GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort
ガーラ湯沢スノーリゾート
16 runs over 823 m of vertical, with the longest at 2.5 km.
Almost half the terrain is intermediate and a fifth is advanced. In the 2025–26 season it was open from December 20 to May 6. A sightseeing-only gondola ticket is also sold, so people in your group who aren't skiing can ride up too.
Written by snowja from the resort's official figures
- Runs
- 16
- Lifts
- 11
- Vertical
- 823m
- Longest run
- 2,500m
- Summit
- 1,181m
- Base
- 358m
Tickets & rental
2025-26Lift tickets
Blue prices are for buying online. Prices are for the 2025-26 season. Next season's prices are usually published in September or October — check the official site.
Rental
We haven't added this yet. Please check the official site.
Official websiteGetting there
By Shinkansen
Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo Station, about 71 min at the fastest
Get off at GALA Yuzawa or Echigo-Yuzawa
Free shuttle bus
From Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Take the free shuttle bus from the East Exit
Hot-spring town and Ishiuchi Maruyama
A shared shuttle also links GALA, Yuzawa's hot-spring town and Ishiuchi Maruyama
Timetables change by period, so check the official site
By car
From Tokyo
Kan-etsu Expressway Yuzawa IC, then about 3 km (5 min)
From Niigata
Kan-etsu Expressway Shiozawa-Ishiuchi IC, then about 6 km (13 min)
Parking
Free every day
About 400 spaces, open 24 hours
Overnight parking may not be possible while snow is being cleared
Ski & snowboard school
We haven't added this yet. Please check the official site.
Official websiteContacts
- GALA Yuzawa Information025-785-6543
- Ski Center Kawabanga7:00-19:15（通常期）No phone listed
- Summit Rest House CheersNo phone listed
Free from any phone in Japan. Tell the operator the resort name first.
Official links
Official websitegala.co.jp/winter · in JapaneseRuns & lifts pageWhere the figures on this page come fromLast checked 2026-08-28