Edelweiss Ski Resort is a ski area in Tochigi, Japan. The terrain spans roughly 1244–1478 m above sea level. The mapped ski area covers about 1.7 km². Within 0.8 km of the centre, the map shows 17 marked runs and 5 lifts, totalling about 8.7 km of piste. There is no settled snow at the moment — the season has not started here yet. Over the last three winters the ERA5 reanalysis gives it 203 cm of snowfall a season, 1056th (tied) of the 3,112 ski areas we measure worldwide. The model runs well below what resorts report, so the ranking is the meaningful part rather than the centimetre figure. 2 official live cameras are linked below. 102 other ski areas lie within 120 km. Snow figures and the Powder Score are recalculated every day.
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
Score breakdown
Powder Score v1.0.0
7-day outlook
| Date | Snow | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌦️ 27 Sept | 0 | 10.3 / 16.3 | 5 |
| 🌧️ 28 Sept | 0 | 12.2 / 15.3 | 6.5 |
| 🌦️ 29 Sept | 0 | 10.1 / 14.2 | 10.2 |
| ☁️ 30 Sept | 0 | 7.9 / 16.3 | 11.2 |
| ☁️ 1 Oct | 0 | 8.1 / 17.7 | 16.5 |
| 🌦️ 2 Oct | 0 | 3.4 / 10.1 | 25.9 |
| ☁️ 3 Oct | 0 | 2.7 / 11 | 13.5 |
Runs and lifts
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.
Run map
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
60% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift5
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.
Live Cameras
Road conditions decide whether you can get there at all. Check before you leave.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Aizu webcams & snow report — all 8 ski areas →
How much snow it gets
Measured by us across 3,112 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The tick marks the median across the 395 Japanese ski areas. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain Shiobara Ski Area | 1.6 km | 203 cm | 1056 |
| Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Resort | 24 km | 356 cm | 274 |
| Aizu Kogen Daikura Ski Resort | 31 km | 356 cm | 274 |
| Aizu Kogen Takahata | 33 km | 459 cm | 108 |
| Nikko Yumoto Onsen Ski Park | 33 km | 230 cm | 872 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, 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 (51%). In amount, March brings 43 cm, about the same as the median of 45 cm.
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
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 | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Worth seeing nearby
Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.
| 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 |
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.
Map
Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.
Official piste map ↗Places to stay nearby
21 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
| 川治温泉 川治一柳閣本館（伊東園ホテルズ） | ¥5,698 | 3.75 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 |
| 塩原元湯温泉 ゑびすや | ¥6,600 | 4.21 514 reviews | 5.5 km | 西那須野塩原ICより車で３０分。塩原温泉バスターミナルからタクシー１５分、予約必要。送迎は要事前予約（有料） |
| 上塩原温泉 和楽遊苑 | ¥7,850 | 4.14 48 reviews | 7.8 km | ＪＲ東北本線 西那須野駅→塩原温泉バスターミナルより車で８分 新幹線那須塩原駅→塩原温泉行きバス |
| 坂聖・日光 | ¥7,920 | 3.84 164 reviews | 4.8 km | 川治湯元駅より徒歩６分 |
| 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 |
| 塩原元湯温泉 秘湯の宿 元泉館 | ¥8,360 | 4.39 269 reviews | 5.5 km | JR塩原温泉バスターミナルよりタクシーで１３分。 |
| 川治温泉 祝い宿 寿庵（じゅあん） | ¥8,800 | 4.27 880 reviews | 4.7 km | 会津鬼怒川線川治湯元駅より送迎２分 |
| 古民家食堂六代目へいじ | ¥12,000 | 4.94 208 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 |
| 塩原温泉 旅館まじま荘 | ¥13,200 | 4.71 275 reviews | 7.6 km | 東北自動車道西那須野塩原ICより国道400号塩原方面へ30分／東北新幹線那須塩原駅よりバス60分 |
| 秘湯にごり湯の宿 渓雲閣 | ¥13,612 | 4.28 391 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） |
| 塩原温泉 奥塩原高原ホテル | ¥15,400 | 4.40 520 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 |
Show the other 9
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 塩原温泉 やまの宿 下藤屋 | ¥15,400 | 4.59 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。 |
| 川治温泉 元湯 白井屋 | ¥17,600 | 4.67 24 reviews | 5 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 | 4.55 580 reviews | 5 km | 会津鬼怒川線「川治湯元駅」より送迎バスにて5分 |
| ＴＡＯＹＡ川治 | ¥18,500 | 4.42 348 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 ヴィラ楓倉（かぐら） | ¥50,500 | — | 7.6 km | 上三依塩原温泉口駅よりバスで１０分／那須塩原駅よりバスで６０分 |
| にごり湯の宿 湯荘白樺 乳白色の天然硫黄泉が自慢の宿 | — | — | 4.6 km | 那須塩原駅よりバス６５分塩原温泉バスターミナル下車、送迎有（要予約）／西那須塩原ＩＣ〜Ｒ４００〜日塩もみじライン〜３５分 |
| 日光鬼怒川 清水の宿 | — | — | 7.6 km | 新藤原駅より徒歩約５分 |
| 川治温泉 金型かわじ荘 | — | — | 4.6 km | 野岩鉄道会津鬼怒川線／東武線快速電車・川治湯元駅～徒歩７分（「川治湯元」駅間無料送迎有り） |
| 川治温泉 登隆館 | — | 5.00 881 reviews | 4.8 km | 今市ＩＣより国道１２１号線で４０分。 |
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Stay nearby
38 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
Nearest: 4.5 km
Nearest first
- 明月苑 Hotel 4.8 km
- 祝い宿 寿庵 Hotel 4.8 km
- 一心館 Hotel 10 km
- Kinugawa Plaza Hotel Hotel 10.1 km
- ものぐさの宿 花千郷 Hotel 10.1 km
- 佳祥坊福松 Hotel 10.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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Updated: 26 Sept 2026, 23:28