五日町スキー場, Itsukamachi Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

五日町スキー場, Itsukamachi Ski Area is a ski area in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 7 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.6 km, which ranks it #225 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 507 m long.

Slopes at 五日町スキー場, Itsukamachi Ski Area

About 19% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 67% intermediate and 14% advanced or expert, which makes 五日町スキー場, Itsukamachi Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 4 chairlifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 164 m up to 478 m, a vertical drop of 314 m.

Getting to 五日町スキー場, Itsukamachi Ski Area

The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), about 94 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 3 min by car; Sado Airport (SDS) is 112 km away. Nearby ski areas include Kakenoue House cross-country (欠ノ上クロスカントリーハウス), ムイカスノーリゾート, Muica Snow Resort (5.8 km), 八海山山麓スキー場, Hakkai Sanroku Ski Area (3.3 km) and 八海山スキー場, Muikamachi Hakkaisan (10.9 km), which together add 28 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.