白樺高原国際スキー場, Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski, しらかばこうげんこくさいすきいじょ ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

白樺高原国際スキー場, Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski, しらかばこうげんこくさいすきいじょ is a ski area in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Its 13 mapped downhill runs add up to 11 km, which ranks it #65 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 812 m long.

Slopes at 白樺高原国際スキー場, Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski, しらかばこうげんこくさいすきいじょ

About 75% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 14% intermediate and 11% advanced or expert, which makes 白樺高原国際スキー場, Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski, しらかばこうげんこくさいすきいじょ a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,557 m up to 1,825 m, a vertical drop of 268 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 白樺高原国際スキー場, Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski, しらかばこうげんこくさいすきいじょ

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 32 km away in a straight line — roughly 42 minutes by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 114 km away. Nearby ski areas include 池の平スノーパーク (1.0 km), 白樺2in1スキー場, Shirakaba 2 in 1 (6.4 km), 白樺湖ロイヤルヒルスキー場, Shirakabako Royal Hill (5.1 km) and 蓼科東急スキー場, Tateshina Tokyu Ski Area (0.8 km), which together add 26 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.