九頭竜スキー場, Kuzuryu Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

九頭竜スキー場, Kuzuryu Ski Resort is a ski area in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Its 8 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.9 km, which ranks it #208 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 488 m long.

Slopes at 九頭竜スキー場, Kuzuryu Ski Resort

About 15% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 69% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes 九頭竜スキー場, Kuzuryu Ski 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 419 m up to 675 m, a vertical drop of 256 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 九頭竜スキー場, Kuzuryu Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), about 60 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 17 min by car; Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) is 75 km away. Nearby ski areas include 福井和泉スキー場, Fukui Izumi Ski Resort (4.1 km), Snow Wave Park Shiratori Kogen (スノーウェーブパーク白鳥高原), ウィングヒルズ白鳥リゾート, WINGHILLS Shiratori Resort (10.8 km) and ダイナランドスキー場, Dynaland Ski Area (12.8 km), which together add 45 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.