パラダ, Saku Ski Garden Parada ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

パラダ, Saku Ski Garden Parada is a ski area in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Its 7 mapped downhill runs add up to 4.6 km, which ranks it #185 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 654 m long.

Slopes at パラダ, Saku Ski Garden Parada

About 72% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 28% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes パラダ, Saku Ski Garden Parada a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 8 chairlifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 758 m up to 1,046 m, a vertical drop of 288 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to パラダ, Saku Ski Garden Parada

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 55 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 11 min by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 125 km away. Nearby ski areas include 軽井沢プリンスホテルスキー場, Prince Hotels and Resorts Karuizawa (8.8 km), 高峰マウンテンパークスキー場, Takamine Mountain Park Ski Area (4.4 km), Yunomaru (湯の丸スキー場) and プレジデントリゾート軽井沢　軽井沢スノーパーク, Karuizawa Snow Park (2.6 km), which together add 26 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.