Nozawa Onsen   Last year I went skiing at Nozawa Onsen, and it was very good. All the lifts are good, and all the runs are good too. Sometimes the lift lines got a bit long but not too bad. Says Toru. This ski area has a drop from top to bottom of 3,558 feet which is plenty for a wonderful top to bottom run. Nozawa Onsen has an ok diversity of slopes and a great choice of different ski lifts. Nozawa Onsen is a larger than average ski area in possession of a vertical drop that's something like average if compared to other East     Asia ski hills. Having 1,921 acres of skiing land you will never be deficient in skiable territory. Nothing surpasses the Japan highlands in winter; they are a good place for skiing or snowboarding. Skiing and snowboarding in this part of the country is so much fun during the winter season. Nozawa Onsen has a much higher than average fraction of black and red slopes and a fraction of blue and green slopes much lower than average. Nozawa Onsen has a great selection of ski runs; there's absolutely no way to get bored here. There are 20 lifts here, and they will get you up the hill well. The best piece of information on this resort is unsurprisingly the ski map of Nozawa Onsen on this internet page. All in all there are 36 runs to pick from; it's a good diversity. Nozawa Onsen is   a cool ski hill with a load of red and black ski runs. Some runs here are real killers; so do inspect your bindings. Getting some perfect exercise and an opportunity to spend some time in the outdoors attract ski people from all over. The charming landscape of the Japan highlands and all the nice ski runs are sure to keep you coming back for more.        Hotels near Nozawa Onsen ski area, Japan: Palau Royal Resort, Koror 23.4 miles away Comfort Hotel Nagano, Nagano 23.7 miles away Hotel JAL City Nagano, Nagano 23.8 miles away Hotel Kajima No Mori, Nagano 33.6 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.   Trailmap Bigger Trailmap Stats Detailed Stats   Ski Areas Near Nozawa Onsen ski area: Shiga Kogen, Japan , 11 miles away    3214 foot drop, 67 lifts, 85 runs    30% Expert & Adv.    40% Intermediate    30% Beginner Myoko Kogen, Japan , 19 miles away    3686 foot drop, 70 lifts, 95 runs    30% Expert & Adv.    50% Intermediate    20% Beginner Kagura, Japan , 22 miles away    4018 foot drop, 23 lifts, 23 runs    20% Expert & Adv.    50% Intermediate    30% Beginner Naeba, Japan , 24 miles away    2915 foot drop, 21 lifts, 20 runs    50% Expert & Adv.    30% Intermediate    20% Beginner Hakuba, Japan , 44 miles away    2788 foot drop, 17 lifts, 24 runs    20% Expert & Adv.    40% Intermediate    40% Beginner

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