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Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area ski resort

  • Top 1,952 m
  • 6 km of runs
  • 4 lifts
Three skiers in bright jackets on a chairlift in Yuzawa, Japan
On the chairlift in Yuzawa, Japan. Photo: Maheshwaran Shanmugam / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners56% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area has about 6 km of mapped runs and 4 lifts, with skiing from about 1,625 m up to 1,952 m (6,404 ft), a vertical drop of 327 m. By mapped runs it is number 38 of the 42 Japan ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shinshu-Matsumoto (MMJ), about 83 km away in a straight line.

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Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area: runs from 1,625 m to 1,952 m, a vertical drop of 327 m1,7001,8001,900Top of the highest mapped run: 1,952 m (6,404 ft)Top 1,952 m · 6,404 ftBase 1,625 m · 5,331 ft327 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area logo from shigakogen.gr.jp. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,952 m6,404 ft
Vertical drop
327 m1,073 ft
Mapped runs
6 km9 runs
Lifts
4mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 56% (3.2 km), Intermediate 23% (1.3 km), Advanced 21% (1.2 km)Easy: 3.2 km, 4 runs (56%)56%EasyIntermediate: 1.3 km, 3 runs (23%)23%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.2 km, 2 runs (21%)21%Advanced

About 56% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 23% intermediate and 21% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy43.2 km
Intermediate31.3 km
Advanced21.2 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
Shinshu-Matsumoto (MMJ)Matsumoto83 km
Toyama Kitokito (TOY)Toyama119 km
Niigata (KIJ)Niigata145 km
Tokyo Haneda (HND)Tokyo174 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,952 m (6,404 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,625 m (5,331 ft), a vertical of 327 m (1,073 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area 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 Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area?

Shinshu-Matsumoto (MMJ) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 83 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area 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.