Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan). It has 18.7 km of downhill runs and 11 lifts. The runs go from 350 to 1178 m (828 m vertical).
Piste length
18.7 km
Lifts
11
Base station
350 m
Top station
1178 m
Vertical drop
828 m
Country
Japan
Piste difficulty split
Easy: 5.2 km (30%)
Medium: 4.8 km (28%)
Hard: 5.9 km (34%)
Expert: 1.5 km (9%)
Details
Night skiing: Yes (1 floodlit run)
Steepest spot: 55% (29°)
Mostly facing east (24% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 11
Gondola / cable car: 2 · Chairlift: 9
ディリジャンス · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 8 · 350–822 m
ランドー · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 51 · 790–860 m
バルーシュ · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 828–1033 m
ソーシャブル · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 828–1026 m
ワゴネット · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 799–1032 m
コーチ · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 1023–1178 m
ビクトリア · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 872–1034 m
ティルバリー · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 873–920 m
フェートン · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 828–882 m
シャリオ · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 873–931 m
On site
20 car parks (1 paid)
8 restaurants & bars by the slopes
5 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
November: Snowfall in the month (average) 9 cm, Snow depth 6 cm
December: Snowfall in the month (average) 82 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
January: Snowfall in the month (average) 106 cm, Snow depth 32 cm
February: Snowfall in the month (average) 71 cm, Snow depth 39 cm
March: Snowfall in the month (average) 43 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
April: Snowfall in the month (average) 7 cm, Snow depth 5 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 784 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.