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 →
Chikusa Mountain Village, a campground and glamping site in summer, becomes a ski area in winter on a northeast-facing slope. Night sessions, called Yoru Chikusa, are held on days set by the calendar, with only the No. 3 lift running and skiing on the Panorama course after dark. Sources: chikusakogen.com (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banshu Tokura Snow Park | 16.0 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
| Wakasa Hyonosen Ski Resort | 17.0 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
| Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort | 21.0 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
| Hachikogen Ski Resort | 23.0 km | 237 cm | 810 |
| Hyper Bowl Tohachi | 25.0 km | 200 cm | 1149 |
Compare side by side with Banshu Tokura Snow Park 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.
97% 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 41% 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 20 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 139 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 66 cm; the biggest was 2016/17 with 196 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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Hyonosen and Hachikita webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| あわくら温泉 | Hot spring town | 6 km |
| Fudō-in Iwaya-dō Temple不動院岩屋堂 | Temple | 10.1 km |
| Ishitani Residence石谷家住宅 | Landmark | 15.4 km |
| Rikan Castle利神城 | Historic site | 19 km |
| Mount Hyōno氷ノ山 | Mountain | 19.1 km |
| Mount Nagi那岐山 | Mountain | 19.7 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.
3 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 3 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARM RESORT あわのわ 一棟貸しの宿 福屋 | ¥8,300 | — | 6.1 km | 鳥取道大原ICより 車で15分 / 大原ICまで大阪・神戸から90分 |
| 森の古民家 かろり | ¥7,642 | — | 7.4 km | 鳥取空港よりお車にて約50分。智頭駅よりお車にて約20分。智頭福原高速バス乗場より徒歩約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)
5 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: 4.3 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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