Tsugaike Kogen ski holidays
Established in ? the Japanese ski resort Tsugaike Kogen lies at 800 metres altitude in the Nagano region of the Japanese ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1680m the area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 0km of trails, which equates to around ? of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Tsugaike Kogen is ? at a distance of ?km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Their season runs from November to May.
Alpine Downhill Runs
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 21km |
54% |
Advanced Trails
 4 runs 11km |
36% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
9% |
Resort and Holiday Stats
| Beginners | |
| Intermediate |  |
| Advanced/Expert | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family/child Friendly | |
| Snow-Sure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Lift Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Village / Purpose Built Resort |
| Resort Opens | Nov 2013 |
| Resort Closes | May 2014 |
| (snow conditions often influence opening/closing) |
Mountain and Slopes
| Downhill Runs | 33km |
| total length of Tsugaike Kogen trails |
| Longest Lift-Served Run | 10km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by lift |
| Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Tsugaike Kogen area faces |
| Top Altitude | 1680m |
| top station of highest lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 800m |
| bottom of lowest run |
| Resort Altitude | 800m |
| centre of Tsugaike Kogen ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 970m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 880m |
| can include extra hike up above top lift |
Skiing in Tsugaike Kogen
11 pistes and trails means approximately 33km of runs. 28 Tsugaike Kogen lifts have capacity to transport 43200 per hour. The longest run in the Japanese ski resort is over 10km.
The mountain has 0% beginner runs or nursery slopes, 54% intermediate, 36% advanced slopes and 9% for experts - the most difficult piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 35%. You can ski Tsugaike Kogen after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Rating for skiing gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Tsugaike Kogen
Of the 28 ski lifts, 0 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Tsugaike Kogen is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 90 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Rating for snowboarding gets 1 stars out of 5 overall
Tsugaike Kogen Apres Ski
Off-Slope activities include:
0 apres ski bars 1 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 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 ?.
Rating for apres ski gets ? stars out of 5 overall
"Tsugaike Kogen" by any other name
The Japanese resort is also known as and has common misspellings:
The direction which the various Tsugaike Kogen slopes face can make or break your ski holiday. To guarantee good snow conditions, choose a resort with piste which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February pick a resort with sunny south facing 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 resort with cool and shady north facing trails will ensure you're not riding on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best destinations have areas which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating conditions whatever the weather. Tsugaike Kogen has slopes facing ?.
Rating for snow gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Tsugaike Kogen reviews, 1 star rating and information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.