しろっくまんのコース紹介!キッズファンコース!
By: Takayama Blanche · 12 Feb
The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 12 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
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 →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 1 | −3 to 1 | 10 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −4 to 5 | 7 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Clear | 0 | 0 to 10 | 10 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 2 to 11 | 13 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 4 to 13 | 14 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 6 to 13 | 13 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Fog | 0 | 2 to 9 | 8 |
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
Long a skiers-only family area, it opened to snowboarders in December 2025. The beginner Momi-no-ki Juhyo run winds down between rime-coated trees. Parking is split in two: beginners and families do best at the first car park, intermediate and advanced skiers at the second. Sources: town.nagawa.nagano.jp, blanche-ski.com (sources read 12 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
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.
91% 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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Shirakaba and Kurumayama webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK | 3.7 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Family Gelände Kirigamine Ski Area | 5.5 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Shirakabako Royal Hill | 5.8 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Shirakaba 2 in 1 | 7.2 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski | 7.4 km | 140 cm | 1801 |
Compare side by side with Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK and Family Gelände Kirigamine Ski Area →
The most snow falls in March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 45 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 131 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 95 cm; the biggest was 2023/24 with 156 cm (1.6 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kurumayama車山 | Mountain | 3.8 km |
| Mount Kirigamine霧ヶ峰 | Mountain | 5 km |
| Lake Megami女神湖 | Nature | 6.3 km |
| Mount Tateshina蓼科山 | Mountain | 9.4 km |
| Lake Suwa諏訪湖 | Nature | 14.1 km |
| Suwa taisha諏訪大社 | Shrine | 17 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 (19 Oct 2026) · Source. Compare with other ski areas →
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
28 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| オーベルジュ・ド・バレブランシュ | ¥5,900 | 4.38/5 84 reviews | 2.1 km | 中央高速諏訪ICより23KM |
| ペンション ハーモニー | ¥7,500 | — | 2.2 km | JR中央線 茅野駅より白樺湖行きバスにて50分、タクシーor送迎 |
| アルペン フローラ | ¥8,000 | 3.33/5 56 reviews | 2.2 km | JR 中央線茅野駅下車、白樺湖行バス40分 |
| 遊びの宿 あーるいん | ¥9,500 | 4.60/5 19 reviews | 2.2 km | 中央線茅野駅/中央高速諏訪より車で45分 |
| リゾートハウス オックス | ¥9,900 | 4.61/5 129 reviews | 2.2 km | 中央高速諏訪ICより白樺湖経由にて45分 |
| 貸切り露天の宿 リゾートイン ラリー | ¥11,900 | 5.00/5 378 reviews | 2.2 km | 茅野駅より白樺湖へバスで45分/佐久平駅より白樺湖へバスで50分/諏訪IC-R152-姫木平/佐久ICより大門街道経由 |
| 温泉山岳ホテル アンデルマット | ¥18,260 | 4.19/5 338 reviews | 2.3 km | 諏訪ICから40分、中央線茅野駅からバスで50分白樺送迎 |
| Resort Garni CORU | ¥5,700 | 4.75/5 27 reviews | 2.4 km | 中央自動車道・諏訪ICより車で40分/上越自動車道佐久ICより車で50分 |
| スペイン料理の宿 ヴィラ・アビエルタ | ¥9,800 | 4.57/5 142 reviews | 2.4 km | JR中央本線『茅野』駅、バスで『西白樺湖』に、送迎可 / 中央自動車道『諏訪』IC R=152 |
| ペンションレンガ家 | ¥10,000 | 4.00/5 12 reviews | 2.4 km | 茅野駅から白樺湖行きバスにて約50分。西白樺湖バス停下車。 |
| リゾートイン ステラ | ¥13,500 | 4.77/5 412 reviews | 2.4 km | 中央自動車道 諏訪湖IC・諏訪南ICより約40分 |
| 和みのペンション ここっと | ¥13,800 | 4.63/5 34 reviews | 2.5 km | ビーナスライン白樺湖より車で5分で、エコーバレースキー場の手前400m。ブランシュたかやまから車で5分。標高は1450m |
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)
2 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
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