A large, wind-protected plateau with more than 20 interconnected runs — a common racing training venue, good snow conservation, family-friendly.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 12°C, wind 6 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 Sugadaira Kogen
A large, wind-protected plateau with more than 20 interconnected runs — a common racing training venue, good snow conservation, family-friendly.
Sugadaira Kogen is a ski resort in Nagano, with 23 marked runs and 400m of vertical. The terrain suits intermediates. Expect well-groomed pistes and a large interconnected mountain.
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
35
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Inland alpine — variable depending on storm direction.
Drier on cold storms, deeper when the Sea of Japan fires.
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m
per season
Snowfall data not published — frequency is the regional baseline.
Expert runs
5 of 23
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
400m
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
Terrain
Getting there
From airport
80 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Ueda Shinkansen Station 80 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Shuttle from JR Ueda Shinkansen Station 80 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
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