水上高原スキーリゾート, Minakami Kogen Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

水上高原スキーリゾート, Minakami Kogen Ski Resort is a ski area in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its 12 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.9 km, which ranks it #111 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 654 m long.

Slopes at 水上高原スキーリゾート, Minakami Kogen Ski Resort

About 34% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 54% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes 水上高原スキーリゾート, Minakami Kogen 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 850 m up to 1,243 m, a vertical drop of 393 m.

Getting to 水上高原スキーリゾート, Minakami Kogen Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), about 122 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 39 min by car; Fukushima Airport (FKS) is 127 km away. Nearby ski areas include 藤原スキー場, Fujiwara Snow&Spa Resort (3.1 km), 宝台樹スキー場, Hodaigi Ski Resort (12.0 km), たんばらスキーバーク, Tambara Ski Park (8.3 km) and 奥利根スノーパーク, Okutone, おくとねすのーぱーく (5.5 km), which together add 47 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.