八幡平リゾート, Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

八幡平リゾート, Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area is a ski area in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.6 km, which ranks it #118 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 757 m long.

Slopes at 八幡平リゾート, Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area

About 47% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 34% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes 八幡平リゾート, Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 3 chairlifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 604 m up to 1,123 m, a vertical drop of 519 m.

Getting to 八幡平リゾート, Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area

The nearest airport is Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA), about 55 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 11 min by car; Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ) is 59 km away. Nearby ski areas include 八幡平リゾート パノラマスキー場, Hachimantai Resort Panorama Ski Are (10.2 km), 網張温泉スキー場, Amihari Onsen Ski Resort (7.9 km), 岩手高原スノーパーク, Iwate Kogen Snow Park (9.3 km) and 安比高原スキー場, Appi Kogen Ski Resort (30.7 km), which together add 78 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.