花笠高原スキー場, Hanagasa Kogen Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

花笠高原スキー場, Hanagasa Kogen Ski Area is a ski area in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its 5 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.8 km, which ranks it #249 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 568 m long.

Slopes at 花笠高原スキー場, Hanagasa Kogen Ski Area

About 49% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 30% intermediate and 17% advanced or expert, which makes 花笠高原スキー場, Hanagasa Kogen 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 303 m up to 450 m, a vertical drop of 147 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 花笠高原スキー場, Hanagasa Kogen Ski Area

The nearest airport is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), about 18 km away in a straight line — roughly 23 minutes by car; Sendai Airport (SDJ) is 56 km away. Nearby ski areas include 黒伏高原スノーパーク　ジャングル・ジャングル, Kurobushi Kogen Snow Park Jangle Jungle (7.7 km), やくらいファミリースキー場, Yakurai Garden Ski Area (0.5 km), Yamagata Akakura Onsen (やまがた赤倉温泉スキー場) and Tendo Kogen (天童高原スキー場) (3.5 km), which together add 20 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.