Honokidaira Ski Area
Ski resort · Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Honokidaira Ski Area is a ski resort in Gifu Prefecture (Japan) with 8.9 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 1,230 m and 1,537 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 307 m. Its longest run is エアターンコース (1.3 km) and the steepest, チャレンジコース, reaches 74% on its toughest stretch.
See Honokidaira Ski Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 8.9 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 1,230–1,537 m
- Vertical drop
- 307 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.2 km
- Blue3.5 km
- Red2.9 km
- Black2.3 km
The steepest runs at Honokidaira Ski Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- チャレンジコース Black74% · 37°
- マウントコース Black69% · 35°
- スラロームコース Black65% · 33°
- ダウンヒルコース Red56% · 29°
- 蛇堀コース Red49% · 26°
The longest runs
- エアターンコース Red1.3 km
- パノラマコース Blue0.7 km
- スラロームコース Black0.6 km
- 蛇堀コース Red0.6 km
- じゃぼるてコース Blue0.5 km
Lifts
5 chairlifts.
When to go to Honokidaira 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 1,372 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,384 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Honokidaira Ski Area
- Blue Resort Norikura12 km · 13 km of runs
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge25 km · 8.2 km of runs
- Hida Funayama Snow Resort Arkopia26 km · 6.4 km of runs
- Mia27 km · 6.5 km of runs
- Hida Nagareha Resort28 km · 12 km of runs
- Kisofukushima30 km · 7.8 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Honokidaira Ski Area?
- In Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Blue Resort Norikura, 12 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Honokidaira Ski Area have?
- 8.9 km: 0.2 km of green runs, 3.5 km of blue runs, 2.9 km of red runs, 2.3 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Honokidaira Ski Area?
- You can ski between 1,230 m and 1,537 m: a vertical drop of 307 m.
- How many lifts does Honokidaira Ski Area have?
- 5: 5 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Honokidaira Ski Area?
- チャレンジコース (black), at 74% (37°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Honokidaira 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 Honokidaira 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.