日光湯元温泉スキー場, Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

日光湯元温泉スキー場, Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park is a ski area in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Its 4 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.5 km, which ranks it #269 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 623 m long.

Slopes at 日光湯元温泉スキー場, Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park

About 80% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 20% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes 日光湯元温泉スキー場, Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 3 chairlifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,506 m up to 1,674 m, a vertical drop of 168 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 日光湯元温泉スキー場, Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), about 102 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 12 min by car; Ibaraki Airport (IBR) is 113 km away. Nearby ski areas include Kōtoku Cross-Country (光徳牧場), 丸沼高原スキー場, Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort (10.2 km), スノーパーク尾瀬戸倉, Snow Park Oze Tokura (6.1 km) and かたしな高原スキー場, Katashina Kogen Ski Resort (7.8 km), which together add 41 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.