川場スキー場, Kawaba Ski Resort, Kawaba sukī-ba ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

川場スキー場, Kawaba Ski Resort, Kawaba sukī-ba is a ski area in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its 11 mapped downhill runs add up to 9.0 km, which ranks it #92 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 814 m long.

Slopes at 川場スキー場, Kawaba Ski Resort, Kawaba sukī-ba

About 36% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 27% advanced or expert, which makes 川場スキー場, Kawaba Ski Resort, Kawaba sukī-ba a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,288 m up to 1,843 m, a vertical drop of 555 m.

Getting to 川場スキー場, Kawaba Ski Resort, Kawaba sukī-ba

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), about 127 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 45 min by car; Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) is 127 km away. Nearby ski areas include たんばらスキーバーク, Tambara Ski Park (8.3 km), オグナほたかスキー場, Oguna Hotaka Ski Area (9.6 km), 武尊スキー場, Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort (5.9 km) and 宝台樹スキー場, Hodaigi Ski Resort (12.0 km), which together add 49 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.