No snow on the ground or falling right now. 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): 2 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Partway along the Nichien Momiji Line, the highland road linking the Kinugawa and Shiobara hot-spring towns, the skiing is on the slopes of Mount Keicho. On weekends and holidays a reservation-only shuttle bus leaves from the entrance to the Kinugawa Line Kudari boat landing. Sources: edelsnow.com, nikko-kankou.org (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain Shiobara Ski Area | 1.6 km | 193 cmsame grid cell | 1217 |
| Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Resort | 24.0 km | 322 cm | 393 |
| Aizu Kogen Daikura Ski Resort | 31.0 km | 340 cm | 307 |
| Aizu Kogen Takahata | 33.0 km | 439 cm | 120 |
| Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park | 33.0 km | 214 cm | 1008 |
Compare side by side with Hunter Mountain Shiobara Ski Area and Aizu Kogen Takatsue 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.
60% 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 72% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 44 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 193 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 130 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 243 cm (1.9 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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Aizu webcams & snow report — all 7 ski areas →
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 57 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 新湯寺の湯 | 4.7 km | 57℃ hot | 2.3 acidic | sulphur |
| 川治川治3 | 4.9 km | 45.5℃ hot | 7.8 mildly alkaline | simple |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain Shiobaraハンターマウンテン塩原 | Nature | 2.1 km |
| Kawaji Onsen川治温泉 | Hot spring town | 5 km |
| Ryūōkyō龍王峡 | Nature | 7.1 km |
| Kinugawa Onsen鬼怒川温泉 | Hot spring town | 11 km |
| Tobu World Square東武ワールドスクウェア | Leisure | 12.9 km |
| Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura日光江戸村 | Leisure | 15 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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21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAOYA川治 | ¥18,500 | 4.42／5 348 reviews | 4.5 km | 野岩鉄道 川治湯元駅より車で約5分。東武鉄道 鬼怒川温泉駅より車で約20分。 |
| 塩原温泉 やまの宿 下藤屋 | ¥15,400 | 4.59／5 1244 reviews | 4.6 km | 東北自動車道 西那須野塩原I.Cより35分。東北新幹線那須塩原より路線バス55分終点下車。送迎車有り、要予約。 |
| きぬがわ高原カントリークラブ | ¥8,000 | — | 4.7 km | 東武日光線「鬼怒川温泉駅」下車 / 鬼怒川温泉駅から ゴルフ場まで車で約30分 |
| 川治温泉 祝い宿 寿庵(じゅあん) | ¥8,800 | 4.27／5 880 reviews | 4.7 km | 会津鬼怒川線川治湯元駅より送迎2分 |
| 秘湯にごり湯の宿 渓雲閣 | ¥13,612 | 4.28／5 391 reviews | 4.7 km | JR 那須塩原駅より路線バスにて69分「塩原温泉バスターミナル」下車後定時送迎有(要予約) |
| リブマックスリゾート川治(旧 源泉の宿 らんりょう) | ¥4,602 | 3.59／5 1582 reviews | 4.8 km | 電車:鬼怒川温泉駅→川治湯元駅で下車、徒歩10分、車:今市IC下車、国道121号線経由にて約45分 |
| 坂聖・日光 | ¥7,920 | 3.84／5 164 reviews | 4.8 km | 川治湯元駅より徒歩6分 |
| 塩原温泉 奥塩原高原ホテル | ¥15,400 | 4.40／5 520 reviews | 4.8 km | JR東北新幹線 那須塩原駅 東北自動車道 西那須野塩原I.C R400 日塩もみじライン経由 |
| 川治温泉 川治一柳閣本館(伊東園ホテルズ) | ¥5,698 | 3.75／5 1260 reviews | 4.9 km | 川治湯元駅より無料送迎実施。駅にご到着後お気軽にお電話ください。TEL:0570-005-780 |
| 川治温泉 元湯 白井屋 | ¥17,600 | 4.67／5 24 reviews | 5.0 km | 川治温泉駅より徒歩15分/車3分 |
| 川治温泉 湯けむりの里 柏屋 | ¥17,600 | 4.55／5 580 reviews | 5.0 km | 会津鬼怒川線「川治湯元駅」より送迎バスにて5分 |
| 古民家食堂六代目へいじ | ¥12,000 | 4.94／5 208 reviews | 5.4 km | 野岩鉄道 湯西川温泉駅より徒歩にて約15分、またはお車にて約2分 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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37 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: 4.8 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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