野沢温泉スキー場, Nozawa Onsen ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

野沢温泉スキー場, Nozawa Onsen is a ski area in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Its 55 mapped downhill runs add up to 42 km, which ranks it #2 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 1.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 762 m long.

Slopes at 野沢温泉スキー場, Nozawa Onsen

About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 31% intermediate and 28% advanced or expert, which makes 野沢温泉スキー場, Nozawa Onsen a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 17 lifts: 14 chairlifts, 2 gondolas, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 565 m up to 1,643 m, a vertical drop of 1,078 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts.

Getting to 野沢温泉スキー場, Nozawa Onsen

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 96 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 5 min by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 117 km away. Nearby ski areas include 戸狩温泉スキー場, Togari Onsen Ski Resort (12.3 km), スノーリゾート ロマンスの神様, The Cupid of Romance (8.2 km), さかえ倶楽部スキー場, Sakae Club Ski Area (6.1 km) and 牧の入高原スノーパーク, Makinoiri Kogen Snow Park, Makinoiri kōgen sunō pāku (9.0 km), which together add 45 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.