湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort is a ski area in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 13 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.3 km, which ranks it #120 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 560 m long.

Slopes at 湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort

About 65% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 13% intermediate and 23% advanced or expert, which makes 湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 cable car. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 347 m up to 1,141 m, a vertical drop of 794 m.

Getting to 湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 116 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 30 min by car; Niigata Airport (KIJ) is 117 km away. Nearby ski areas include 一本杉スキー場, Ippon Sugi Ski Resort, ナスパスキーガーデン, NASPA Ski Garden, Nasupa sukī gāden (4.3 km), ガーラ湯沢スノーリゾート, Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort (18.7 km) and 石打丸山スキー場, Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort (15.1 km), which together add 60 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.