石打花岡スキー場, Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

石打花岡スキー場, Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area is a ski area in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 4 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.4 km, which ranks it #272 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 603 m long.

Slopes at 石打花岡スキー場, Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area

About 33% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 67% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes 石打花岡スキー場, Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 1 lift: 1 chairlift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 274 m up to 397 m, a vertical drop of 123 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 石打花岡スキー場, Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area

The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), about 111 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 24 min by car; Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is 120 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mt Grand View (Mtグランビュースキー場), 石打丸山スキー場, Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort (15.1 km), 舞子スノーリゾート, Maiko Snow Resort (17.8 km) and ガーラ湯沢スノーリゾート, Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort (18.7 km), which together add 82 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.