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Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Spring Valley Izumi Kogen ski resort

Three skiers in bright jackets on a chairlift in Yuzawa, Japan
On the chairlift in Yuzawa, Japan. Photo: Maheshwaran Shanmugam / Pexels.

The short answer

Spring Valley Izumi Kogen has about 6 km of mapped runs and 4 lifts, with skiing from about 687 m up to 957 m (3,140 ft), a vertical drop of 270 m. By mapped runs it is number 35 of the 41 Japan ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yamagata (GAJ), about 30 km away in a straight line.

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Spring Valley Izumi Kogen: runs from 687 m to 957 m, a vertical drop of 270 m700800900Top of the highest mapped run: 957 m (3,140 ft)Top 957 m · 3,140 ftBase 687 m · 2,254 ft270 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
957 m3,140 ft
Vertical drop
270 m886 ft
Mapped runs
6 km13 runs
Lifts
4mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 25% (1.6 km), Easy 57% (3.6 km), Intermediate 17% (1.1 km)Novice: 1.6 km, 3 runs (25%)25%NoviceEasy: 3.6 km, 7 runs (57%)57%EasyIntermediate: 1.1 km, 3 runs (17%)17%Intermediate

About 83% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 17% intermediate and 0% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice31.6 km
Easy73.6 km
Intermediate31.1 km

Lifts

4 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts4

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Yamagata (GAJ)Higashine30 km
Sendai (SDJ)Natori36 km
Shonai (SYO)Shonai92 km
Niigata (KIJ)Niigata149 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Spring Valley Izumi Kogen?

The highest mapped run starts at about 957 m (3,140 ft) and the lowest ends at about 687 m (2,254 ft), a vertical of 270 m (886 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Spring Valley Izumi Kogen have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 6 km of downhill runs and 4 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Spring Valley Izumi Kogen?

Yamagata (GAJ) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 30 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Spring Valley Izumi Kogen piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.