ARAI SNOW RESORT
Ski resort · Niigata Prefecture, Japan
ARAI SNOW RESORT is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan) with 13 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 369 m and 1,290 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 921 m. Its longest run is 妙高ロングラン (2.3 km) and the steepest, ディスカバリー, reaches 70% on its toughest stretch.
See ARAI SNOW RESORT on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 13 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 369–1,290 m
- Vertical drop
- 921 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue6.8 km
- Red5.5 km
- Black0.6 km
The steepest runs at ARAI SNOW RESORT
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- ディスカバリー Black70% · 35°
- ベアバレー Red51% · 27°
- アンコール Red49% · 26°
- ビーフリー Red49% · 26°
- ウマノセ Red42% · 23°
The longest runs
- 妙高ロングラン Blue2.3 km
- ウマノセ Red1.5 km
- 六本木ロード Blue1.4 km
- アンコール Red1.4 km
- ヴィレッジロード Blue1.3 km
Lifts
4 chairlifts · 1 gondola.
When to go to ARAI SNOW RESORT
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 830 m (the resort's mean elevation is 830 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near ARAI SNOW RESORT
- Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort8 km · 9.4 km of runs
- Akakura Onsen Ski Area10 km · 13 km of runs
- Akakura Kanko11 km · 11 km of runs
- Ikenotaira Onsen ALPEN BLICK13 km · 14 km of runs
- Myoko Suginohara14 km · 21 km of runs
- Tangram Madarao Ski Circus18 km · 11 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is ARAI SNOW RESORT?
- In Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort, 8 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does ARAI SNOW RESORT have?
- 13 km: 6.8 km of blue runs, 5.5 km of red runs, 0.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of ARAI SNOW RESORT?
- You can ski between 369 m and 1,290 m: a vertical drop of 921 m.
- How many lifts does ARAI SNOW RESORT have?
- 5: 4 chairlifts, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at ARAI SNOW RESORT?
- ディスカバリー (black), at 70% (35°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at ARAI SNOW RESORT?
- 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 ARAI SNOW RESORT?
- 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.