At the southern foot of Mount Tanigawa · Updated 10 Nov 2026
Minakami Snow Cams & Snow Report
The slopes are scattered through the hills of the upper Tone River, from Minakami town at the foot of Mount Tanigawa to Katashina village on the way to Oze. The Minakami side is close to Jomo-Kogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen, and family-oriented Hodaigi runs free shuttle buses from both Jomo-Kogen and Minakami stations. For the Katashina slopes, drivers leave the Kan-etsu Expressway at Numata and follow Route 120 north. Sources: enjoy-minakami.jp, oze-katashina.info, town.minakami.gunma.jp (sources read 2026-10-13; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
No new snow has fallen at Minakami's ski areas in the last 48 hours.
Pictured: Kawaba Ski Resort
Live cameras
4 of the 8 ski areas have official live cameras (4 in all). Each link opens the operator's own page or YouTube stream.
- Kawaba Ski Resort
- Official live camera ↗kawaba.co.jp
- Oguna Hotaka Ski Area
- Official live camera ↗k-hotaka.jp
- Hodaigi Ski Resort
- Official live camera ↗hodaigi.jp
- Minakami Kogen Ski Resort
- Official live camera ↗minakami-ski.jp
No slope camera found yet: Tambara Ski Park, Fujiwara Snow&Spa Resort, Okutone, Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaba Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | −2°C | 19 |
| Oguna Hotaka Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | −1°C | 12 |
| Tambara Ski Park | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | −1°C | 12 |
| Fujiwara Snow&Spa Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2°C | 8 |
| Hodaigi Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1°C | 8 |
| Minakami Kogen Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2°C | 8 |
| Okutone | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3°C | 8 |
| Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1°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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaba Ski Resortsame grid cell | 423 cm | 183–577 cm | 6 | — |
| Tambara Ski Parksame grid cell | 423 cm | 183–577 cm | 10 | — |
| Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Area | 368 cm | 183–483 cm | 76 | — |
| Fujiwara Snow&Spa Resortsame grid cell | 291 cm | 183–374 cm | 115 | — |
| Hodaigi Ski Resortsame grid cell | 291 cm | 183–374 cm | 93 | — |
| Minakami Kogen Ski Resortsame grid cell | 291 cm | 183–374 cm | 94 | — |
| Oguna Hotaka Ski Area | 252 cm | 158–318 cm | 55 | ¥5,900 |
| Okutone | 198 cm | 150–291 cm | 275 | — |
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.
Compare Kawaba Ski Resort, Tambara Ski Park, Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Area →
When the snow falls
In Minakami, the most snow falls in January. March brings 52% of January's, or about 56 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Oguna Hotaka Ski Area, where March still brings 60% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaba Ski Resort | 1,288–1,843 m | 555 m | 3.3 km |
| Oguna Hotaka Ski Area | 1,242–1,803 m | 561 m | 3.1 km |
| Tambara Ski Park | 1,243–1,556 m | 313 m | 3.3 km |
| Fujiwara Snow&Spa Resort | 838–966 m | 128 m | 1.0 km |
| Hodaigi Ski Resort | 831–1,384 m | 553 m | 3.0 km |
| Minakami Kogen Ski Resort | 851–1,244 m | 393 m | 2.0 km |
| Okutone | 561–961 m | 400 m | 1.7 km |
| Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Area | 743–1,489 m | 746 m | 2.9 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 Minakami get in a typical winter?
From December to March, the most falls at Kawaba Ski Resort and Tambara Ski Park: about 423 cm. The least in the same area is at Okutone, about 198 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 Minakami in a bad winter?
Over the last 12 winters, Kawaba Ski Resort ranged from 183 cm in its leanest winter to 577 cm in its deepest, against a typical 423 cm, so a poor winter brought 43% of the usual amount.