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Echigo-Yuzawa Snow Cams & Snow Report
The hub is Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen, and the Yuzawa Kogen ropeway is a short walk from its west exit. The Yuzawa Onsen hot-spring town around the station, home to the inn Takahan where Yasunari Kawabata wrote Snow Country, doubles as the lodging base for skiers. To the north, in Minamiuonuma, Ishiuchi, Maiko and Joetsu Kokusai line the Joetsu Line and the Kan-etsu Expressway, while Kagura lies further south up Route 17 towards the Mikuni Pass. Sources: e-yuzawa.gr.jp, town.yuzawa.lg.jp, nta.co.jp, princehotels.co.jp, maiko-resort.com, jkokusai.co.jp (sources read 2026-10-13; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
No new snow has fallen at Echigo-Yuzawa's ski areas in the last 48 hours.
Live cameras
6 of the 17 ski areas have official live cameras (7 in all). Each link opens the operator's own page or YouTube stream.
- Kagura Area
- Official live camera ↗princehotels.co.jp
- Mitsumata Area
- Official live camera ↗princehotels.co.jp
- Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
- Official live camera ↗ishiuchi.or.jp
- Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort
- Slope live camera ↗kandatsu.com
- Around the base (KSR) ↗kandatsu.com
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Slope camera on the official winter page ↗maiko-resort.com
- Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort
- Official live camera ↗yuzawakogen.com
No slope camera found yet: Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato, Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort, Ippon Sugi Ski Resort, Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area, Iwappara, Joetsu International, Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area, NASPA Ski Garden, New Greenpia Tsunan, Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort, Yuzawa Park Ski Resort
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagura Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | −1°C | 13 |
| Mitsumata Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1°C | 10 |
| Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5°C | 10 |
| Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3°C | 10 |
| Ippon Sugi Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5°C | 10 |
| Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5°C | 10 |
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| Iwappara | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| Joetsu International | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3°C | 10 |
| Maiko Snow Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| NASPA Ski Garden | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| New Greenpia Tsunan | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3°C | 10 |
| Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3°C | 10 |
| Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| Yuzawa Park Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwapparasame grid cell | 712 cm | 328–921 cm | 190 | ¥5,500 |
| Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Areasame grid cell | 712 cm | 328–921 cm | 217 | — |
| Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resortsame grid cell | 712 cm | 328–921 cm | 227 | ¥6,400 (last season) |
| Yuzawa Park Ski Resortsame grid cell | 712 cm | 328–921 cm | 240 | — |
| Ippon Sugi Ski Resortsame grid cell | 695 cm | 328–983 cm | 252 | — |
| Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Areasame grid cell | 695 cm | 328–983 cm | 255 | — |
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resortsame grid cell | 695 cm | 328–983 cm | 180 | ¥8,500 |
| Joetsu Internationalsame grid cell | 695 cm | 328–983 cm | 183 | — |
| Maiko Snow Resortsame grid cell | 695 cm | 328–983 cm | 179 | ¥7,300 |
| Gala Yuzawa Snow Resortsame grid cell | 618 cm | 328–774 cm | 164 | ¥8,000 |
| Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resortsame grid cell | 618 cm | 328–774 cm | 158 | ¥5,800 |
| NASPA Ski Gardensame grid cell | 618 cm | 328–774 cm | 218 | ¥7,000 |
| New Greenpia Tsunansame grid cell | 618 cm | 328–774 cm | 160 | — |
| Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resortsame grid cell | 618 cm | 328–774 cm | 153 | — |
| Mitsumata Area | 589 cm | 328–717 cm | 132 | — |
| Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato | 546 cm | 328–739 cm | 268 | — |
| Kagura Area | 542 cm | 241–679 cm | 7 | ¥8,500 |
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 Iwappara, Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area, Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort →
When the snow falls
In Echigo-Yuzawa, the most snow falls in January. March brings 37% of January's, or about 86 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Kagura Area, where March still brings 54% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagura Area | 1,322–1,838 m | 516 m | 5.4 km |
| Mitsumata Area | 627–1,052 m | 425 m | 2.2 km |
| Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato | 267–573 m | 306 m | 2.3 km |
| Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort | 358–1,178 m | 820 m | 3.9 km |
| Ippon Sugi Ski Resort | 367–436 m | 69 m | 0.4 km |
| Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area | 275–398 m | 123 m | 0.8 km |
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort | 258–916 m | 658 m | 3.0 km |
| Iwappara | 396–984 m | 588 m | 2.8 km |
| Joetsu International | 217–931 m | 714 m | 6.6 km |
| Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort | 469–969 m | 500 m | 2.5 km |
| Maiko Snow Resort | 258–911 m | 653 m | 4.3 km |
| Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area | 490–687 m | 197 m | 0.9 km |
| NASPA Ski Garden | 431–682 m | 251 m | 1.4 km |
| New Greenpia Tsunan | 657–963 m | 306 m | 2.1 km |
| Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort | 348–1,141 m | 793 m | 2.9 km |
| Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort | 464–698 m | 234 m | 1.7 km |
| Yuzawa Park Ski Resort | 448–641 m | 193 m | 1.4 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 Echigo-Yuzawa get in a typical winter?
From December to March, the most falls at Iwappara, Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area, Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort and Yuzawa Park Ski Resort: about 712 cm. The least in the same area is at Kagura Area, about 542 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 Echigo-Yuzawa in a bad winter?
Over the last 12 winters, Iwappara ranged from 328 cm in its leanest winter to 921 cm in its deepest, against a typical 712 cm, so a poor winter brought 46% of the usual amount.