Madarao Mountain Resort Reviews

斑尾高原スキー場

Madarao Mountain Resort in northern Nagano is a cult favourite for powder enthusiasts, receiving some of Japan's heaviest snowfall thanks to its position directly in the path of Siberian weather systems crossing the Sea of Japan. The mountain is celebrated for its dense birch and beech glades — arguably the finest tree skiing in Honshu — and its relaxed, uncrowded atmosphere. 27 courses spread across 75 hectares cater to all abilities.

Resort Location

Location of the resort on the map of Japan.

180.1 km from Tokyo · Resort base 870 m above Tokyo
440 m Vertical Drop
75 ha Skiable Area
910–1350m Base Elevation
37 Runs
9 Lifts
1377 m Longest Run
36 ° Max Slope

Powder Reliability

50 /100 Peak (Jan–Feb)

What Riders Say

"in the country and when it snows powder snow lovers gather here in particular we recommend powder Wave 2 with a maximum slope of 35° and a total length of 800 M it is a tree Run course with trees thinned out at regular intervals making it easy to ski"

— Powder Ski resort in Japan. "Madarao" · Powder Wave 2

"different tree runs that you could explore that are all designated tree runs which was amazing my personal favorite was crystal Bowl as well as the natural halfpipe so if you definitely come here do check out those two runs"

— 斑尾高原滑雪場-進階滑雪上癮者的口袋名單。大量鬆雪與非壓雪雪道+高達10條合法樹林路線+假日不擁擠!。更棒的是它有多條初學者友善雪道! · Utopia

"different tree runs that you could explore that are all designated tree runs which was amazing my personal favorite was crystal Bowl as well as the natural halfpipe so if you definitely come here do check out those two runs"

— Home of Japan's Best Powder Tree Runs? 🌲 Madarao Ski Resort Guide 🏂🏻 · crystal Bowl

">> What chair are we on right now? This little one right to the summit, right? Oh, then we go down Adventure Aisle into the >> We can do any of those trees, it looks like. Who's first? >> Teletubbies."

— Japan’s Best Tree Skiing? · Adventure Aisle

"however there is a little trick to getting there please access it using the adventure aisle that passes through the best Viewpoint of Mo out from the 13th lift"

— Powder Ski resort in Japan. "Madarao" · Adventure Aisle
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