Naeba Ski Resort (Japanese: 苗場スキー場) is a ski resort on the eastern slope of Mount Takenoko (筍山) in Yuzawa (湯沢町), Niigata (新潟) Prefecture, Japan. Naeba Ski Resort has around 22 types of ski trails, everyone can enjoy the fun of skiing here.
The resort is 40 minutes from Echigo-Yuzawa Station (越後湯沢) by non-stop express bus. This station is approximately 190 km from Tokyo.
The longest run is 4 km and the vertical drop is 889 meters, which saves a lot of time in taking ski lifts. In comparison with the other ski resorts in the Kanto (関東) area, the ski trails of Naeba Ski Resort is more difficult, don’t go too high if you are not an experienced skier.
On the other hand, Naeba Ski Resort usually opens until early May every year, which is one month longer than the other ski resorts in the Kanto area.
This ski resort is currently run by Prince Hotel, if you want to enjoy the convenience of ‘Ski in ski out’, you would better stay in this hotel.