Madarao Kogen is located in the north eastern
part of Nagano Prefecture. It is connected to the Tangram Ski
Circus resort at the top and a joint ticket is available to let you ski
or snowboard at both resorts. Well known as offering some
excellent powder snow conditions in season, the resort offers a good
choice of courses suitable for beginners to more advanced snow riders.
In Madarao, 60% of the courses are
ungroomed, so there’s a good chance that you’ll be able to enjoy a
fluffy, deep powder when you ski. Also, since not as many people as you
might think like to ski on untouched powder, there is not a lot of
competition for the slopes!
Mt. Madarao stands 1382 meters tall
and has 22 separate courses. There are 16 lifts, all of which are free
for children 12 and under. The ski area features a unique bowl-shape.
Since Madarao was host to Japan’s first Freestyle Skiing Competition,
there are many unique courses to choose from. There are groomed courses,
ungroomed courses, the Tree Run course, Free Ride Park, Kid’s Park, and
wave courses - Madarao can be enjoyed by everyone from first timers to
advanced skiers!
AIRWAVE I & II Along with AIRWAVE, which opened just
last year, is our brand new course AIRWAVE II, making its debut this
year. Both courses take advantage of the natural landscape to create a
unique and challenging course. Given the irregularities of the natural
landscape, these are technical courses geared toward experienced skiers.
Whether you are in the mood
for a powder run, are looking for some natural hits, or want to enjoy an
air session, this is the course for all you advanced skiers out there.
AIRWAVE II can be accessed by way of Tangram Lift 2.
USAGI Opened just last season is the
popular tree-run course, USAGI. You'll feel just like a rabbit (usagi),
zipping through the trees.
Definitely worth trying
your skills at if you consider yourself an advanced skier!
ZIP-LINE ADVENTURE Experience Something New by Gliding Through the Sky...
Becoming more and more popular the world over
is the fun and exciting pastime of zip-lining! Using climbing equipment
and techniques, you’ll feel just like Tarzan zipping through the forests
on this thrilling, eco-friendly course! Enjoy seeing the landscape
from a different point of view, looking ahead toward the sky and down
upon the ground and tress-- glide through the forest just like a bird on
our zip-line adventure. Join us on this novel eco-tour though the
air.
Opened just this summer, this zip-line is the
first in Japan to be placed over a ski slope. Once the snow rolls in,
you‘ll be able to glide right over the heads of skiers and snowboarders,
enjoying the winter scenery all along the way. Why not top off a morning
of skiing by flying through the air that same afternoon? You’ll only
find that here in Madarao Kogen!
Cost: 3,500 yen/Person
Tours will be held from Saturday, December
19th to Sunday, March 28th
and are by appointment only. Tours are held twice a day from
11am and 2pm - completing all four courses takes about 1.5 hours.
Signup and Staring Point:
Sora no Ie (Information Center)
Contact and Appointments:
0269－64－3211
(Madarao Kogen Hotel Reservation Center)
More detailed information on all of the courses
at Madarao will be on our new English website - online soon......
What is "Round in classic ski area tour"?
The owners of lodges in Madarao Kogen Ski Area would like to introduce
an exciting tour to you!
On this tour, you can stay at a comfortable lodge
in Madarao Kogen and enjoy skiing and snowboarding in Madarao as well as other famous
nearby classic ski areas, such as Nozawa, Myoko and Shiga Kogen. Madarao Kogen Ski Area is located in the center
of these famous classic ski areas.
It takes less than forty minutes to Nozawa and
Myoko, and just sixty minutes to Shiga.... so Madarao makes for a great base-camp
to go to these other classic ski areas.
Facilities
Found in the central area, Restaurant Heidi is the main
restaurant of the resort. In addition to a sit-down area for
restaurant eating, there is also a drink counter, snack shop,
ski/snowboarding goods shop and a crepe shop.
Open from 9am until 4pm, capacity 800 people. Non
smoking.
Next to the Kids Park, Restauramt Tyrol has a kids room
and other child services available. Suitable for families.
9am-4pm. 150 seats.
Found in the lower
part of Crystal Course is Restaurant Banff. Popular
meeting place as well as restaurant. 9am,-4pm. 250
seats.
Restaurant Wasanku. This restaurant is found in the
central area of the resort serving popular dishes and cakes.
10am-4pm. 100 seats.
Madarao Kogen Onsen is a natural onsen inside the Madarao
Kogen Hotel at the entrance to the resort. Great to relax
and recharge. People not staying at the hotel can also use
this onsen. Opening times are 7am-10am & 12pm-10pm.
Adults: 800 yen. Children: 500 yen. Includes
facetowal.
Madarao no Yu. This can be found 5
minutes on the way back down to Toyota. Good place
to pick up some souvenirs too. Opening times are 10am-8pm
(closed on Tuesdays). Adults: 500 yen. Children: 350
yen.
Lift Tickets
During the 09/10 snow season, all children under
the age of 12 years old can ski at Madarao Kogen FOR FREE - every day of
the season!
There are two kinds of tickets on
sale - those for Madarao Kogen only and also a joint ticket that allows
you to ski or snowboard at both Madarao Kogen and the connecting Tangram
Ski Circus resort.
Madarao Kogen and Tangram resorts joint
ticket
Type
Normal
Senior
Notes
Half day
3,800 yen
3,200 yen
8:30am-1pm or 12pm-5pm
1 day
4,500 yen
3,800 yen
8:30am-5pm
(excluding nighta)
2 days
8,200 yen
7,000 yen
3 days
11,900 yen
10,100 yen
Madarao Kogen resort only
Type
Normal
Senior
Notes
1 lift
400 yen
300 yen
Valid on day of issue
4 hours
3,600 yen
3,100 yen
Valid for 4 hours after issue
1 day
4,200 yen
3,700 yen
All days between 15th
December and 29th March
8:30am-5pm
2 days
7,600 yen
6,600 yen
3 days
11,100 yen
9,500 yen
Afternoon + night
4,500 yen
3,800 yen
12pm-9pm
Night
1,800 yen
1,600 yen
5pm-9pm
Night skiing operations are on all
Saturdays from 27th December until 21st March 2009 and
January 11th 2009.
Ski & Snowboard
Rental
A wide range of skiing and snowboarding equipment is available for
rental at the resort. Basic charges are as below:
Adult 1 day
Set
Skis or board
Boots
Poles
Wear
Skis
3,600 yen
2,600 yen
1,000 yen
400 yen
3,000 yen
Board
4,000 yen
3,000 yen
2,500 yen
3,000 yen
Carving, fun skis set @ 3,600 yen; skis
only @ 2,600 yen
Child 1 day
Set
Ski or board
Boots
Poles
Wear
Ski
2,100 yen
1,400 yen
800yen
400 yen
2,000 yen
Size
70cm+
15cm+
65cm+
90cm+
Child 1 day
Set
Ski or board
Boots
Wear
Board
3,000 yen
2,000 yen
2,000 yen
2,000 yen
Size
88cm-
19cm-
90cm-
Snowmobile
Land in Madarao
Open over the New Year, Saturdays,
Sundays and national holidays
Snowmobile Land
is open for everyone - beginners, children, adults.... no
licence required!
These are backcountry tours aimed toward enjoying the
natural landscape of Mt. Madarao through skiing and
snowboarding. There are several paths leading up the
mountain, and hiking up to the top takes around 20 minutes-
perfect for a beginner.
Sliding down the mountain on natural half pipes, catching
air time by hanging off branches, forming jumps off the
contours of the land, being surrounded by trees and sliding,
tumbling, and flying through the scenery of Mt. Madarao will
make for an adventure not soon forgotten!
Current live camera webcam image from Madarao Kogen:
(please note that we do not control this camera)
How to get to Madarao
Madarao is located in the north eastern part of Nagano Prefecture, on
the border with Niigata Prefecture. It is just an hour or so from
central Nagano City and part of Iiyama City. Buses are available
from Nagano Station direct to Madarao Kogen. If you are arriving
by car, from the Toyota Iiyama IC Madarao is just a 25 minute (16.5km)
drive up into the mountains.
Both the Myoko Kogen resorts in neighbouring Niigata Prefecture, and the
Kijimadaira, Nozawa Onsen and Shiga Kogen resorts in Nagano are within
reach from Madarao.
