草津温泉スキー場, Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

草津温泉スキー場, Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort is a ski area in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its 13 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.6 km, which ranks it #154 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 432 m long.

Slopes at 草津温泉スキー場, Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort

About 57% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 30% intermediate and 3% advanced or expert, which makes 草津温泉スキー場, Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,244 m up to 1,620 m, a vertical drop of 376 m.

Getting to 草津温泉スキー場, Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 78 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 41 min by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 124 km away. Nearby ski areas include 志賀高原 渋峠スキー場, Shiga Kogen Shibutoge Ski Area (1.4 km), 万座温泉スキー場, Manza Onsen (5.3 km), 志賀高原 横手山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Yokoteyama Ski Area (13.5 km) and 志賀高原 熊の湯スキー場, Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Ski Area (6.6 km), which together add 39 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.