御嶽スキー場, Ontake Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

御嶽スキー場, Ontake Ski Area is a ski area in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Its 16 mapped downhill runs add up to 18 km, which ranks it #20 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,128 m long.

Slopes at 御嶽スキー場, Ontake Ski Area

About 59% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 16% intermediate and 22% advanced or expert, which makes 御嶽スキー場, Ontake Ski Area 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 1,683 m up to 2,212 m, a vertical drop of 529 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to 御嶽スキー場, Ontake Ski Area

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 49 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 4 min by car; Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) is 87 km away. Nearby ski areas include 開田高原マイアスキー場, Mia Ski Resort (6.5 km), 木曽福島スキー場, Kisofukushima Ski Resort, きそふくしますきーじょう (7.8 km), やぶはら高原 スキー場, Yabuhara Kogen (9.6 km) and 信州松本 野麦峠スキー場, Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge Ski Resort (8.2 km), which together add 46 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.