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Ski resorts in Nagano Prefecture

The short answer

We list 14 ski areas in Nagano Prefecture. The largest by mapped runs is Nozawa Onsen (42 km); the highest is Shiga Kogen Okushiga Kogen Ski Area, with runs from 2,002 m (6,568 ft); and the biggest vertical is at Nozawa Onsen (1,079 m).

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Highest ski resorts in Nagano Prefecture0 m500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 mShiga Kogen Okushiga Kogen Ski Area: top 2,002 m (6,568 ft)2,002Shiga Kogen Oku…Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Ski Area: top 2,000 m (6,562 ft)2,000Shiga Kogen Yak…Shiga Kogen Ichinose Diamond Ski Area: top 1,999 m (6,558 ft)1,999Shiga Kogen Ich…Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Ski Area: top 1,952 m (6,404 ft)1,952Shiga Kogen Kum…Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area: top 1,952 m (6,404 ft)1,952Shiga Kogen Ich…Hakuba Happo-one: top 1,829 m (6,001 ft)1,829Hakuba Happo-oneTsugaike Kogen: top 1,707 m (5,600 ft)1,707Tsugaike KogenNozawa Onsen: top 1,645 m (5,397 ft)1,645Nozawa OnsenHakuba Goryu: top 1,640 m (5,381 ft)1,640Hakuba GoryuHakuba 47: top 1,639 m (5,377 ft)1,639Hakuba 47Hakuba Cortina: top 1,393 m (4,570 ft)1,393Hakuba CortinaHakuba Iwatake: top 1,283 m (4,209 ft)1,283Hakuba Iwatake
Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.

All Nagano Prefecture ski areas by size

Ski areaRegionTop elevationVerticalMapped runsLifts
Nozawa Onsen logoNozawa OnsenNagano Prefecture1,645 m1,079 m42 km17
Tsugaike Kogen logoTsugaike KogenNagano Prefecture1,707 m904 m34 km15
Hakuba Happo-one logoHakuba Happo-oneNagano Prefecture1,829 m1,079 m30 km22
Hakuba IwatakeNagano Prefecture1,283 m538 m20 km9
Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Ski Area logoShiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Ski AreaNagano Prefecture2,000 m452 m17 km5
Hakuba 47 logoHakuba 47Nagano Prefecture1,639 m820 m13 km6
Shiga Kogen Okushiga Kogen Ski Area logoShiga Kogen Okushiga Kogen Ski AreaNagano Prefecture2,002 m527 m12 km6
Hakuba CortinaNagano Prefecture1,393 m585 m12 km6
Shiga Kogen Ichinose Diamond Ski Area logoShiga Kogen Ichinose Diamond Ski AreaNagano Prefecture1,999 m450 m11 km2
Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski ResortNagano Prefecture1,278 m469 m11 km9
Hakuba GoryuNagano Prefecture1,640 m887 m10 km11
Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Ski AreaNagano Prefecture1,952 m272 m7 km5
Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area logoShiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski AreaNagano Prefecture1,952 m327 m6 km4
Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort logoHakuba Sanosaka Snow ResortNagano Prefecture1,146 m355 m5 km4

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

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