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Ski resorts in Niigata Prefecture

The short answer

We list 6 ski areas in Niigata Prefecture. The largest by mapped runs is Joetsu Kokusai (23 km); the highest is Myoko Suginohara, with runs from 1,857 m (6,093 ft); and the biggest vertical is at Myoko Suginohara (1,118 m).

Best ski resorts in Niigata Prefecture: largest, highest and for beginners →
Highest ski resorts in Niigata Prefecture0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 mMyoko Suginohara: top 1,857 m (6,093 ft)1,857Myoko SuginoharaGala Yuzawa Snow Resort: top 1,178 m (3,865 ft)1,178Gala Yuzawa Sno…Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort: top 1,145 m (3,757 ft)1,145Yuzawa Kogen Sk…Joetsu Kokusai: top 931 m (3,054 ft)931Joetsu KokusaiYuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort: top 698 m (2,290 ft)698Yuzawa Nakazato…Yuzawa Park Ski Resort: top 641 m (2,103 ft)641Yuzawa Park Ski…
Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.

All Niigata Prefecture ski areas by size

Ski areaRegionTop elevationVerticalMapped runsLifts
Joetsu KokusaiNiigata Prefecture931 m714 m23 km19
Myoko SuginoharaNiigata Prefecture1,857 m1,118 m21 km5
Gala Yuzawa Snow ResortNiigata Prefecture1,178 m821 m19 km11
Yuzawa Kogen Ski ResortNiigata Prefecture1,145 m797 m7 km7
Yuzawa Nakazato Ski ResortNiigata Prefecture698 m234 m6 km10
Yuzawa Park Ski ResortNiigata Prefecture641 m193 m5 km6

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap; mapped figures can differ from resorts’ published ones.