Kagura Area
Ski resort · Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Kagura Area is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan) with 8.7 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 1,322 m and 1,838 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 516 m. Its longest run is 林間エキスパートコース (1.2 km) and the steepest, 林間エキスパートコース, reaches 54% on its toughest stretch.
See Kagura Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 8.7 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 1,322–1,838 m
- Vertical drop
- 516 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue2.3 km
- Red3.6 km
- Black2.8 km
The steepest runs at Kagura Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- 林間エキスパートコース Black54% · 28°
- テクニカルコース, Technical Course Black50% · 27°
- ジャイアントコース Black49% · 26°
- かぐらメインゲレンデ Red46% · 25°
- かぐらメインゲレンデ迂回 Red39% · 21°
The longest runs
- 林間エキスパートコース Black1.2 km
- かぐらメインゲレンデ Red1.1 km
- かぐら連絡コース Blue0.9 km
- かぐらメインゲレンデ迂回 Red0.7 km
- 田代連絡コース Red0.7 km
Lifts
4 chairlifts · 1 gondola.
When to go to Kagura 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 1,526 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,580 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Kagura Area
- Mitsumata Area2 km · 9.1 km of runs
- Tashiro Area3 km · 16 km of runs
- Naeba7 km · 19 km of runs
- Kandatsu Kogen8 km · 11 km of runs
- Yuzawa Kogen9 km · 7.3 km of runs
- New Greenpia Tsunan10 km · 6.2 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kagura Area?
- In Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Mitsumata Area, 2 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Kagura Area have?
- 8.7 km: 2.3 km of blue runs, 3.6 km of red runs, 2.8 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Kagura Area?
- You can ski between 1,322 m and 1,838 m: a vertical drop of 516 m.
- How many lifts does Kagura Area have?
- 5: 4 chairlifts, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Kagura Area?
- 林間エキスパートコース (black), at 54% (28°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Kagura 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 Kagura 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.