Ringed around Mount Bandai, north of Lake Inawashiro · Updated 10 Nov 2026
Bandai and Inawashiro Snow Cams & Snow Report
The slopes divide around Mount Bandai: the Lake Inawashiro side to the south, and the lake country of Urabandai to the north. The Inawashiro side is close to the Inawashiro-Bandaikogen exit of the Ban-etsu Expressway, and a shuttle bus runs from JR Inawashiro Station to Inawashiro ski resort. Grandeco in Urabandai also runs a free shuttle from Inawashiro Station, while Nekoma is served by a paid, reservation-only shuttle from Koriyama Station. Sources: tif.ne.jp, grandeco.com, nekoma.co.jp, bandaisan.or.jp (sources read 2026-10-13; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
No new snow has fallen at Bandai and Inawashiro's ski areas in the last 48 hours.
Pictured: Inawashiro Snow Paradise
Live cameras
1 of the 7 ski areas has an official live camera. Each link opens the operator's own page or YouTube stream.
- Inawashiro Snow Paradise
- Official live camera ↗inawashiro-ski.com
No slope camera found yet: Tengendai Kogen, Grandeco Snow Resort, Nekoma Mountain, Urabandai Ski Resort, Sannokura, Listel Ski Fantasia
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it. Road cameras are listed on each resort’s page.
Today's snow
| Ski area | 24 h | 48 h | Base | Next 3 days | Temp | Powder Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tengendai Kogen | 0 cm | 2 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | −4°C | 28 |
| Grandeco Snow Resort | 0 cm | 1 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | −2°C | 22 |
| Nekoma Mountain | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | −1°C | 12 |
| Urabandai Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1°C | 12 |
| Sannokura | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3°C | 10 |
| Inawashiro Snow Paradise | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2°C | 8 |
| Listel Ski Fantasia | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3°C | 8 |
Snowfall and base are calculated from a weather model, not reported by the resorts. "Next 3 days" is Open-Meteo’s published forecast shown as-is; it is not a forecast made by JAPANSNOWLINE. Check the Japan Meteorological Agency and the resort before you travel.
The season at a glance
| Ski area | Typical winter | Worst–best of 12 | Snow quality (of 397) | Adult day ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sannokura | 384 cm | 289–562 cm | 107 | — |
| Tengendai Kogensame grid cell | 379 cm | 151–518 cm | 19 | ¥6,000 |
| Grandeco Snow Resortsame grid cell | 379 cm | 151–518 cm | 24 | — |
| Nekoma Mountainsame grid cell | 347 cm | 235–454 cm | 80 | ¥5,900 |
| Urabandai Ski Resortsame grid cell | 347 cm | 235–454 cm | 70 | — |
| Inawashiro Snow Paradise | 258 cm | 139–343 cm | 143 | ¥3,300 |
| Listel Ski Fantasia | 246 cm | 98–343 cm | 196 | — |
Typical winter is the December–March average over the last 12 winters (calculated). “Worst–best” is the leanest and the deepest of those 12 winters, which is the range a trip booked a year out has to live with. Ticket prices are checked on each resort’s own site; “—” means we have not checked one yet.
When the snow falls
In Bandai and Inawashiro, the most snow falls in January. March brings 53% of January's, or about 59 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Tengendai Kogen, where March still brings 57% of January's snowfall.
Monthly averages over the last 12 winters, averaged across the ski areas in this area. This is what falls in each month, not how deep the base is.
The mountains themselves
| Ski area | Base to top | Vertical | Spread of the runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengendai Kogen | 927–1,815 m | 888 m | 2.9 km |
| Grandeco Snow Resort | 1,011–1,581 m | 570 m | 3.6 km |
| Nekoma Mountain | 736–1,335 m | 599 m | — |
| Urabandai Ski Resort | 908–1,104 m | 196 m | 1.4 km |
| Sannokura | 642–777 m | 135 m | 1.1 km |
| Inawashiro Snow Paradise | 698–1,249 m | 551 m | 2.8 km |
| Listel Ski Fantasia | 597–856 m | 259 m | 1.1 km |
Elevations come from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and OpenStreetMap. “Spread” is the width of the area the runs cover, not the total length of piste.
Questions people ask
How much snow does Bandai and Inawashiro get in a typical winter?
From December to March, the most falls at Sannokura: about 384 cm. The least in the same area is at Listel Ski Fantasia, about 246 cm. The figures come from weather-model grid cells about 30 km across, so neighbouring ski areas in different cells can differ widely. Calculated from the last 12 winters.
What happens in Bandai and Inawashiro in a bad winter?
Over the last 12 winters, Sannokura ranged from 289 cm in its leanest winter to 562 cm in its deepest, against a typical 384 cm, so a poor winter brought 75% of the usual amount.