武尊スキー場, Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

武尊スキー場, Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort is a ski area in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.9 km, which ranks it #149 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 589 m long.

Slopes at 武尊スキー場, Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort

About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 17% advanced or expert, which makes 武尊スキー場, Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort 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 1,098 m up to 1,461 m, a vertical drop of 363 m.

Getting to 武尊スキー場, Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), about 120 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 36 min by car; Niigata Airport (KIJ) is 128 km away. Nearby ski areas include ホワイトワールド尾瀬岩鞍, White World Oze Iwakura (10.5 km), かたしな高原スキー場, Katashina Kogen Ski Resort (7.8 km), オグナほたかスキー場, Oguna Hotaka Ski Area (9.6 km) and 川場スキー場, Kawaba Ski Resort, Kawaba sukī-ba (9.0 km), which together add 51 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.