Tashiro Area
Ski resort · Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Tashiro Area is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan) with 16 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 1,312 m and 1,594 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 282 m. Its longest run is 田代アリエスカコース (1.5 km) and the steepest, チャレンジバーン, reaches 61% on its toughest stretch.
See Tashiro Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 16 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 1,312–1,594 m
- Vertical drop
- 282 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue13 km
- Red1.4 km
- Black1.2 km
The steepest runs at Tashiro Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- チャレンジバーン Black61% · 31°
- 田代第1ゲレンデ Red48% · 26°
- ダイナミックコース Red43% · 23°
- かもしかコース Blue38% · 21°
- スカイラインコース Blue35% · 19°
The longest runs
- 田代アリエスカコース Blue1.5 km
- 第1高速連絡コース Blue1.4 km
- スカイラインコース Blue1.2 km
- 田代レディースコース Blue1.1 km
- ゴンドライーストコース Blue1.0 km
Lifts
7 chairlifts · 1 cable car.
When to go to Tashiro 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 1,445 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,453 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Tashiro Area
- Kagura Area3 km · 8.7 km of runs
- Mitsumata Area4 km · 9.1 km of runs
- Naeba4 km · 19 km of runs
- Kandatsu Kogen8 km · 11 km of runs
- Yuzawa Kogen10 km · 7.3 km of runs
- Yuzawa Nakazato12 km · 6.4 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tashiro Area?
- In Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Kagura Area, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Tashiro Area have?
- 16 km: 13 km of blue runs, 1.4 km of red runs, 1.2 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Tashiro Area?
- You can ski between 1,312 m and 1,594 m: a vertical drop of 282 m.
- How many lifts does Tashiro Area have?
- 8: 7 chairlifts, 1 cable car.
- What is the steepest run at Tashiro Area?
- チャレンジバーン (black), at 61% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Tashiro 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 Tashiro 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.