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 →
This slope runs straight out from the Gujo Vacances Mura hotel, which stands on the Hirugano plateau. The terrain is gentle and pitched at beginners and intermediates, which suits children on their first trip to the snow and snowboarders who are still learning. Sources: gujyokogen-hotel.com, kankou-gifu.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhitePIA Takasu | 2.7 km | 220 cmsame grid cell | 953 |
| Washigatake Ski Area | 3.6 km | 220 cmsame grid cell | 953 |
| Hirugano Kogen Ski Resort | 4.1 km | 220 cmsame grid cell | 953 |
| Dynaland | 7.3 km | 322 cm | 393 |
| Takasu Snow Park | 7.3 km | 322 cm | 393 |
Compare side by side with WhitePIA Takasu and Washigatake 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 5% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (94%).
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 41% 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 31 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 220 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2019/20 with 136 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 399 cm (2.9 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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Okumino webcams & snow report — all 14 ski areas →
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 15 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 蛭ヶ野鉱泉 | 4.3 km | 15℃ cold | 5.8 mildly acidic | 1955 |
| a spring in 郡上市 | 4.5 km | 13.5℃ cold | 6.6 neutral | 1955 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bokka no Sato牧歌の里 | Park | 1.7 km |
| ひるがの高原 | Nature | 4.6 km |
| Mount Dainichi大日ヶ岳 | Mountain | 9.7 km |
| Shōkawa-zakura荘川桜 | Nature | 11.5 km |
| Itoshiro Cedar石徹白の大杉 | Nature | 17.4 km |
| Miboro Dam御母衣ダム | Landmark | 18.3 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 郡上ヴァカンス村ホテル | ¥2,160 | 3.94／5 280 reviews | 0.1 km | 長良川鉄道「美濃白鳥駅」より車で約30分/東海北陸自動車道「ひるがの高原SAスマートIC」より6Km(約7分) |
| 貸し別荘 Ork(オーク)ひるがの | ¥8,850 | 4.28／5 188 reviews | 1.7 km | 東海北陸自動車道「ひるがの高原SA」【ETCインター】下車「牧歌の里」方面へ約3分及び「高鷲IC」下車北へ約15分 |
| ひるがの高原 ペンショングリーンレイク | ¥9,100 | 5.00／5 193 reviews | 3.3 km | 東海北陸自動車道 ひるがの高原スマートIC(ETC搭載車限定)下車後やまびこロード経由 7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)
3 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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