八海山スキー場, Muikamachi Hakkaisan ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

八海山スキー場, Muikamachi Hakkaisan is a ski area in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 13 mapped downhill runs add up to 11 km, which ranks it #61 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 840 m long.

Slopes at 八海山スキー場, Muikamachi Hakkaisan

About 56% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 33% intermediate and 11% advanced or expert, which makes 八海山スキー場, Muikamachi Hakkaisan a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 3 chairlifts, 1 cable car. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 357 m up to 1,167 m, a vertical drop of 810 m.

Getting to 八海山スキー場, Muikamachi Hakkaisan

The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), about 94 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 2 min by car; Sado Airport (SDS) is 116 km away. Nearby ski areas include 八海山山麓スキー場, Hakkai Sanroku Ski Area (3.3 km), 五日町スキー場, Itsukamachi Ski Area (3.6 km), Kakenoue House cross-country (欠ノ上クロスカントリーハウス) and 小出スキー場, Koide Ski Area (2.3 km), which together add 16 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.