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 →
From Kinomoto IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, it is about 5 km along Route 365. The small, gentle slope is next to Woody Pal Yogo, an outdoor recreation park in Nagahama. Step out of the car and the car park leads straight onto the snow. Sources: kitabiwako.jp, biwako-visitors.jp, woodypal.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohana Resort | 12.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Gransnow Okuibuki | 16.0 km | 194 cm | 1201 |
| Yogo Kogen Resort | 18.0 km | 249 cm | 743 |
| Imajo 365 | 21.0 km | 249 cm | 743 |
| Hakodateyama Ski Resort | 24.0 km | 113 cm | 2196 |
Compare side by side with Ohana Resort and Gransnow Okuibuki →
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.
69% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east; plenty of the terrain faces the sun as well, so the lean is modest.
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 21% of January’s snowfall. That is a steeper fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%): the snow here is concentrated early in the season. In amount, March brings 11 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 142 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 35 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 234 cm (6.7 times as much).
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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Some cameras here are provided by Windy.com. Footage plays in Windy’s own player; we do not store it. Windy.com
Okuibuki and Yogo webcams & snow report — all 5 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 柳ケ瀬 weather station — 4.9 km from this ski area, 1 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 326 cm |
| 2023/24 | 242 cm |
| 2024/25 | 439 cm |
| 2025/26 | 297 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 162 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
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 15.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 余呉湖温泉 | 2.3 km | 15.5℃ cold | 6.2 neutral | iron |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Yogo余呉湖 | Nature | 3.6 km |
| Shizugatake賤ヶ岳 | Mountain | 5.1 km |
| Odani Castle小谷城 | Historic site | 11 km |
| Chikubu Island竹生島 | Nature | 15.3 km |
| Hōgon-ji Temple宝厳寺 | Temple | 15.6 km |
| Nagahama Castle長浜城 (近江国) | Historic site | 19.1 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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8 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 8 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ウッディパル余呉 | ¥8,250 | 4.57／5 36 reviews | 0.1 km | 木ノ本駅から余呉バス(菅並洞寿院行き)乗車、ウッディパル下車すぐ(約20分) |
| 薪を使う、露天風呂、ご飯が出来る、自給自足体験型ゲストハウス/民泊 | ¥5,655 | — | 1.8 km | 余呉駅から徒歩で約4分 |
| 自然の中で過ごす贅沢な田舎時間-T HOUSE YOGO/民泊 | ¥5,800 | — | 1.9 km | 余呉駅から徒歩で約3分 |
| 「澄み渡る地下水が奏でる」自然と調和する癒しの宿 ^ | ¥7,540 | — | 2.2 km | 余呉駅から車で約8分 |
| 上丹生(かみにゅう)山根邸 別館 | ¥5,500 | — | 2.3 km | 北陸自動車道木之本インターより約15分、JR北陸本線余呉駅よりバス「余呉バス」で20分 |
| YOGO REST VILLA'S | ¥18,400 | 4.00／5 6 reviews | 2.3 km | 余呉駅から徒歩約7分、木之本IC から車で約10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)
8 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: 4.1 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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Where the snow falls · 5 Sep 2026
Is Western Japan Snowier Than It Looks? Our Model Against the Weather StationsWestern Japan's ski areas look thin in our data — a median of 125 cm against a national 249 cm. Against 16 Japan Meteorological Agency stations, the model we use returns 44% of what the ground records there. The region is far snowier than our own numbers say.