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 →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 0 cm, 0% of the average for the same dates. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Most of the terrain on Mount Ogenashi is unpisted, and tree runs are part of it. On clear days the top of the ski area looks out to the Sea of Japan. For the 2024-25 season the ski area took the name Arai Mountain Resort. Sources: prtimes.jp, niigata-kankou.or.jp, sp.jorudan.co.jp (sources read 12 Oct 2026; reviewed by the editor)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort | 7.9 km | 690 cm | 18 |
| Kyukamura Myoko | 8.9 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Seki Onsen Ski Area | 9.3 km | 689 cm | 19 |
| Akakura Onsen Ski Area | 10.0 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Akakura Kanko Ski Resort | 11.0 km | 445 cm | 117 |
Compare side by side with Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort and Kyukamura Myoko →
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.
88% 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.
Official figures: longest 7,000 m, 1 gondola, 4 chairlifts, 951 m vertical. Source (checked 5 Oct)
The most snow falls in January. March brings 36% 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. For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 85 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 663 cm, and 4 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 273 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 816 cm (3.0 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. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Myoko and Joetsu webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 関山 weather station — 8.5 km from this ski area, 368 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 775 cm |
| 2023/24 | 625 cm |
| 2024/25 | 1016 cm |
| 2025/26 | 684 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 725 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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Myōkō妙高山 | Mountain | 11.6 km |
| Takada Castle高田城 | Historic site | 16 km |
| Kasugayama Castle春日山城 | Historic site | 18 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 19.2 km |
| Mount Kurohime黒姫山 (長野県) | Mountain | 19.8 km |
| Mount Amakazari雨飾山 | Mountain | 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.
Getting there
Source: lottehotel.com · checked 7 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ロッテアライリゾート<上越・妙高> | ¥5,280 | 4.25／5 1493 reviews | 2.7 km | お車で新井スマートICから10分、東京駅から上越妙高駅まで北陸新幹線で2時間、予約制無料送迎バスはHPよりご予約ください |
| MAHORA西野谷 一棟貸し古民家宿|新潟県妙高 | ¥25,000 | — | 3.7 km | 上越妙高駅より車で約15分。上信越自動車道 新井スマートIC から5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)
1 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: 7.7 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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