No snow yet. Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear once snow is on the ground or forecast.
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
Blue, Red, Orange and Black: the four areas of the mountain are named by colour. Black, the main area, is broad and mostly gentle to moderate, holding fresh snow early in the season and turning into moguls later. From the top of the Orange area, Mount Hiuchigatake and Mount Nasu are in sight, and Mount Bandai too when conditions allow. Sources: takahata-ski.net (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oze Hinoemata Onsen Ski Resort | 8.5 km | 439 cmsame grid cell | 120 |
| Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Resort | 16.0 km | 322 cm | 393 |
| Aizu Kogen Daikura Ski Resort | 18.0 km | 340 cm | 307 |
| Aizukogen Nango Ski Area | 21.0 km | 394 cm | 184 |
| Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort | 21.0 km | 765 cm | 2 |
Compare side by side with Oze Hinoemata Onsen Ski Resort and Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Resort →
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Only 48% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (51%).
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
The most snow falls in January. March brings 48% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 70 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 439 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 222 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 575 cm (2.6 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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Aizu webcams & snow report — all 7 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 桧枝岐 weather station — 11.6 km from this ski area, 12 m above its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 770 cm |
| 2023/24 | 717 cm |
| 2024/25 | 961 cm |
| 2025/26 | 631 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 459 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 52.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小豆窓明荘 | 3.5 km | 52.5℃ hot | 7.9 mildly alkaline | simple |
| 木賊井筒屋 | 4.4 km | 51.5℃ hot | 8 mildly alkaline | simple |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tokusa Onsen木賊温泉 | Hot spring town | 4.1 km |
| 南会津町前沢 | Old streets | 5.7 km |
| Mount Aizu-Komagatake会津駒ヶ岳 | Mountain | 10.3 km |
| 檜枝岐温泉 | Hot spring town | 10.5 km |
| Nikkō National Park日光国立公園 | Nature | 13.7 km |
| Okutadami Dam奥只見ダム | Nature | 19.5 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting there
Source: news.aizubus.com, town.minamiaizu.lg.jp, aizubus.com, tif.ne.jp · checked 2 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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4 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 4 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小豆温泉 花木の宿 | ¥39,600 | 4.78／5 39 reviews | 3.9 km | 会津田島駅より路線バス(会津バス)で約1時間20分 |
| 民宿 ふじや <福島県> | ¥5,200 | 5.00／5 17 reviews | 6.9 km | 会津高原尾瀬口駅よりお車にて約40分 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese. · Property data by Rakuten Travel (Supported by Rakuten Developers)
3 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 1.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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Planning a trip · 28 Sep 2026
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