GALA Yuzawa - Snow Japan GALA Yuzawa Resort Spotlight - GALA Yuzawa Ski & Snowboard Resort, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata, Japan

Welcome to GALA Yuzawa - powder snow within easy reach from central Tokyo! You can leave Tokyo early in the morning and actually be on the slopes riding the powder snow by 8am! Check this out for convenience.....

6:20am	Leave Tokyo Station on the first train of the day - the Max Tanigawa 71 shinkansen
7:37am	Arrive at GALA Yuzawa station
7:45am	Board the GALA Gondola which takes you quickly up to the slopes
8:00am	Start riding the powder snow!

Where is GALA Yuzawa?
GALA Yuzawa is located in Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture - about 200km to the north of Tokyo - and each season sees huge amounts of snowfall and excellent snow conditions.

How do I get to GALA Yuzawa?
Either by the Joetsu Shinkansen direct from Tokyo or take the Kanetsu Expressway to Yuzawa I.C. GALA Yuzawa is located about 3km from Yuzawa I.C. For more information on how to get to GALA Yuzawa - including shinkansen timetables from Tokyo, click here.

CENTRAL AREA Click for more info	NORTHERN AREA Click for more info

Please note that due to facilities maintenance, the Southern Area of the resort will not be open for the 06/07 Season

Central Area Courses		Level	Length	Max Gradient	Average Gradient
6	Edelweiss	Beginner/Intermediate	1,600m	19	7
7	Melody	Beginner	350m	16	8
8	Entertainment	Beginner/Intermediate	900m	28	11
9	Gigi	Intermediate	1,000m	30	11
10	Grenoble	Intermediate	750m	23	12
Kids slope		Small children	-	-	-

Northern Area		Level	Length	Max Gradient	Average Gradient
11	Broadway	Intermediate	700m	27	12
12	Super Broadway	Intermediate	450m	26	13
13	Swan	Freestyle	700m	17	9
14	Joanna	Intermediate	250m	18	14
15	Roman Holiday	Beginner	500m	15	6

	Name of Lift	Type of Lift	Length
A	Diligence	8 person gondola	1539 meters
B	Landau	51 person gondola	941 meters
C	Waggonetto	High speed 4 person quad	685 meters
D	Phaeton	Pair lift	293 meters
E	Sociable	High speed 4 person quad	799 meters
F	Barouche	High speed 4 person quad	814 meters
G	Victoria	High speed 4 person quad	657 meters
H	Chariot	Pair lift	257 meters
I	Tilbury	Triple lift	401 meters
J	Buggy	Triple lift	166 meters
K	Coach	Pair lift	668 meters

LIFT TICKETS (Charges in yen)	MAIN SEASON 12/23～06/16		EARLY SKI Opening until 22nd Dec 06		Valid times
LIFT TICKETS (Charges in yen)	Adults	Child	Adults	Child	Normal day	"Sunset" open day
1 day (GALA)	4,300	2,100	3,600	1,800	8:00～17:00	8:00～18:00
2 day (GALA)	6,900	3,200	5,600	2,800	8:00～17:00	8:00～18:00
AM (GALA)	3,200	1,500	2,700	1,300	8:00～13:00
PM (GALA)	3,500	1,700	2,900	1,500	12:00～17:00	12:00～18:00
Sunset	2,000	1,200	1,600	1,100	15:00～17:00	15:00～18:00

3 mountain 1 day	4,900	4,000	23rd Dec 05 - 26th March 06 These tickets can be used on all lifts at GALA Yuzawa and also the connecting Yuzawa Kogen and Ishiuchi Maruyama resorts.
3 mountain 2 day	7,900	6,400

Sunset operations are:
29th December 2006 until 3rd January 2007;
Every Saturday from 6th January until 24th March 2007;
7th January 2007
11th February 2007.

RENTAL

Ski Set	Half Day		1 Day		2 Days
Ski Set	Adult	Child	Adult	Child	Adult	Child
5 item set Skis, boots, poles, wear, gloves	5,000	1,500	7,000	2,500	9,500	4,000
3 item set Skis, boots, poles	3,000	1,000	4,500	1,500	6,000	2,500
2 item set Skis, poles	2,100	1,000	3,300	1,500	4,300	2,500
Skis only	1,700	800	2,500	1,000	3,300	1,600

Available sizes:
Carving skis - 100cm - 170cm (each 10cm)
Expert skis - 140cm - 180cm (5cm each)
Boots - 17cm-30cm
Wear - 90cm > 3L (XO)

Snowboard set	Half Day		1 day		2 days
Snowboard set	Adult	Child	Adult	Child	Adult	Child
4 item set Board, boots, wear, gloves	5,000	1,500	7,000	2,500	9,500	4,000
2 item set Board, boots	3,000	1,000	4,500	1,500	6,000	2,500
Board only	1,700	800	2,500	1,000	3,300	1,600
Expert 2 item set Board & boots	5,400	-	6,500	-	8,000	-

Available sizes:
Board - 100cm - 161 cm
Boots - 19cm - 29.5cm
Wear - 90cm - 3L (XO)

	Lesson Content	1 day (4 hrs)	Half day (2 hrs)	1 hour
Ski or Board	General Lesson (5 classes between beginner and expert）	5,000	3,000	-
	Child lesson	6,000	3,500
	Private lesson (1 to 3 people)	25,000	16,000	9,000
	Group lesson (4 to 8 people)	30,000	18,000	10,000
	Children's Lesson (5 year-4th year elementary school age)	6,000	3,500	-
	Hyper lesson (Intermediate to advanced level only)	5,000
Ski	Pole Lesson (Intermediate/Expert level)	5,000	3,000	-
	'Kobu' mogul Lesson (Intermediate/Expert level)	5,000	3,000	-
	Special Clinic (Intermediate/Expert level)	7,000	-	-
Board	Freestyle Lesson (Half pipe, one make, etc)	5,000	3,000	-

Pole lessons, freestyle lessons, hyper lessons, special clinics and 'kobu' lessons are all dependant on the gelende condition and so may not be available on any given day.