ナスパスキーガーデン, NASPA Ski Garden, Nasupa sukī gāden ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

ナスパスキーガーデン, NASPA Ski Garden, Nasupa sukī gāden is a ski area in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 8 mapped downhill runs add up to 4.3 km, which ranks it #194 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 540 m long.

Slopes at ナスパスキーガーデン, NASPA Ski Garden, Nasupa sukī gāden

About 50% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 42% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes ナスパスキーガーデン, NASPA Ski Garden, Nasupa sukī gāden a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 430 m up to 682 m, a vertical drop of 252 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to ナスパスキーガーデン, NASPA Ski Garden, Nasupa sukī gāden

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 115 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 30 min by car; Niigata Airport (KIJ) is 118 km away. Nearby ski areas include 一本杉スキー場, Ippon Sugi Ski Resort, 湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort (7.3 km), 神立高原スキー場, Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort, Kandatsu kōgen sukī-ba (11.2 km) and ガーラ湯沢スノーリゾート, Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort (18.7 km), which together add 54 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.