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SkiingUrasa, Niigata

八海山スキー場

Ski area11 kmSnow Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Pistes11 kmdownhill
Lifts4in the area
Snow seasonJan–Apr · Nov–DecMount Echigo-Komagatake
Nearest townUrasa7.9 km
37.12° N, 138.99° EUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
When to goUrasa · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec62October
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
October: high / low19° / 11°
Skiing

八海山スキー場 in brief

八海山スキー場 is a ski area in Urasa, Niigata, Japan with about 11 km of downhill pistes and 4 lifts.

At Mount Echigo-Komagatake (2,003 m), the nearest summit, precipitation falls mostly as snow in Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec.

The nearest town in the atlas is Urasa, 7.9 km away.

Weather nearby now

Urasa
10°
Cloudy now
Wind5 km/h
Humidity97%
Cloud cover95%
Today
23 Oct
20°
7°
Sat
24 Oct
19°
14°
16 mm
Sun
25 Oct
21°
17°
30 mm
Mon
26 Oct
19°
15°
3 mm
Tue
27 Oct
20°
13°
30 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Fresh snow, next 10 days

Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Total
Urasa117 m–13°–16°–19°–17°–17°–10°–11°–16°–14°0 cm
Mount Echigo-Komagatake2,003 m–1°–4°–7°–5°–4°23 cm-3°9 cm-2°–4°–2°32 cm

Estimate: the forecast's precipitation at each height shown, as snow when it is cold enough there (about 1 cm per mm). Resorts publish their own snow reports.

Pistes by difficulty

Kilometres of downhill piste, as mapped
Blue (easy)6.1 km
Red (intermediate)3.6 km
Black (difficult)1.2 km

Lifts

4
  • Chairlifts3
  • Cable cars1

Snow through the year

Mount Echigo-Komagatake · 2,003 m
Jan❄-10°
Feb❄-9°
Mar❄-6°
Apr❄0°
May·7°
Jun·12°
Jul·15°
Aug·17°
Sep·13°
Oct·6°
Nov❄-1°
Dec❄-7°
Snow: months when the mean temperature at the summit is at most +1 °C and at least 10 mm falls. Below: mean temperature at the summit.
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Towns close by

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Urasa

Niigata · 7.9 km NW
19°Oct high
17wet days
62score
Urasa
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Minamiuonuma

Niigata · 11 km W
19°Oct high
17wet days
62score
Minamiuonuma
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Muikamachi

Niigata · 11 km SW
19°Oct high
17wet days
61score
Muikamachi
Uonuma
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Uonuma

Niigata · 14 km N
19°Oct high
17wet days
62score
Uonuma
Around here

Urasa and around

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Urasa

Niigata · Japan
May · Sep–Octbest months
28°July high
117 maltitude
Urasa

Nature

Mizunashi River, Niigata
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1.5 km N

Mizunashi River, Niigata

River
Mizunashi River, Niigata
Udasawa River
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6.4 km S

Udasawa River

River
Udasawa River
Uono River
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13 km NW

Uono River

River
Uono River

Mountains

Mount Shibutsu
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37 km SE

Mount Shibutsu

2,228 m · Echigo Mountains
Mount Shibutsu
Mount Hiragatake
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29 km SE

Mount Hiragatake

2,141 m · Mikuni Mountains
Mount Hiragatake
Nakanodake
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16 km SE

Nakanodake

2,085 m · Echigo Mountains
Nakanodake

Heritage

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12 km NW

Araya Site

Historic Site of Japan
Araya Site

Museums

Ikeda Art Museum
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0.9 km SE

Ikeda Art Museum

Art museum
Ikeda Art Museum
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12 km SW

Mithila Museum

Art museum
Mithila Museum
Museum on Echigo-Tsumari (MonET)
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15 km W

Museum on Echigo-Tsumari (MonET)

Museum on Echigo-Tsumari (MonET)