The Ontake 2240 ski resort in Nagano Prefecture opened for leisure Thursday after a two-month delay caused by the deadly eruption of Mount Ontake last September.
The slopes filled quickly with skiers and snowboarders following an early morning ribbon cutting ceremony.
The resort in the village of Otaki had originally planned to open on Dec. 5 but was delayed because some of the slopes were within the 4-km exclusion zone that was imposed following the eruption, which left 57 people dead and six others missing.