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From the Yokosuka area - Fujiten is the most accessible park.
Leaving from Nango-Koen, it is roughly 2 hours away and just under 4000Y in tolls (one way).
We had a coupon this past trip, so an all day lift ticket is 3500Y. Regularly it is 4000Y. The internet is great.. use it for deals.
Fujiten has 4 runs down the mountain and are easily sub 5 minute runs even with stops to regroup if riding with buddies.
All courses can be ridden on a hard tail without too much abuse and your speed truly determines the difficulty.
Stravrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Here are random clips from throughout one day of riding.
Again - this park is as difficult as you make it.
If it is your first time going to a park... this one is very newbie friendly.
Hakuba, Nagano
Iwatake Snow Field
Iwatake is a work in progress. The two of us that rode it kind of split it up into three sections.
Section 1 - the most fun. Wall rides, drops, switchbacks, berms, etc.. fun, fun, fun.
Section 2 - Sucks balls. Super fast and straight. Was the cause of some flat tires.
Section 3 - Just gets you back down to the gondola.
Section 2 - I have heard via locals there is work going on now to offer a trail section vs the fire road of blazing fast straightness.
Section 3 - Has potential, but just not enough worker bees to finish it up. I am looking forward to going back and seeing the progress.
There is constant trail maintenance going on and I look forward to the progress.
XC Course - I saw much of this during the SSWC2015. The marked trail is fun, but there is a lot more trail in there to play on.
I would not drive the 4+ hours from Zushi to Hakuba to just ride this mountain - however it is an excellent area to "get away" with friends. Tons of nature surrounds you and plenty of non-MTB area to explore.
Videos...
Gondola
Part of the DH Course
Part of the XC Course
From the Yokosuka area - Fujimi-Panorama is an additional 2 hours past Fujiten.
Fujimi-Panorama... not so beginner friendly or hardtail friendly... It can be done, but it won't be fun.
One run on Fujimi feels like 4 times the length of Fujiten
Also - the smoothest trail at Fujimi is rougher than the roughest sections of Fujiten.
And lastly... the easiest trail at Fujimi is harder than the black diamond at Fujiten.
There is a trend and I can go on about it....
In the end - Fujimi is where you can truly challenge yourself and the bike.
There are more opportunities for features and usually some kind of bailout trail to keep it sane if you are having a bad day.
Just one of the many configurations of Fujimi
Stravrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The above three are listed in the order of "difficulty" for a new rider to navigate.
A more seasoned rider can make the order change by virtue of the risks they are willing to take.
Leaving from Nango-Koen, it is roughly 2 hours away and just under 4000Y in tolls (one way).
We had a coupon this past trip, so an all day lift ticket is 3500Y. Regularly it is 4000Y. The internet is great.. use it for deals.
Fujiten has 4 runs down the mountain and are easily sub 5 minute runs even with stops to regroup if riding with buddies.
All courses can be ridden on a hard tail without too much abuse and your speed truly determines the difficulty.
Stravrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Here are random clips from throughout one day of riding.
Again - this park is as difficult as you make it.
If it is your first time going to a park... this one is very newbie friendly.
Hakuba, Nagano
Iwatake Snow Field
Iwatake is a work in progress. The two of us that rode it kind of split it up into three sections.
Section 1 - the most fun. Wall rides, drops, switchbacks, berms, etc.. fun, fun, fun.
Section 2 - Sucks balls. Super fast and straight. Was the cause of some flat tires.
Section 3 - Just gets you back down to the gondola.
Section 2 - I have heard via locals there is work going on now to offer a trail section vs the fire road of blazing fast straightness.
Section 3 - Has potential, but just not enough worker bees to finish it up. I am looking forward to going back and seeing the progress.
There is constant trail maintenance going on and I look forward to the progress.
XC Course - I saw much of this during the SSWC2015. The marked trail is fun, but there is a lot more trail in there to play on.
I would not drive the 4+ hours from Zushi to Hakuba to just ride this mountain - however it is an excellent area to "get away" with friends. Tons of nature surrounds you and plenty of non-MTB area to explore.
Videos...
Gondola
Part of the DH Course
Part of the XC Course
From the Yokosuka area - Fujimi-Panorama is an additional 2 hours past Fujiten.
Fujimi-Panorama... not so beginner friendly or hardtail friendly... It can be done, but it won't be fun.
One run on Fujimi feels like 4 times the length of Fujiten
Also - the smoothest trail at Fujimi is rougher than the roughest sections of Fujiten.
And lastly... the easiest trail at Fujimi is harder than the black diamond at Fujiten.
There is a trend and I can go on about it....
In the end - Fujimi is where you can truly challenge yourself and the bike.
There are more opportunities for features and usually some kind of bailout trail to keep it sane if you are having a bad day.
Just one of the many configurations of Fujimi
Stravrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The above three are listed in the order of "difficulty" for a new rider to navigate.
A more seasoned rider can make the order change by virtue of the risks they are willing to take.