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 →
City documents describe this as the only ski area within the limits of Tottori city. To reach it, drive about half an hour from the city centre into the hills of the Kawachi district, where the slope is found inside Azo Forest Park. Sources: city.tottori.lg.jp, tottori-guide.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikusa Highland Ski resort | 36.0 km | 139 cm | 1816 |
| Wakasa Hyonosen Ski Resort | 39.0 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
| Tajima Farm Park Ski Area | 41.0 km | 187 cm | 1267 |
| Ojiro Ski Resort | 42.0 km | 235 cm | 823 |
| Hachikogen Ski Resort | 42.0 km | 237 cm | 810 |
Compare side by side with Chikusa Highland Ski resort and Wakasa Hyonosen 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.
99% 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 January. March brings 27% 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 108 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 53 cm; the biggest was 2025/26 with 169 cm (3.2 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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Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saji Observatory鳥取市さじアストロパーク | Museum | 8.5 km |
| Mount Mitoku三徳山 | Mountain | 9.4 km |
| Nageire-dō投入堂 | Landmark | 9.6 km |
| Sanbutsu-ji Temple三佛寺 | Temple | 9.9 km |
| Hakuto Shrine白兎神社 | Shrine | 14.1 km |
| Tottori Castle鳥取城 | 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.
The weather map, and where it sits among nearby ski areas.
Checked on the official site (13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹿野町国民宿舎 山紫苑 | ¥6,800 | 4.17／5 399 reviews | 7.7 km | JR山陰本線『浜村駅』より約5km/中国自動車道『佐用JCT』より鳥取自動車道『浜村鹿野温泉IC』にて下車。 |
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.
Nearest: 6.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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