Kusatsu Onsen
Also known as: Kusatsu Kokusai (pre-2018)
Kusatsu Onsen (Yubatake); larch forest
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Kusatsu Onsen - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
~Beg 76 / Int 24 / Adv 0 (skiresort.info)
Beginner-dominant; wide gentle base runs = strong learner zone
Kusatsu Onsen - one of Japan's premier hot-spring towns (Yubatake, public baths)
- (not documented)
School + rental at resort; English limited
Gentle larch-forest cruisers (max ~28 deg); families/lower intermediates
Snow & season
Good (high base, cold inland)
Typically mid-Dec to early Apr; night skiing
Jan-Feb
Peak late Dec-Feb + onsen holidays
Gentle groomed larch-forest cruisers
Active volcano zone (upper area closed since 2018)
The mountain
~9.7 km slope length
~9.7 km of slopes; longest ~4.3 km
Busy onsen-town visitors
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~JPY 4,400
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Shinkansen to Karuizawa + bus ~80 min; or JR to Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi + bus ~25 min
Bus to Kusatsu Bus Terminal + free 5-min shuttle
Base + mid-mountain restaurants
Kusatsu Onsen town services
Kusatsu Onsen hub
Patrol & safety
Patrol (est); active volcano - upper area closed since 2018
Volcanic hazard; former summit (2,171 m) closed
Kusatsu clinic; Naganohara/Agatsuma larger care (est)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.