Mitsumata Area
Ski resort · Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Mitsumata Area is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan) with 9.1 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 615 m and 1,371 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 756 m. Its longest run is ゴンドラコース (3.4 km) and the steepest, 大会バーン, reaches 33% on its toughest stretch.
See Mitsumata Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 9.1 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 615–1,371 m
- Vertical drop
- 756 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue5.7 km
- Red1.4 km
- Black2.0 km
The steepest runs at Mitsumata Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- 大会バーン Red33% · 18°
- ゴンドラライン Blue32% · 18°
- ゴンドラコース Blue31% · 17°
- 下山コース Black31% · 17°
- ファミリーコース Blue29% · 16°
The longest runs
- ゴンドラコース Blue3.4 km
- 下山コース Black2.0 km
- ファミリーコース Blue1.1 km
- 大会バーン Red0.8 km
- ゴンドラライン Blue0.7 km
Lifts
4 chairlifts · 1 cable car.
When to go to Mitsumata 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 991 m (the resort's mean elevation is 993 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Mitsumata Area
- Kagura Area2 km · 8.7 km of runs
- Tashiro Area4 km · 16 km of runs
- Kandatsu Kogen6 km · 11 km of runs
- Yuzawa Kogen7 km · 7.3 km of runs
- Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort8 km · 19 km of runs
- Naeba8 km · 19 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mitsumata Area?
- In Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Kagura Area, 2 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Mitsumata Area have?
- 9.1 km: 5.7 km of blue runs, 1.4 km of red runs, 2.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Mitsumata Area?
- You can ski between 615 m and 1,371 m: a vertical drop of 756 m.
- How many lifts does Mitsumata Area have?
- 5: 4 chairlifts, 1 cable car.
- What is the steepest run at Mitsumata Area?
- 大会バーン (red), at 33% (18°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Mitsumata 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 Mitsumata 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.