志賀高原 ジャイアントスキー場, Shiga Kogen Giant Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

志賀高原 ジャイアントスキー場, Shiga Kogen Giant Ski Area is a ski area in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Its 5 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.4 km, which ranks it #271 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 486 m long.

Slopes at 志賀高原 ジャイアントスキー場, Shiga Kogen Giant Ski Area

About 78% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 22% advanced or expert, which makes 志賀高原 ジャイアントスキー場, Shiga Kogen Giant Ski Area a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 1 gondola, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,336 m up to 1,596 m, a vertical drop of 260 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 志賀高原 ジャイアントスキー場, Shiga Kogen Giant Ski Area

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 80 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 44 min by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 117 km away. Nearby ski areas include 志賀高原 蓮池スキー場, Shiga Kogen Hasuike Ski Area (3.7 km), 志賀高原 丸池スキー場, Shiga Kogen Maruike Ski Area (2.1 km), 志賀高原 発哺ブナ平スキー場, Shiga Kogen Hoppo Bunadaira Ski Area, 発哺ブナ平スキー場 (1.6 km) and 志賀高原 サンバレースキー場, Shiga Kogen Sun Valley Ski Area (1.4 km), which together add 17 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.