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Nasu Onsen Family Ski Area

A small family hill in the Nasu Onsen area with seven gentle courses, ideal for first-timers and children.

7runs300mvertical~4m/seasonsnowfall

Live conditions

Off-season

The mountain is resting.

Next season

Opens late November

Current temp 17°C, wind 7 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 Nasu Onsen Family Ski Area

A small family hill in the Nasu Onsen area with seven gentle courses, ideal for first-timers and children.

Small Tochigi family resort near Nasu hot springs. Seven modest courses suited for children and beginning skiers.

Terrain in detail

Tame

Family-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.

Hardcore index

13

Family-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere.

From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.

tamemellowbalancedseriousextreme

Powder profile

Mixed

Kanto inland — modest snowfall, snowmaking-supported season.

Drier on cold storms, deeper when the Sea of Japan fires.

4

m~

per season

Occasional deep days

Dry13% waterWet

Expert runs

7 total

No advanced split published — see trail map.

Vertical drop

300m

Compact mountain.

Steepest pitch

Pitch not published.

Backcountry gates

None

In-bounds skiing only.

Tree skiing

Limited

Mostly groomed terrain.

Moguls

Few

Mostly cord and powder.

Best for

beginnersfamilies

Terrain

beginnerintermediateonsenfamily

Getting there

How you actually get to the lifts.

From airport

Approx

Train / bus

Car or shuttle from JR Kuroiso Station; near the Nasu hot-spring village

Drive

Car or shuttle from JR Kuroiso Station; near the Nasu hot-spring village

Car or shuttle from JR Kuroiso Station; near the Nasu hot-spring village. Approx. 2 hours from Tokyo Haneda via Shinkansen + transfer.

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