Naeba japan
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Naeba Japan.
Naeba Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Japanese ski resort Naeba lies at 1789 metres altitude in the Joetsu region of the Japanese Japan Alps. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Naeba ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Naeba snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Naeba (Japan) is Tokyo at a distance of ?km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Naeba ski season runs from November to May.
SNO-man says
Naeba is known as the 'St Moritz of the East', (or 'the Aspen of Japan' to North Americans) and is home of the largest ski resort hotel in the world - the 4000 room Prince hotel, which dominates and indeed owns the resort. Yuzawa, the nearest town, is the traditional capital of Japan's snowy region. It can be reached in 80 minutes by bullet train from Tokyo. Naeba has staged numerous World Cup and national ski races over the past 30 years and annually tops 2,500,000 skier visits. For the 2000-01 season a new gondola connecting Naeba Resort and Kagura Tashiro resort in Yuzawa Town, both of which are owned by the Prince Hotel group, Kokudo (http://www.princehotels.co.jp) was opened. The gondola is 5,481 meters (around 3.5 miles) in length - over 500 meters longer than the previous longest in the world in France (Val Thorens, 4942m), holds up to eight people, has a highest speed of six meters per second, and have a difference of 424 meters from it's lowest to highest point.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Naeba Japan
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Expert Trails
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Naeba Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Naeba Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 42km |
| total length of Naeba trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Naeba ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1789m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 900m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 900m |
| centre of Naeba ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 889m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 889m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Naeba
Skiing Naeba you'll enjoy 28 pistes and trails and that means approximately 42km of ski runs. Naeba lifts number 29 with the capacity to uplift 50000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Japanese ski resort of Naeba is over 4km long.
Naeba Ski Area
Naeba ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Naeba piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 38%. You can ski Naeba after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Naeba for skiing gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Naeba
If you snowboard Naeba you'll want to know that, of the 29 ski lifts in total, 0 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Naeba snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Naeba snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 108 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Naeba for snowboarding gets 1 stars out of 5 overall
Naeba Apres Ski
The apres ski Naeba scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 51 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Karaoke.
Naeba for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Naeba Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Naeba resort - ski Naeba by any other name
The Japanese ski resort of Naeba ski resort is also known as Mount Takenoko and has the following common misspellings:
Naeba ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Naeba ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Naeba ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Naeba for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall