Naeba Ski Resort
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 A view from top of Mt.Takenoko |
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| Location | Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan |
| Vertical | 889 m (2,917 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,789 m (5,869 ft) |
| Base elevation | 900 m (2,953 ft) |
| Skiable area | 196 ha (484.3 acres) |
| Runs | 16 |
| Longest run | 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Lift system | 23 (3 gondola lifts, 7 quad chairlifts, and 13 pair chairlifts) |
| Web site | Mt.Naeba |
Naeba Ski Resort (苗場スキー場 Naeba Sukī-jō) is a ski resort on Mount Takenoko (筍山) in Echigo Yuzawa (越後湯沢) on the Niigata side of the border. It is run by Kokudo, and the Naeba Prince Hotel, a 'breakwater' of at least six hotels (#2–#6 plus the World Cup Lodge, for 1782 rooms) all joined together, separating the resort from the parking lot. (#2 is a 30 storeys tower built in the 1980s)
The resort is 40 minutes from Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen by non-stop express bus. This station is approximately 190 km from Tokyo.
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[edit] Skiing
The maximum slope is 32° on three slalom 'burns' (from the German 'Bahn'); the maximum course length, 4000 m; the vertical drop, 889 m.[1]
In addition to the extensive skiing at Naeba itself (two gondolas, 33 ski lifts), there is a third gondola 'Dragondola' connecting the resort to the Tashiro (田代) ski area, which in turn connects to the Mitsumata (三俣) and Kagura (かぐら) ski areas.
[edit] Other attractions
In the summer, the lower slopes turn into an 18-hole, par 72 golf course and 42 tennis courts.
In the summer, the Naeba ski resort is home to the Fuji Rock Festival.
In February, Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実) (a.k.a. 'Yuming') holds a series of late-night concerts in the hotel's Blizzardium ballroom / exhibition space.
[edit] References
- ^ "Course". Naeba Ski Resort/Naeba Prince Hotel. http://www.princehotels.co.jp/ski/naeba-e/course.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
[edit] External links
Media related to Naeba Ski Resort at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Site
- Fuji Rock Festival
- FIS Ski World Cup Races, February 10–11, 2005
- Mt Naeba ski guide - Information
Coordinates: 36°47′34″N 138°46′41″E / 36.792801°N 138.778034°E
