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 →
Gosannen is about ten minutes on foot from Gosannen Station on the JR Ou Line. It is a small town-run hill with gentle slopes served by a rope tow and T-bars, and the lights come on for night skiing. There is no rental shop, so bring your own gear. Sources: town.misato.akita.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choei Yuda Ski Area | 21.0 km | 332 cm | 345 |
| Inakawa Ski Area Suberotta | 22.0 km | 229 cm | 885 |
| Tengamori Ski Area | 23.0 km | 377 cm | 211 |
| Jeunesse Kurikoma Ski Area | 28.0 km | 407 cm | 165 |
| Gionyama Ski Area | 32.0 km | 321 cm | 401 |
Compare side by side with Choei Yuda 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.
Only 7% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (88%).
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 27% 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 23 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 230 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2019/20 with 123 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 405 cm (3.3 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.
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 横手 weather station — 4.6 km from this ski area, 2 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 490 cm |
| 2023/24 | 329 cm |
| 2024/25 | 615 cm |
| 2025/26 | 526 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 298 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 41 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 雁の湯 | 0.4 km | 41℃ warm | 8.2 mildly alkaline | — |
| 睦成追回 | 3.6 km | 36.8℃ warm | 8 mildly alkaline | sulphur |
| 睦成簡易保険保養センター | 4.2 km | 36℃ warm | 8.2 mildly alkaline | — |
| 塩湯彦 | 4.7 km | 40.8℃ warm | 7.6 mildly alkaline | sulphur |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yokote Castle横手城 | Historic site | 4.8 km |
| Yokote Park横手公園 | Park | 4.8 km |
| Akita Furusato-mura秋田ふるさと村 | Leisure | 7.5 km |
| Akita Museum of Modern Art秋田県立近代美術館 | Museum | 7.6 km |
| Former Ikeda Family Gardens旧池田氏庭園 | Park | 11.1 km |
| Hotta-no-saku払田柵跡 | Historic site | 12 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 (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 美郷町宿泊交流館ワクアス | ¥5,800 | 4.16／5 100 reviews | 4.0 km | [車]秋田自動車道・大曲ICより約15分または横手ICより約20分[電車]JR飯詰駅よりタクシー約5分 |
| 民泊よこてこよ/民泊 | ¥7,018 | — | 4.3 km | 横手駅より徒歩で4分 |
| 横手の街宿 かまだや | ¥6,300 | 3.78／5 10 reviews | 5.6 km | 横手駅から徒歩で5分 |
| 尾張屋旅館 | ¥4,900 | 4.13／5 56 reviews | 5.7 km | 横手駅より徒歩10分 |
| プラザイーストキャビン(横手プラザホテル) | ¥3,500 | 4.25／5 119 reviews | 5.8 km | JR横手駅目の前徒歩30秒 横手ICより5分 秋田空港・花巻空港より車60分 横手バスターミナル徒歩2分 |
| 横手プラザホテル | ¥3,600 | 4.15／5 2222 reviews | 5.8 km | JR横手駅東口目の前徒歩30秒 横手ICより5分 秋田空港・花巻空港より車60分 横手バスターミナル徒歩2分 |
| ホテルレディースプラザ横手 | ¥3,700 | 4.30／5 42 reviews | 5.8 km | JR横手駅西口目の前徒歩30秒 横手ICより5分 秋田空港・花巻空港より車60分 横手バスターミナル徒歩3分 |
| ホテルプラザアネックス横手 | ¥6,160 | 4.33／5 3439 reviews | 5.8 km | JR横手駅徒歩2分! 横手ICより5分、秋田空港・花巻空港より車60分、横手バスターミナル徒歩3分 |
| HOTEL NOSTAL YOKOTE | ¥7,010 | 4.41／5 328 reviews | 5.8 km | ◆JR横手駅徒歩約2分◆駐車場からホテルまで屋根付き◆秋田自動車道横手ICより車5分◆秋田空港・花巻空港より車60分◆ |
| クォードインyokote | ¥3,100 | 4.20／5 1391 reviews | 5.9 km | ■JR横手駅西口より徒歩約5分■秋田自動車道横手ICより車4分■秋田空港・花巻空港より車60分☆無料駐車場139台完備☆ |
| 横手温泉 ホテルプラザ迎賓 | ¥14,300 | 4.55／5 705 reviews | 5.9 km | JR横手駅東口徒歩2分 秋田自動車道横手IC5分 秋田空港・花巻空港から車60分 横手バスターミナル徒歩3分 |
| 横手セントラルホテル | ¥3,700 | 4.28／5 1886 reviews | 6.2 km | JR奥羽本線「横手駅」下車徒歩15分、タクシーで3分。 秋田自動車道横手ICより国道107号線経由で約8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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21 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: 4.3 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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