Akakura Onsen Ski Area
Ski resort · Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Akakura Onsen Ski Area is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan) with 13 km of runs and 14 lifts. You can ski between 685 m and 1,153 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 468 m. Its longest run is Elegant Course (1.5 km) and the steepest, Mogul Challenge Course, reaches 58% on its toughest stretch.
See Akakura Onsen Ski Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 13 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Elevation
- 685–1,153 m
- Vertical drop
- 468 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue8.8 km
- Red3.4 km
- Black0.7 km
The steepest runs at Akakura Onsen Ski Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Mogul Challenge Course Black58% · 30°
- Alpen Course Red41% · 22°
- Utopia A Course Red37% · 20°
- Panorama Course Red36% · 20°
- Rabbit Course Red30% · 17°
The longest runs
- Elegant Course Blue1.5 km
- Panorama Course Red1.0 km
- Utopia B Course Blue0.6 km
- Silver Course Blue0.6 km
- Slalom Course Red0.5 km
Lifts
14 chairlifts.
When to go to Akakura Onsen Ski Area
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 929 m (the resort's mean elevation is 919 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Akakura Onsen Ski Area
- Akakura Kanko1 km · 11 km of runs
- Ikenotaira Onsen ALPEN BLICK3 km · 14 km of runs
- Myoko Suginohara5 km · 21 km of runs
- Kurohime Kogen8 km · 7.9 km of runs
- Tangram Madarao Ski Circus10 km · 11 km of runs
- ARAI SNOW RESORT10 km · 13 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Akakura Onsen Ski Area?
- In Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Akakura Kanko, 1 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Akakura Onsen Ski Area have?
- 13 km: 8.8 km of blue runs, 3.4 km of red runs, 0.7 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Akakura Onsen Ski Area?
- You can ski between 685 m and 1,153 m: a vertical drop of 468 m.
- How many lifts does Akakura Onsen Ski Area have?
- 14: 14 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Akakura Onsen Ski Area?
- Mogul Challenge Course (black), at 58% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Akakura Onsen Ski Area?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Akakura Onsen Ski Area?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.