点评:Grand Hirafu is the largest resort in Niseko United. It is located between Hanazono and Niesko Village. There is a small town area with lots of restaurants and accommodation near the base, which made it quite accessible.
There are two base areas: The eastern side (towards Hanazono) with the King lifts, and the western side (towards Niseko Village) with the Ace lifts. Both sides have a building where you are able to get the passes, hire gear or do the snow school. You are able to buy a pass online and collect it at a ticket machine at the base. The sides are mirrored, with a beginner lift, a gondola and then two sets of chairlifts to get to the top of the mountain. The gondolas run for night skiing. You are able to get from the top of a gondola to the base of the other gondola fairly easily There are also a few on-mountain dining areas close to both gondolas.
The terrain is quite mixed and changes depending on the lift you take. The snow is generally quite nice and powdery, particularly in the trees. It has the largest selection of riding areas of the four fields in Niseko United. The top lifts were closed when I was there but there were still quite a lot of runs along the other open lifts. It is fairly easy to move between the different Niseko United Fields, and the lifts give information on closing times so that you don't get stuck on he wrong side.
Both gondolas were quite busy throughout the day, so there was usually a line. It wasn't too bad for the other lifts. It is definitely worth a stop if you are riding Niseko.
翻译:Grand Hirafu 是新雪谷联合滑雪场最大的滑雪场,位于花园和新雪谷村之间。滑雪场基地附近有一个小镇,那里有很多餐厅和住宿,交通十分便利。
滑雪场基地分为两个区域:东侧(花园方向)有 King 缆车,西侧(新雪谷村方向)有 Ace 缆车。两边都有建筑物,您可以在那里购买通行证、租用装备或参加滑雪学校的课程。您可以在线购买通行证,然后在基地的售票机上领取。滑雪场的两侧呈镜像分布,分别设有初学者缆车、缆车和两组吊椅式缆车,可到达山顶。缆车提供夜间滑雪服务。您可以相当轻松地从缆车顶部到达另一条缆车的底部。两条缆车附近还设有一些山上餐饮区。
地形复杂,会根据您乘坐的缆车而变化。雪况总体来说相当不错,而且粉状雪质,尤其是在树林里。在新雪谷联合滑雪场的四个滑雪场中,这里拥有最多的滑雪区选择。我去的时候,顶层的缆车已经关闭,但其他开放的缆车上仍然有很多滑雪者。在不同的新雪谷联合滑雪场之间移动相当方便,缆车上会提供关闭时间信息,这样你就不会卡在错误的一侧。
两个缆车全天都很繁忙,所以通常都需要排队。其他缆车的情况还好。如果你在新雪谷滑雪,这里绝对值得一游。