Packed with events! A top-tier domestic snow resort featuring diverse slopes and courses.
◆Operating Period: Saturday, November 29, 2023 – Wednesday, May 6, 2026
1.Features of the slopes and courses
2.Date
3.Ski Resort Dining
1.Features of the slopes and courses
Located in northern Nagano Prefecture, Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort is a top-class domestic snow resort with a total course area of 297 hectares and a maximum run length of 10 kilometers. It is a 25-minute drive from the Toyoda-Iiyama Interchange on the Joshinetsu Expressway. The slopes typically open in late November, offering skiing enjoyment for approximately five months until spring.
Course Map / From Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort Official Website
The maximum slope angle is 39 degrees, and the resort offers a total of 43 diverse slopes and courses to satisfy everyone from first-time beginners to advanced skiers (Beginner: 40%, Intermediate: 30%, Advanced: 30%).
Kaminotaira Ski Area
Paradise Slopes
The Kaminotaira Slope and Paradise Slope are wide and feature many gentle areas, making them perfect slopes for beginners.
Skyline Course
The Skyline Course, offering a thrilling 4.5-kilometer long run, and the Yamabiko Slope in the mountaintop area, where you can enjoy magnificent mountain views and breathtaking scenery of the Sea of Japan, are popular with intermediate and advanced skiers. With an elevation difference of 1,085 meters from the top of the slopes to the base, the exhilarating feeling of skiing down in one go is a unique charm of this ski resort.
This ski resort is renowned for its excellent snow quality. The deep, powdery natural snow that accumulates on the slopes is dry and fluffy, with low moisture content. This allows skis to grip well, making turns easy and enabling even beginners to glide smoothly.
The gondola, renovated in 2020
For the best snow conditions, we recommend the peak season from December to February. The area boasts abundant snowfall throughout the season, allowing skiing until as late as Golden Week in May.
Located on the third floor of Nagasaka Center House, the well-stocked rental shop “Salomon Station” offers rentals tailored to your needs and duration. In addition to ski and snowboard gear, they also rent snowshoes and snow scooters. Enjoy skiing or snowboarding on the first day, then try a new winter sport on the second. Even beginners or those without equipment can easily enjoy skiing by renting gear, making it perfect for those wanting a quick ski session during a hot spring getaway.
Beyond skiing, the resort offers a variety of other activities. These include the Zip Sky Ride, a zip line that takes you from the top of Hikage Slope all the way down to the base over a distance of 652 meters at speeds reaching up to 70 km/h. Other options are the Beech Forest Nature Snowshoe Tour, where you explore the pristine beech forest, and the Snowfield Sightseeing Tour, which takes you around the snowy plains in a snowmobile.
From the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort Official Channel
2.Date
■Address: 7653 Nozawa Onsen Village, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture
■Business Hours: Open Now through Wednesday, May 6, 2026
■Business Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
■Lift Ticket Fees: Adult: ¥7500 Child (Junior High School Age and Under): ¥4500 Senior: ¥6000
※Preschool children accompanied by an adult may enter free of charge at a ratio of one child per one adult.
■Rental Fees: Full Rental Set (Ski or Snowboard + Clothing) 1 day / Adults ¥9000, Children (Junior High School Age and Under) ¥6800 Ski Rental Set (Skis + Boots + Poles) 1 day / Adults ¥5500, Children (Junior High School Age and Under) ¥4100 Snowboard Rental Set (Board + Boots) 1 day / Adults ¥5500, Children (Junior High School Age and Under) ¥4,100
■Various Discounts (Saturday, December 20, 2023 – Sunday, March 29, 2026)
・Special Pack Ticket (1-day lift pass + ¥1,000 lunch voucher): Adults ¥8,000, Children ¥5,200, Seniors ¥6,600
・Special Pack Ticket + Hot Spring (1-day lift ticket + ¥1,000 lunch voucher + Nozawa Onsen Spalina bath ticket): Adults ¥8,700, Children ¥5,700, Seniors ¥7,300
・Ski and save. “North Shinshu Tour Discount”: Present your season pass from any of the following ski resorts—Nozawa Onsen, Togari Onsen, Kijimadaira, or Madarao Kogen—at any of the other three resorts within the group to receive ¥1,000 off a lift ticket. ※Valid only for the named holder of the individual season pass.
■Children’s Day Ski Special Offer
・Implementation Dates: December 21, 2025 (Sunday), January 18, 2026 (Sunday), February 15, 2026 (Sunday), March 15, 2026 (Sunday) ※Third Sunday of each month
・Content: Free lift passes for junior high school students and younger
※Child tickets (for elementary and junior high school students only) require a deposit of 500 yen in cash at the time of issuance.
4.Ski Resort Dining
Each area within the ski resort has its own restaurant (Yamabiko Area, Kaminotaira & Paradise Area, Utopia & Ise-miya Area, Hikage Area, Nagasaka Area).
Just below Nagasaka Gondola Yamabiko Station, Rest House Yamabiko offers not only classic mountain lodge fare but also a full lineup of original dishes. Enjoy piping hot oven-baked meals prepared fresh on-site, along with a selection of sweets.
Shrimp Genovese Pizza: ¥2150 (tax included)
Among the many menu items at each restaurant, the ski resort’s top recommendation is the Shrimp Genovese Pizza at Kitchen Seabos, the closest restaurant to the Shin-Nagasaka Gondola Yamabiko Station. Their freshly baked pizza, cooked in a dedicated oven, is exquisite. They also offer a wide selection of unique pizzas, including an original pizza featuring locally produced nozawana greens, available only here.
Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort
Address: 7653 Oaza, Nozawa Onsen Village, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture
Tel: 0269-85-3166
Access: ＜Car＞Approximately 25 minutes from the Shinano-machi Interchange on the Joshinetsu Expressway
URL: https://nozawaski.com/
