A 70-year-old Yuzawa resort with ten courses, ten minutes from the Joetsu Shinkansen.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 13°C, wind 3 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
Why Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Area
A 70-year-old Yuzawa resort with ten courses, ten minutes from the Joetsu Shinkansen.
Historic 70-year-old Yuzawa resort with ten courses. Located 10 minutes from Echigo-Yuzawa Station, easily accessed via Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo.
Terrain in detail
MellowCruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
38
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Sea-of-Japan storm cycles — deep, heavier snow.
Heavier, frequent storm cycles — deep refills, denser snow.
8
m~
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
2 of 10
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
600m
Solid sustained pitch.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Yes
Tagged for proper tree runs.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain
Getting there
From airport
Approx
Train / bus
10 minutes by foot or shuttle from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinka
10 minutes by foot or shuttle from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen. Approx. 1.5 hours from Tokyo Haneda via Joetsu Shinkansen.
Curated guides covering Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Area and the rest of Niigata.
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destination resort
Home of the Dragondola — at 5.5km the world's longest gondola, linking Naeba to Kagura. The Prince Hotel anchors a full Niigata ski town.
powder-focused
Niigata's high-altitude powder magnet — base elevation above 1,200m means season lasts into Golden Week, and gate-managed backcountry is easy to access from the top.
day trip
The only resort in Japan with a Shinkansen station at the lift base — you can literally ski in a suit on your lunch break. Beginner-heavy, famously accessible.
day trip
Yuzawa's most walkable resort — the NASPA hotel sits on the slope, the Shinkansen station is a short shuttle away, and the runs are firmly beginner–intermediate.