Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. 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 | 13 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | −4 to 5 | 10 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Clear | 0 | −1 to 9 | 8 |
| 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
The lift runs in summer too, under the Kirigamine Ski Area name, and its summit is a starting point for hikes. In winter the skiing is on the gentle slopes of the plateau. From the summit the view runs full circle around the surrounding ranges, with Mt Fuji among them. Sources: kirigamine.suwakanko.jp, city.suwa.lg.jp (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. What follows are nearby cameras, not the pistes themselves.
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Shirakaba and Kurumayama webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
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 | 4.0 km | 133 cmsame grid cell | 1909 |
| Blanche Takayama | 5.5 km | 131 cm | 1942 |
| Shirakabako Royal Hill | 6.9 km | 133 cmsame grid cell | 1909 |
| Shirakaba 2 in 1 | 8.8 km | 133 cmsame grid cell | 1909 |
| Tateshina Tokyu Ski Area | 9.1 km | 136 cm | 1860 |
Compare side by side with Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK and Blanche Takayama →
The most snow falls in March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 46 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 133 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 96 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 182 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.
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Kirigamine霧ヶ峰 | Mountain | 0.6 km |
| Kami-Suwa Station上諏訪駅 | Landmark | 6.9 km |
| Takashima Castle高島城 | Historic site | 7.8 km |
| Lake Suwa諏訪湖 | Nature | 8.7 km |
| Lake Megami女神湖 | Nature | 10.5 km |
| Suwa taisha諏訪大社 | Shrine | 11.6 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 (12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 双葉屋 | ¥9,210 | — | 0.3 km | 中央道諏訪ICより車で30分 |
| ヒュッテ霧ヶ峰 | ¥7,800 | 3.75／5 378 reviews | 0.5 km | JR中央東線上諏訪駅より霧ケ峰方面バス30分強清水下車/中央道諏訪ICより30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)
22 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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