八海山山麓スキー場, Hakkai Sanroku Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

八海山山麓スキー場, Hakkai Sanroku Ski Area is a ski area in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 6 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.3 km, which ranks it #237 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 545 m long.

Slopes at 八海山山麓スキー場, Hakkai Sanroku Ski Area

About 23% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 62% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes 八海山山麓スキー場, Hakkai Sanroku Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 2 lifts: 2 chairlifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 212 m up to 414 m, a vertical drop of 202 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 八海山山麓スキー場, Hakkai Sanroku Ski Area

The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), about 89 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 56 min by car; Sado Airport (SDS) is 112 km away. Nearby ski areas include 八海山スキー場, Muikamachi Hakkaisan (10.9 km), 小出スキー場, Koide Ski Area (2.3 km), 五日町スキー場, Itsukamachi Ski Area (3.6 km) and 薬師スキー場, Yakushi Ski Area (1.4 km), which together add 24 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.