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

苗場スキー場, Naeba Ski Resort, Naeba sukī-ba is a ski area in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 29 mapped downhill runs add up to 19 km, which ranks it #16 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 669 m long.

Slopes at 苗場スキー場, Naeba Ski Resort, Naeba sukī-ba

About 35% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes 苗場スキー場, Naeba Ski Resort, Naeba sukī-ba a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 15 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 3 gondolas. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 881 m up to 1,784 m, a vertical drop of 903 m.

Getting to 苗場スキー場, Naeba Ski Resort, Naeba sukī-ba

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 103 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 14 min by car; Niigata Airport (KIJ) is 132 km away. Nearby ski areas include 田代エリア, Tashiro Area (15.8 km), かぐらエリア, Kagura Area (8.7 km), みつまたエリア, Mitsumata Area (9.1 km) and 神立高原スキー場, Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort, Kandatsu kōgen sukī-ba (11.2 km), which together add 52 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.