＜Ski Resort Guide 2024-2025＞Iizuna Ski Resort (Iizuna-machi, Nagano Prefecture)/vol.15

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Compact and long! Popular for its wide variety of courses

◆Operating period: December 21 – March 16, 2025 (tentative)

1.Features of slopes and courses
2.Data
3.Lunch Information

1.Features of slopes and courses

About 25 minutes by car from downtown Nagano, the Iizuna Resort Ski Area is located in Iizuna-machi, Kamiizunai-gun, Nagano Prefecture.

Course map / from Iizuna Ski Resort official website

Despite its compact size, this ski resort offers a wide variety of courses for both beginners and advanced skiers, including a 2500 meter long course, a natural snow powder course, and a 100 meter wide flat run.(Beginner 40%, Intermediate 40%, Advanced 20%)。

Night skiing is also available.Skiing while gazing at the glowing night view and fantastic scenery illuminated by lights is inevitably impressive.From 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., you can enjoy a full four hours of fun.

In addition, there is a 70-meter-long moving walkway in the Kid’s Park area, which is recommended for family snow play, and sledding can be enjoyed to the fullest.

From the official channel of the Iizuna Resort ski resort

2.Data

■Address: 2755-209 Kawakami, Iizuna-machi, kamiminochi-gun, Nagano Prefecture
■Operating period: December 21 –  March 16, 2025　
■Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., until 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays ／Night skiing hours: 18:00～22:00
■Night skiing operation: December 27 – March 8, 2025　※Closed for night skiing：Sunday, Monday, 12/31 – 1/2, 1/14 – 1/15, 2/11 – 2/12, 2/25, 3/4 – 3/6(Open on 1/12, 2/9, 2/10 and 2/23)
■Fees: 1-day lift ticket: Adults 4,000 yen, seniors (60 and older) 3,800 yen, children (3 to junior high school students) 2,500 yen. 4-hour ticket / 3,400 yen for adults, 3,400 yen for seniors, 2,200 yen for children. Night skiing ticket (4 hours) 3600 yen for adults and seniors, 2000 yen for children.
■Rental fee: ski or board set / adult 4,000 yen, child 3,000 yen.Wear top and bottom set / Adults 3000 yen, Children 2500 yen．

3.Lunch Information

The restaurant “Polar Bear” in Plaza Aurora, located near the Kids Park, offers a menu featuring specialty apples and a wide variety of gourmet foods to enjoy in Iizuna Town.

Our recommendation is the “Yaki Curry. It is moderately spicy and filled with vegetables such as shimeji mushrooms, bell peppers, and broccoli.