| 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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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.
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.
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