爺ガ岳スキー場, Jiigatake Snow Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

爺ガ岳スキー場, Jiigatake Snow Resort is a ski area in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Its 11 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.5 km, which ranks it #162 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 496 m long.

Slopes at 爺ガ岳スキー場, Jiigatake Snow Resort

About 68% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 32% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes 爺ガ岳スキー場, Jiigatake Snow Resort a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 5 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 919 m up to 1,177 m, a vertical drop of 258 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 爺ガ岳スキー場, Jiigatake Snow Resort

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 45 km away in a straight line — roughly 59 minutes by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 56 km away. Nearby ski areas include 鹿島槍スキー場, Kashimayari Snow Resort (8.6 km), 白馬さのさか, Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort (5.5 km), 白馬五竜, Hakuba Goryu (9.6 km) and 白馬47, Hakuba 47 (12.7 km), which together add 87 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.