Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort
Ski resort · Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan) with 19 km of runs and 11 lifts. You can ski between 358 m and 1,178 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 820 m. Its longest run is 下山コース ファルコン (2.6 km) and the steepest, ブロンコA, Bronco A, reaches 60% on its toughest stretch.
See Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 19 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Elevation
- 358–1,178 m
- Vertical drop
- 820 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green5.2 km
- Blue4.8 km
- Red5.9 km
- Black1.5 km
The steepest runs at Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- ブロンコA, Bronco A Black60% · 31°
- 260万ダラー, $2,600,000 Black59% · 31°
- スーパースワン, Super Swan Black49% · 26°
- スーパーブロードウェイ, Super Broadway Red45% · 24°
- イライザ, Elisa Red44% · 24°
The longest runs
- 下山コース ファルコン Blue2.6 km
- エーデルワイス, Edelweiss Green1.7 km
- バットマン, Batman Red1.3 km
- スワン, Swan Green1.1 km
- イライザ, Elisa Red1.0 km
Lifts
9 chairlifts · 1 gondola · 1 cable car.
When to go to Gala Yuzawa 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 756 m (the resort's mean elevation is 768 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Kogen2 km · 7.3 km of runs
- Ishiuchi Maruyama2 km · 15 km of runs
- Iwappara5 km · 10 km of runs
- Maiko Snow Resort5 km · 18 km of runs
- Kandatsu Kogen6 km · 11 km of runs
- Yuzawa Park7 km · 5.2 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort?
- In Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Yuzawa Kogen, 2 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort have?
- 19 km: 5.2 km of green runs, 4.8 km of blue runs, 5.9 km of red runs, 1.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort?
- You can ski between 358 m and 1,178 m: a vertical drop of 820 m.
- How many lifts does Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort have?
- 11: 9 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 cable car.
- What is the steepest run at Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort?
- ブロンコA, Bronco A (black), at 60% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Gala Yuzawa 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 Gala Yuzawa 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.