びわ湖バレイ スキー場, Biwako Valley ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

びわ湖バレイ スキー場, Biwako Valley is a ski area in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.5 km, which ranks it #158 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 553 m long.

Slopes at びわ湖バレイ スキー場, Biwako Valley

About 20% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 67% intermediate and 13% advanced or expert, which makes びわ湖バレイ スキー場, Biwako Valley a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 1 cable car. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 941 m up to 1,172 m, a vertical drop of 231 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to びわ湖バレイ スキー場, Biwako Valley

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), about 63 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 22 min by car; Kobe Airport (UKB) is 89 km away. Nearby ski areas include 朽木スキー場, Kutsuki Snow Park (1.4 km), 箱館山スキー場, Hakodateyama Ski Resort (2.8 km), Makino Kogen (マキノ高原マキノスキー場) and Ohana Resort (3.1 km), which together add 8 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.