ノルン水上, Norn Minakami ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

ノルン水上, Norn Minakami is a ski area in Mizukami, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Its 9 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.5 km, which ranks it #156 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 616 m long.

Slopes at ノルン水上, Norn Minakami

About 43% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 57% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes ノルン水上, Norn Minakami 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 822 m up to 1,214 m, a vertical drop of 392 m.

Getting to ノルン水上, Norn Minakami

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 111 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 24 min by car; Niigata Airport (KIJ) is 136 km away. Nearby ski areas include ホワイトバレースキー場, White Valley Ski Area (2.8 km), 谷川岳天神平スキー場, Mt. T (6.6 km), 奥利根スノーパーク, Okutone, おくとねすのーぱーく (5.5 km) and たんばらスキーバーク, Tambara Ski Park (8.3 km), which together add 55 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.