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Updated daily · 11 Aug 2026, 10:17

Where it’s dumping right now.

Snow depth, snowfall, temperature and wind for 3,108 resorts worldwide — 395 of them in Japan — refreshed daily and ranked by our own Powder Score.

Resorts tracked
3,108
Top score today
63/100
Snowing in 48h
15

Japan’s deepest secrets

Five seasons of snowfall measured against how widely each place is known. Heavy snow that nobody has heard of is what we call a secret.

💎 SecretJapan rank #16

Tainai Ski and Snowboard area

Niigata

Snowfall
90
Known
0

Season average717cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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💎 SecretJapan rank #1

Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort

Niigata

Snowfall
100
Known
21

Season average796cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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💎 SecretJapan rank #23

Hakuba Cortina

Nagano

Snowfall
86
Known
16

Season average685cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

Snow, cams and places to stay →
💎 SecretJapan rank #23

Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort

Nagano

Snowfall
86
Known
16

Season average685cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

Snow, cams and places to stay →
💎 SecretJapan rank #17

Mount Gassan Ski Resort

Yamagata

Snowfall
89
Known
21

Season average708cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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💎 SecretJapan rank #25

Tateyama Sanroku Ski Area

Toyama

Snowfall
85
Known
21

Season average677cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

Snow, cams and places to stay →
💎 SecretJapan rank #72

Mashike Choei Shokanbetsudake Ski Area

Hokkaido

Snowfall
62
Known
0

Season average494cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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💎 SecretJapan rank #79

Tadami Ski Area

Fukushima

Snowfall
61
Known
0

Season average484cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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💎 SecretJapan rank #95

Akita Hachimantai Ski Area

Akita

Snowfall
59
Known
0

Season average466cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

Snow, cams and places to stay →
💎 SecretJapan rank #107

Aizu Kogen Takahata

Fukushima

Snowfall
58
Known
0

Season average459cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

Snow, cams and places to stay →
💎 SecretJapan rank #123

Hakkoda Kokusai Ski Area

Aomori

Snowfall
56
Known
0

Season average445cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

Snow, cams and places to stay →
💎 SecretJapan rank #129

Iwanai Resort

Hokkaido

Snowfall
55
Known
0

Season average439cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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How well known a resort is comes from the number of Wikipedia language editions. Once the season starts this switches to live video buzz.

🏔 The Snowiest Ski Resorts on Earth

All 3,108 ski areas measured the same way. 60 of the top 100 are in Japan.

World number oneOkutadami Maruyama Ski Resort🇯🇵796cm/season
See the ranking →🚃 Deep Snow Within Reach of a City

Heavy snow, and a real city nearby. 74 of the top 100 are in Japan.

Closest of allIIZUNA HIGASHI KOGEN RESORT🇯🇵10.2 km fromNagano
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Where It’s Snowing

Resorts with 3cm+ of snow in the last 48 hours. A ❄ marks anything over 15cm.

13 1 4 21 5 4 2 1 5 756 27 189 7 5 39 15 13 5 118 42 1 10 13 14 74 7 2 41 4 31 5 31 3 6 17 49 151 128 19 128 17 197 8 6 1 2 149 39 40 9 19 10 3 37 189 12 86 3 71 3 1 1 4 1 2 18 16 24 4 1 19 1 4 5 5 4 2 42 11 18 4 9 1 1 1 1 1 Mount Buller — 3.1cm / Powder Score 21 Parque de Nieve Batea Mahuida — 3.2cm / Powder Score 39 Las Leñas — 3.4cm / Powder Score 41 Nedover Alpinbakke — 4.7cm / Powder Score 27 Cerro Bayo — 5.5cm / Powder Score 36 Thredbo Resort — 7cm / Powder Score 33 Cerro Catedral — 7.1cm / Powder Score 49 Perisher — 7.7cm / Powder Score 35 Charlotte Pass — 7.7cm / Powder Score 35 Caviahue — 7.8cm / Powder Score 53 Selwyn Snow Resort — 7.9cm / Powder Score 33 Chapelco Ski Resort — 8.2cm / Powder Score 50 Falls Creek — 11.1cm / Powder Score 38 Mount Hotham — 12.6cm / Powder Score 40 Parque de Nieve Primeros Pinos — 19.9cm / Powder Score 63 ❄

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❄ 19.9cm Parque de Nieve Primeros Pinos 🇦🇷 Argentina

Resorts with Live Cameras

Resorts with an official live camera. In season these are ordered by fresh snow.

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🎿 See the snow in motion

Footage published by the ski resorts themselves. Playback happens on YouTube.

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Today’s Powder Ranking

Sorted by Powder Score. The higher it sits, the more you should be there.

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1 🇦🇷 Argentina

Parque de Nieve Primeros Pinos

63 / 100 Powder Score
Good

Snow 48h 19.9cm · Base depth 65cm

2 🇦🇷 Argentina

Caviahue

53 / 100 Powder Score
Good

Snow 48h 7.8cm · Base depth 236cm

3 🇦🇷 Argentina

Chapelco Ski Resort

50 / 100 Powder Score
Fair

Snow 48h 8.2cm · Base depth 146cm

Resort Powder Score Snow 48h Next 24h Base depth Temperature
1 Parque de Nieve Primeros Pinos 🇦🇷 Argentina 63
19.9 cm 2 cm 65 cm -4.1 ℃ 🌨️
2 Caviahue 🇦🇷 Argentina 53
7.8 cm 0 cm 236 cm -6.5 ℃ ☁️
3 Chapelco Ski Resort 🇦🇷 Argentina 50
8.2 cm 1.2 cm 146 cm -4.4 ℃ 🌨️
4 Cerro Catedral 🇦🇷 Río Negro 49
7.1 cm 4.6 cm 142 cm -3.2 ℃ 🌨️
5 La Hoya 🇦🇷 Argentina 48
1.1 cm 7.7 cm 53 cm -6.5 ℃ 🌨️
6 Las Leñas 🇦🇷 Mendoza 41
3.4 cm 0.4 cm 248 cm -4.8 ℃ ☁️
7 Cerro Perito Moreno 🇦🇷 Argentina 41
1.4 cm 1.4 cm 104 cm -6.4 ℃ 🌨️
8 Mount Hotham 🇦🇺 Australia 40
12.6 cm 1.3 cm 2 cm -0.6 ℃ 🌨️
9 Parque de Nieve Batea Mahuida 🇦🇷 Argentina 39
3.2 cm 0 cm 126 cm -4.5 ℃ 🌤️
10 Invincible Snowfields 🇳🇿 New Zealand 38
0.1 cm 9.6 cm 65 cm -2.9 ℃ ☁️
11 Falls Creek 🇦🇺 Australia 38
11.1 cm 2.4 cm 4 cm -0.8 ℃ 🌨️
12 Cerro Bayo 🇦🇷 Argentina 36
5.5 cm 0.1 cm 70 cm -2.2 ℃ 🌨️
13 Treble Cone 🇳🇿 Otago 36
0 cm 13.4 cm 62 cm -1.5 ℃ ☁️
14 Perisher 🇦🇺 New South Wales 35
7.7 cm 3.1 cm 23 cm -1.4 ℃ 🌦️
15 Charlotte Pass 🇦🇺 Australia 35
7.7 cm 3.1 cm 23 cm -1.4 ℃ 🌦️
16 Corralco 🇨🇱 Chile 34
0.9 cm 0 cm 242 cm -6 ℃ 🌤️
17 Thredbo Resort 🇦🇺 Australia 33
7 cm 2.5 cm 13 cm -1 ℃ 🌨️
18 Selwyn Snow Resort 🇦🇺 Australia 33
7.9 cm 2.2 cm 7 cm 0.2 ℃ 🌨️
19 Ōhau Snow Fields 🇳🇿 New Zealand 31
0 cm 4.3 cm 48 cm -3.3 ℃ ☁️
20 Los Penitentes 🇦🇷 Argentina 30
0.1 cm 5.5 cm 220 cm -0.7 ℃ 🌨️
21 Los Puquios 🇦🇷 Argentina 30
0.1 cm 5.5 cm 220 cm 0.9 ℃ 🌨️
22 Valle Nevado 🇨🇱 Santiago 29
0 cm 1.1 cm 191 cm -3.6 ℃ 🌨️
23 Ski Portillo 🇨🇱 Valparaíso 27
0 cm 3.6 cm 195 cm -1.4 ℃ ☁️
24 Valdelén 🇦🇷 Argentina 27
0 cm 0 cm 21 cm -4.7 ℃ ☁️
25 Nedover Alpinbakke 🇳🇴 Norway 27
4.7 cm 2.4 cm 2 cm 1.2 ℃ 🌨️
26 Estación Esquí Antillanca 🇨🇱 Chile 26
1 cm 0 cm 136 cm -2.2 ℃ ☁️
27 Centro de Ski Chapa Verde 🇨🇱 Chile 26
0 cm 1.4 cm 118 cm -2.7 ℃ ☁️
28 Fox Peak Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 23
0.4 cm 3.2 cm 67 cm -1.5 ℃ ☁️
29 Centro Ski Pucón 🇨🇱 Chile 23
0.1 cm 0.2 cm 50 cm -2.7 ℃ 🌤️
30 Mount Dobson Ski Field 🇳🇿 New Zealand 22
0 cm 0.1 cm 28 cm -2.7 ℃ ☁️
31 Mount Hutt Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 21
0 cm 0.4 cm 28 cm -2.7 ℃ ☁️
32 Volcán Osorno 🇨🇱 Chile 21
0.6 cm 0 cm 17 cm -2.8 ℃ 🌦️
33 Cardrona Alpine Resort 🇳🇿 Otago 21
0 cm 0.6 cm 5 cm -2.1 ℃ ☁️
34 Mount Buller 🇦🇺 Australia 21
3.1 cm 0 cm 0 cm -1 ℃ 🌦️
35 Tukino Skifield 🇳🇿 New Zealand 21
0 cm 0.1 cm 0 cm -2.2 ℃ ☁️
36 Roundhill Ski Field 🇳🇿 New Zealand 16
0.2 cm 0.6 cm 56 cm -0.1 ℃ ☁️
37 Mount Baw Baw 🇦🇺 Australia 16
1.3 cm 0 cm 0 cm -0.1 ℃ ☁️
38 Temple Basin Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 15
0 cm 1.3 cm 4 cm -0.8 ℃ ☁️
39 The Remarkables Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 14
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm -1.4 ℃ ☁️
40 Tūroa Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 14
0 cm 0.1 cm 0 cm -1.7 ℃ ☁️
41 Whakapapa Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 14
0 cm 0.1 cm 0 cm -2 ℃ ☁️
42 Cerro Castor 🇦🇷 Argentina 13
0.4 cm 0.2 cm 30 cm -0.6 ℃ 🌤️
43 Rainbow Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 13
0 cm 0.2 cm 10 cm -1.5 ℃ ☁️
44 Awakino Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 13
0.2 cm 0 cm 5 cm -1.6 ℃ ☁️
45 Broken River Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 13
0 cm 0.4 cm 0 cm -1.5 ℃ ☁️
46 Craigieburn Valley Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 13
0 cm 0.4 cm 0 cm -0.8 ℃ ☁️
47 Mount Cheeseman Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 13
0 cm 0.4 cm 0 cm -1.4 ℃ ☁️
48 Stomping Grounds (summer snowpark) 🇨🇭 Switzerland 12
0 cm 0 cm 100 cm 5.3 ℃ 🌤️
49 FONNA Glacier Ski Resort 🇳🇴 Norway 12
1.3 cm 0 cm 0 cm 3 ℃ 🌤️
50 Mount Lyford Alpine Resort 🇳🇿 New Zealand 12
0.6 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0.3 ℃ ☁️
51 Coronet Peak Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 12
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm -1 ℃ ☁️
52 Hanmer Springs Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 12
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm -0.3 ℃ ☁️
53 Mount Olympus Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 12
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm -1 ℃ ☁️
54 Porters Ski Area 🇳🇿 New Zealand 12
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0.1 ℃ ☁️
55 Snow Farm 🇳🇿 New Zealand 12
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm -1.2 ℃ ☁️
56 Snow Park 🇨🇭 Switzerland 11
0 cm 0 cm 93 cm 4.7 ℃ 🌤️
57 Pal-Arinsal 🇦🇩 Andorra 10
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 17.4 ℃ ☀️
58 Almenwelt Lofer 🇦🇹 Austria 10
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 16.6 ℃ ☁️
59 Bad Kleinkirchheim 🇦🇹 Austria 10
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 17.9 ℃ 🌤️
60 Brandnertal – Brand/​Bürserberg 🇦🇹 Austria 10
0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 19.4 ℃ 🌤️

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