Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort
Ski resort · Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture (Japan) with 17 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 906 m and 1,340 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 434 m. Its longest run is Sky View (1.4 km) and the steepest, クリスタル, Crystal, reaches 66% on its toughest stretch.
See Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 17 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 906–1,340 m
- Vertical drop
- 434 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue9.1 km
- Red6.4 km
- Black1.7 km
The steepest runs at Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- クリスタル, Crystal Black66% · 33°
- Giant Black51% · 27°
- Sky Love Black47% · 25°
- Champion Blue47% · 25°
- World Cup Black39% · 21°
The longest runs
- Sky View Blue1.4 km
- Utopia Blue1.1 km
- Sky Love Black0.9 km
- Ocean View Red0.7 km
- Crystal Red0.7 km
Lifts
9 chairlifts.
When to go to Madarao Kogen Mountain 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 1,208 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,123 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort
- Tangram Madarao Ski Circus1 km · 11 km of runs
- Akakura Onsen Ski Area11 km · 13 km of runs
- Kurohime Kogen11 km · 7.9 km of runs
- Ikenotaira Onsen ALPEN BLICK11 km · 14 km of runs
- The Cupid of Romance12 km · 8.2 km of runs
- Akakura Kanko12 km · 11 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort?
- In Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Tangram Madarao Ski Circus, 1 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort have?
- 17 km: 9.1 km of blue runs, 6.4 km of red runs, 1.7 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort?
- You can ski between 906 m and 1,340 m: a vertical drop of 434 m.
- How many lifts does Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort have?
- 9: 9 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort?
- クリスタル, Crystal (black), at 66% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Madarao Kogen Mountain 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 Madarao Kogen Mountain 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.