YETI Trip Day 1

Woke up early at 7:00am, but everyone else was up very early too, so there was quite a line for breakfast. Breakfast was quite a simple spread, with salad, fruit, bread, and eggs in a self-serve style. The lift passes took a while to get delivered to the organiser, so we only got on the slopes at around 9:15am (when opening time was 8:15am). The weather was super sunny and clear today, which meant great visibility but a lot less powder snow, and it was actually pretty icy in a lot of places. It was still a lot of fun though, and we did a few runs and explored both Goryu and 47 (two different ski fields but they’re interlinked) before having an early lunch at the burger place at the base – we had lunch vouchers included in our trip package! The burgers were really nice! The place was run by a foreigner though, and all the cooks were foreigners, so I guess that explains why the burgers tasted like real burgers! I got the Base Burger (beef) and it came with fries, and also an Oreo milkshake.

After lunch we hit the slopes again and discovered the park area where a few of us tried jumps (I didn’t yet) and went in the half pipe (I did that!). After a few more runs, the group was getting tired so they headed back. I stayed till closing time though, riding until the last lift up at 16:50! So I got back to the lodge at around 17:20, perfect timing since I was in the early dinner group for dinner at 17:30. Put all my gear in the drying rooms and then headed to the dinner room. Dinner was a lot more filling than breakfast – we had エビフライ, mashed potato, some veggies (broccoli, carrot, cauliflower), slices of roast beef, fish, and minestrone soup and rice. Everything was all plated up for us on one plate, so all we had to do was grab a plate and help ourselves to the soup and rice. There were also big pots of mulled wine, and I tried a little sip and it was actually quite nice! Normally I don’t like wine, but because the mulled wine had a lot of cinnamon and fruits mixed in, it was quite sweet. After dinner I just went back up to our room to rest and digest before going to take a long bath. Got a few bruises here and there from falling on the icy bits! The party started at around 20:00 but I just called it an early night and went to sleep.