志賀高原 西館山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Nishidateyama Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

志賀高原 西館山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Nishidateyama Ski Area is a ski area in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 4.9 km, which ranks it #174 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 488 m long.

Slopes at 志賀高原 西館山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Nishidateyama Ski Area

About 53% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 45% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes 志賀高原 西館山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Nishidateyama 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 1,379 m up to 1,739 m, a vertical drop of 360 m.

Getting to 志賀高原 西館山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Nishidateyama Ski Area

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 81 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 46 min by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 118 km away. Nearby ski areas include 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), 志賀高原 高天ヶ原マンモススキー場, Shiga Kogen Takamagahara Mammoth Ski Area, 高天ヶ原マンモススキー場 (3.3 km), Shiga Kogen (志賀高原) and 志賀高原 タンネの森 オコジョスキー場, Shiga Kogen Tannenomori Okojo Ski Area (0.5 km), which together add 20 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.