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 →
It calls itself the smallest ski area in Japan and also goes by the name Akagisan Family Gelände. Skiers ride a snow escalator up the slope. In winter Prefectural Roads 16 and 251 are closed, so the drive up the mountain is on Route 4. Sources: maebashi-cvb.com, pref.gunma.jp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oguna Hotaka Ski Area | 26.0 km | 252 cm | 712 |
| Kawaba Ski Resort | 27.0 km | 423 cm | 144 |
| Tambara Ski Park | 28.0 km | 423 cm | 144 |
| Katashina Kogen Ski Resort | 30.0 km | 252 cm | 712 |
| White World Oze Iwakura | 31.0 km | 252 cm | 712 |
Compare side by side with Oguna Hotaka Ski Area and Kawaba 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.
100% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
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 March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 25 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 80 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 49 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 118 cm (2.4 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. What follows are nearby cameras, not the pistes themselves.
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2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 43.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 赤城島の湯 | 4.3 km | 43.5℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | — | — |
| 赤城温泉島ノ湯 | 4.3 km | — | 6.4 neutral | bicarbonate | 1994 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Akagi赤城山 | Mountain | 2 km |
| Mizunuma Station水沼駅 | Landmark | 9.8 km |
| Watarase Keikoku Railwayわたらせ渓谷鐵道 | Nature | 15 km |
| Numata Castle沼田城 | Historic site | 17.3 km |
| Iwajuku Site岩宿遺跡 | Historic site | 18.6 km |
| Marble Village Lockheart Castle大理石村ロックハート城 | Historic site | 19.8 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.
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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2 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 2 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 青木旅館 | ¥13,000 | 4.83／5 57 reviews | 1.3 km | 両毛線『前橋駅』よりバス70分・車50分 |
| スノーピーク赤城キャンプフィールド ^ | ¥6,050 | — | 1.7 km | 津久田駅から車で41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)
7 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.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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