Tsugaike Kogen
Ski resort · Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Tsugaike Kogen is a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture (Japan) with 34 km of runs and 15 lifts. You can ski between 803 m and 1,707 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 904 m. Its longest run is Uma-no-se Course (1.5 km) and the steepest, Uma-no-se Course, reaches 58% on its toughest stretch.
See Tsugaike Kogen on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 34 km
- Lifts
- 15
- Elevation
- 803–1,707 m
- Vertical drop
- 904 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue20 km
- Red9.9 km
- Black3.2 km
The steepest runs at Tsugaike Kogen
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Uma-no-se Course Black58% · 30°
- Champion Slope Black44% · 24°
- Han-no-ki Slope Red43% · 23°
- Shirakaba Slope Red41% · 22°
- Advanced Terrain Park Red38% · 21°
The longest runs
- Uma-no-se Course Black1.5 km
- Han-no-ki Slope Red1.3 km
- Karamatsu Slope Blue1.2 km
- Shirakaba Slope Red1.2 km
- Oya-no-hara Slope Blue1.2 km
Lifts
13 chairlifts · 1 gondola · 1 cable car.
When to go to Tsugaike Kogen
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 1,265 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,255 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Tsugaike Kogen
- Hakuba Norikura Onsen2 km · 11 km of runs
- Hakuba Cortina4 km · 13 km of runs
- Hakuba Iwatake4 km · 21 km of runs
- Hakuba Happo One7 km · 30 km of runs
- Hakuba 4710 km · 13 km of runs
- Hakuba Goryu11 km · 9.6 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tsugaike Kogen?
- In Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Hakuba Norikura Onsen, 2 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Tsugaike Kogen have?
- 34 km: 20 km of blue runs, 9.9 km of red runs, 3.2 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Tsugaike Kogen?
- You can ski between 803 m and 1,707 m: a vertical drop of 904 m.
- How many lifts does Tsugaike Kogen have?
- 15: 13 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 cable car.
- What is the steepest run at Tsugaike Kogen?
- Uma-no-se Course (black), at 58% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Tsugaike Kogen?
- 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 Tsugaike Kogen?
- 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.