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 →
A small community slope in the Sendo district of Ugo town. For decades it hosted the Gionyama Alpine Ski Race for the town's elementary and junior high pupils, which held its 45th and final edition in February 2020. Around March it has also been the venue for a local snow festival and ski race. Sources: town.ugo.lg.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yashima Ski Area | 20.0 km | 467 cm | 101 |
| Inakawa Ski Area Suberotta | 20.0 km | 229 cm | 885 |
| Green Valley Kamuro Ski Area | 25.0 km | 277 cm | 586 |
| Tengamori Ski Area | 27.0 km | 377 cm | 211 |
| Gosannen Ski Area | 32.0 km | 230 cm | 877 |
Compare side by side with Yashima Ski Area and Inakawa Ski Area Suberotta →
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.
99% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
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 31% 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. In amount, March brings 35 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 321 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 199 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 425 cm (2.1 times as much).
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.
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Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 鈴木家住宅 (羽後町) | Landmark | 4.4 km |
| Hottai Falls法体の滝 | Nature | 13.3 km |
| Sarukura Onsen猿倉温泉 (由利本荘市) | Hot spring town | 15.5 km |
| Kabusan Prefectural Natural Park加無山県立自然公園 | Nature | 15.9 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.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site.
5 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: 3.9 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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