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 →
Fairy Land Kaneyama sits in the Oku-Aizu mountains, a little over ten minutes by car from Aizu-Kawaguchi Station on the JR Tadami Line. The beginners' Usagi course runs through tall woodland, which the resort says keeps off the wind even in a snowstorm. Only ski sets can be hired here; there is no snowboard rental. Sources: tif.ne.jp, aizukaneyama.co.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizukogen Nango Ski Area | 20.0 km | 394 cm | 184 |
| Tadami Ski Area | 23.0 km | 482 cm | 91 |
| Aizu Kogen Daikura Ski Resort | 30.0 km | 340 cm | 307 |
| Mikawa Onsen | 33.0 km | 363 cm | 243 |
| Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Resort | 37.0 km | 322 cm | 393 |
Compare side by side with Aizukogen Nango Ski Area and Tadami Ski Area →
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.
Only 41% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (54%).
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 39% 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. For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 54 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 402 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2019/20 with 291 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 554 cm (1.9 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
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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Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 金山 weather station — 3.6 km from this ski area, 293 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 684 cm |
| 2023/24 | 606 cm |
| 2024/25 | 811 cm |
| 2025/26 | 635 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 412 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 46.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 川口 | 2 km | 41℃ warm | 7.4 neutral |
| 八町亀の湯 | 2.3 km | 45℃ hot | 6.3 neutral |
| 玉梨大黒湯(共同浴場) | 2.3 km | 46.5℃ hot | 6.5 neutral |
| 沼沢叶屋 | 3.6 km | 45℃ hot | 6.8 neutral |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Numazawa沼沢湖 | Nature | 3 km |
| 早戸温泉 | Hot spring town | 5.1 km |
| Oyamazumi Shrine大山祇神社 (西会津町) | Shrine | 11.8 km |
| No. 1 Tadamigawa Bridge第一只見川橋梁 | Landmark | 12.3 km |
| 西山温泉 (福島県) | Hot spring town | 13.7 km |
| Enzo-ji Temple円蔵寺 | Temple | 19 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.
Getting there
Source: town.kaneyama.fukushima.jp, aizukaneyama.co.jp · checked 2 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民宿 朝日屋 | ¥6,600 | 4.63／5 139 reviews | 1.4 km | 只見線『会津川口駅』より車で5分!無料送迎サービスあり |
| 玉梨温泉 恵比寿屋 | ¥14,300 | 3.33／5 86 reviews | 2.3 km | JR 会津川口駅より路線バスにて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)
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
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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Planning a trip · 28 Sep 2026
Japan for Beginners: Half Its Pisted Kilometres Are Graded Easy, Twice the US ShareHalf of Japan's pisted kilometres are graded easy or novice — against 25% in the United States and 28% in Canada. And 255 of Japan's 397 ski areas have a natural hot-spring source within 5 km. Here are the numbers, the caveat about grading, and the resorts where a first-timer gets the most of both.
Where the snow falls · 5 Sep 2026
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