Kagura Area
Japan · Niigata Prefecture · Single resort
Kagura Area is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture (Japan). It has 8.7 km of downhill runs and 5 lifts. The runs go from 957 to 1838 m (881 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 2.3 km (27%)
- Medium: 3.6 km (41%)
- Hard: 2.8 km (32%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 54% (28°)
- Mostly facing north-east (44% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 5
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 4
- かぐら第1高速リフト · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1323–1679 m
- かぐらゴンドラ · Gondola / cable car · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 957–1371 m
- かぐら第4ロマンスリフト · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1454–1626 m
- かぐら第5ロマンスリフト · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1627–1838 m
- かぐら第1ロマンス · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 1367–1508 m
On site
- 1 car parks
- 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 1 mountain huts
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.
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