What other travelers are saying about Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort
the park is open for such a long time from november till may!! and gondola is so good takes you right up to the top of the mountain. it has many different courses for all difficulty types. very fun the slide down from the top over and over again. would recommend
Not too far from Tokyo and not that small. Their lift system though might need revamping as they only have one gondola/ropeway that takes you to the top that takes a good 10minutes plus. There doesn't seem to be many lifts mid-mountain level that takes you back up so once you go down, the only way to get back up is via the time consuming ropeway which also shuts at 3pm, leaving the top out of bounds. Mountain isn't that high so was pretty good visibility throughout the day. Some really good long runs which makes the place interesting but you can soon get bored. The runs are long and wide so not as challenging but still fun. Snow quality is so-so, normal resort/groomed quality and didn't see much powder. Still they have a large variety of very long runs so taking different routes can provide enough variety for a day's fun. Does seem to be more geared for experienced snowboarders as they have several park areas. No problem but some of the snowboarders seems to have less consideration for others doing tricks, failing and then falling all over the place causing a nuisance to everyone. They also have a foot spa at the top but was frozen at the time.
Beautiful Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort is located on the western slopes of Mt Shirane in Katashina village close to the Gunma-Tochigi prefecture border. 😍 memorable visit.
