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 →
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
Romance, the beginners' slope, is a gentle south-facing run that stays bright until late afternoon. Snowboarders may ride only during night skiing; in the daytime the slopes are for skiers. The Shika no Yu day-use hot spring sits right next to the ski area. Sources: fujimikogen-ski.jp, yatsugatake-ga.com (sources read 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Meadows Kiyosato Ski Area | 9.6 km | 113 cm | 2196 |
| Fujimi Panorama Resort | 10.0 km | 134 cm | 1892 |
| Pilatus Tateshina Snow Resort | 17.0 km | 143 cm | 1761 |
| Chateraise Ski Valley Nobeyama | 17.0 km | 113 cm | 2196 |
| Chateraise Ski Valley Koumi | 17.0 km | 136 cm | 1860 |
Compare side by side with Sun Meadows Kiyosato Ski Area and Fujimi Panorama Resort →
Counted from the marked runs and lifts on the map, within 2.5 km of the centre of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Source: OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Difficulty uses the European grades, which do not map onto North American green / blue / black.
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 124 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 72 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 182 cm (2.5 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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Yatsugatake webcams & snow report — all 3 ski areas →
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 58.8 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| こぶちさわ温泉 | 4.7 km | 58.8℃ hot | 7.2 neutral | chloride, bicarbonate | 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group八ヶ岳 | Nature | 7.9 km |
| Mount Aka赤岳 (八ヶ岳山系) | Mountain | 7.9 km |
| Hakushu distillery白州蒸溜所 | Landmark | 10.4 km |
| Nobeyama radio observatory野辺山宇宙電波観測所 | Landmark | 14.7 km |
| Nobeyama Station野辺山駅 | Landmark | 15.4 km |
| Suwa taisha諏訪大社 | Shrine | 19.2 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 (26 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 八峯苑 鹿の湯 | ¥11,770 | 4.26／5 175 reviews | 0.3 km | 小淵沢駅よりお車にて約15分/無料送迎バス有り |
| Julian's | ¥9,500 | — | 0.7 km | 車の場合:【小淵沢インター車で約30分】【諏訪南インター車で約40分】電車の場合:【小淵沢駅で下車し駅より車で約15分】 |
| 家庭料理とオリジナル・デザートが自慢のペンション いる・える | ¥10,500 | 4.50／5 55 reviews | 0.7 km | 車・小淵沢ICより約10分。諏訪南ICより約15分。電車・小淵沢駅または富士見駅にて下車。レンタカーもしくはタクシー利用 |
| ペンション ラクーン | ¥10,450 | 4.00／5 133 reviews | 0.8 km | 中央自動車道 東京方面から小淵沢ICより6km、名古屋方面から諏訪南ICより12km |
| オテル・ドゥ 八ヶ岳テラス | ¥15,800 | 4.83／5 356 reviews | 0.8 km | 一日ゆったり3組さま制限で承っています ★当館は夕食朝食込みが基本となります ★中央道小渕沢I.Cから車で10分 |
| 富士見高原ペンション RYOZO | ¥6,000 | 5.00／5 91 reviews | 0.9 km | JR小淵沢駅・富士見駅・信濃境駅・小海線甲斐小泉駅送迎いたします。 |
| Ever Green | ¥9,460 | 4.64／5 63 reviews | 0.9 km | 小淵沢ICよりお車で約10分 ※送迎(有償サービス)が必要な方は事前にご相談お願いします |
| ペンション ポーラスター | ¥11,500 | 5.00／5 12 reviews | 0.9 km | 小淵沢駅よりタクシーで約10分強(道路状況により異なります)、小淵沢ICより約10分弱 |
| 富士見高原ハイジ・ロッジ | ¥40,000 | — | 1.3 km | 小渕沢ICよりお車にて約10分 |
| ログハウスのプチホテル トゥンブクトゥ | ¥9,500 | 4.44／5 192 reviews | 2.2 km | JR中央線・小渕沢駅または、富士見駅/中央自動車道・小渕沢IC・諏訪南IC~13分 タクシーだと3500円ぐらいです。 |
| 八ヶ岳ヴィラ・FOREST&DOG ^ | ¥7,192 | — | 3.1 km | 小淵沢駅から車で約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.
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14 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: 0.3 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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