out hotel, two big resorts, free lessons, fireworks, fire ski show, hot springs and more!
Cortina & Tsugaike Snow Festival

Cortina & Tsugaike Snow Festival


Overview

The Tsugaike Snow Festival is held once a year and features the largest fireworks display in all of the Hakuba Valley. There is also a fire ski show and pro-skiier, boarder fire jump show. This is a fun apres. ski event thats definitely worth checking out!

The Plan

19:30 ~ 00:00 :
Meet in Shinjuku. All aboard the TSC Bus! Watch movies, chat with old and new friends, and get excited! Stop to stretch and grab snacks along the way. Arrive at Tsugaike Kogen. Check-in to the hotel and get some sleep.

7:00 :
Breakfast in the hotel restaurant
8:00 ~ 16:00 :
Skiing/Snowboarding at Tsugaike Kogen
16:00 ~ 17:30 :
Soak in the local outdoor onsen. Relax with a cold drink
17:30 ~ 18:30 :
Dinner in the hotel restaurant
18:30 ~ :
Fireworks, fire ski jump show and more at the snow festival!

7:00 :
Breakfast in the hotel restaurant
8:00 ~ 16:00 :
Skiing/Snowboarding at Cortina OR Tsugaike Kogen OR onsen and sightseeing/relaxing
16:00 ~ 20:30 :
Board the bus and return to Shinjuku

Reviews

5.00

This trip was awesome! Our hotel was right in front of the lift and right next to some nice restaurants as well as a short walk to the gondola. I felt like there were courses for all levels and as a beginner, I loved the wide open course that there was in front of the hotel. I got to experience fresh powder both days and of course the festival!! We could watch the festival from warm in the hotel or outside. There was drumming, food, entertainment, and cool snow lamps. I can’t wait to go on this trip again. Highly recommend.

Katie / 14 Aug 2024
5.00

Loved the energy the Tokyo Snow Club team brings. Well organized and rentals were easy to get. Awesome experience! Would love to travel with TSC soon!!

Abrar / 24 Jun 2023
5.00

Great trip with great hosts Fireworks were great and bar for the night out was good fun Well arranged day trip to Cortina too Looking forward to next seasons trip

Glenn / 09 Mar 2023
5.00

My husband and I had maximum fun in this trip and were sad when it was over. It was our first time in Hakuba (we go skiing weekly to Fujiten, which is closer to our home)and Tokyo Snow Club made sure it was a fantastic trip. The trip organizers/leaders were amazing giving information/instructions about scheduling, time management and activities. REALLY recommend Tokyo Snow Club for super fun skiing/snowboarding trips!

Lola / 07 Mar 2023
5.00

All I can say is that everything was just perfect about this trip. It was my first time skiing, and I took free lessons from the TSC staff, which was very helpful. The fireworks were amazing and the party that followed was just cherry on top. The dinner and breakfast were also very delicious and were cooked separately for me because of my dietary restrictions. I had so much fun and made some great friends on the trip. I look forward to attending more fun trips with the Tokyo snow club!

Faisal / 31 Aug 2022
5.00

A very sunny day on the first day, fireworks under snow fall (romantic!), snowboarding and Backcountry on the powder snow… Above all, staff members are very kind and super friendly. I can’t ask for more. The very best ending of our snowboarding in spring 2022! Can’t wait to join them for snowboarding in winter!

Miki / 07 May 2022
5.00

Highly memorable trip for many reasons: - the locations (enjoying 2 separate mountains in two days) - the memories (learning to use the front edge of my board thanks to Sensei Keiji’s lesson) - the accommodation and the food Great value and good company. Look forward to next snow season.

Ma / 27 Mar 2022
5.00

Had a great time. First time back on snowboard after 12 years. Green and red runs were just right for me. Dinner at hotel was great. Group event on Saturday was a lot of fun. Trip was well organized.

Jeffrey / 11 Mar 2022
5.00

This was my first trip with Tokyo Snow Club. Everyone was friendly and there were good vibes the whole weekend. Being able to rent gear made the experience so easy and fun. We were lucky with good weather on day one and lots of snow on day two. I look forward to signing up for another ski trip next season!

Summer / 09 Mar 2022
5.00

If I had to summarize the trip in one sentence: "Ride the bus, enjoy the people, make GREAT memories, have TONS of fun, ride the bus back home". If I had to write more I'd say: great accommodation (we were literally 80 meters from the piste), attentive trip leaders, everything was spelled out clearly: both on paper and digitally, we had a chat group to organize ourselves and there has not been a second where I didn't know what would we do next. It really felt like a group of friends skiing rather than an organized tour with total strangers: definitely going again!

Michele / 09 Mar 2022