Enjoy a buffet spread including boiled crab, roast beef, and many locally-sourced ingredients. Every dish—Japanese, Western, Chinese, and sweets—has been prepared with care by our expert chefs.

Manza Onsen’ hot spring water has a rich quality, with what is said to be the highest sulfur content in Japan, and is quite cloudy. It is excellent for making skin more beautiful, and is also said to be effective in reducing muscle pain and fatigue. That means a bath first thing after waking up is a great way to start the day—effective, but in an enchanting environment. Watch the sky slide from night into morning, with spectacular views of the mountains emerging in the new sunlight. A beautiful sight that words fail to fully express.

Manza’s snow is known as “feather powder snow,” snow as light and fluffy as feathers, the kind that won’t form a ball when you squeeze it in your hand. It’s the kind of snow found in parts of Hokkaido, right here on the main island of Japan. The stage for the First Track is the Panorama Trail. On this spacious place, you have the whole hill to yourself, with spectacular views of the amazing Mt. Asama. The course is a perfectly groomed slope, beautifully finished during the night. So which will it be this morning: a groomed run, or a powder flight in the snow that has piled up after grooming? Another reason for the excitement when you wake up!

Enjoy a delicious American-style breakfast made with locally-sourced ingredients as you sit in a special, private space: the chef’s special omelet, meat and a Western-style tofu from nearby Tsumagoi village, yogurt from Kita-Karuizawa Toyota Dairy Products in Takinohara town, and more.

Refueled by your delicious breakfast, it’s time to enjoy the slopes again. The panorama Trail is the best slope to take in the great views in Manza, including the massive Mt. Asama. Take a few moments to savor the view, and maybe take a few commemorative photos. The Mt. Manza slope is maintained before noon in Gelande Refresh—a retouching by the grooming equipment. That will probably keep you on the slopes until it’s time for a late lunch, perhaps the gomoku ramen noodles from Manza’s famous Shakunage (rhododendron) Restaurant. This will warm even the chilliest body to the core. Another recommendation is the Yubatake curry, inspired by the hot spring of the same name (and which means, “onsen field”). The cute snowman-shaped curry at the on-slope restaurant Alyeska is also popular.