Snow Lane is an obstacle course first played from the original version of Takeshi's Castle.
Two contestants at a time race each other through this obstacle course.
On the starting whistle, the contestants have to get down low and pull themselves through tracks in the snow. After this they have to jump down into a big hole, and then climb out again the other side. Once out there's a second hole to jump into, and climb out of again.
Next is a hill made of snow. The contestants have to put on fat, 'Blueberry Hill'-like, fox costumes and run up the hill, trying not to topple over and roll back down again.
At the top of the hill the contestants take off the costumes and sit on a rubber doughnut sledge. They have to slide down the other side of the hill, and keep going until they reach the finish line.
The 7 fastest men and the 3 fastest women to finish the course move on to the Midoriyama round.