最強寒波到来の中でハチ高原スキー場ルートへ行ってみた
By: 田中屋食品の「蕎麦はやっぱ出石そばっすよね」 · 20 Jan
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.
Typical snowfall
237cm
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
- 855–1,216 m
- Across
- 1.9 km
The heart of the area is the central slope and a forest run that winds through the trees. A downhill course follows a gully, and THE PARKS terrain park has features for every level. Guesthouses and lodges line the road below, and the same company runs Hachikita Kogen nearby. Sources: hachi-hachikita.co.jp (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
237cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
51cm
The middle winter of the 12: 269 cm. The best: 348 cm.
World rank
810
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
210
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
135
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 960 m, 194 m above the national median.
Quality rank
213
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−3.9°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
30%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
20%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
21km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 42
Frequency 56
Freedom from rain 35
Calm when snowing (model grid) 94
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).
Compared with what is nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Bowl Tohachi | 2.8 km | 200 cm | 1149 |
| Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort | 2.8 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
| Sky Valley Ski Area | 3.2 km | 197 cm | 1174 |
| Hachikita Kogen | 5.2 km | 235 cm | 823 |
| Wakasa Hyonosen Ski Resort | 5.8 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
Compare side by side with Hyper Bowl Tohachi and Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort →
Runs and lifts
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.
Marked runs
15
Run length
6.4km
Lifts
8
Vertical
360m
Top 1,216 m · base 855 m
Run map
NoviceEasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.1 km
Steepest pitch32°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs9.7°
Which way the slopes face
North 1%
East 24%
South 65%
West 10%
Only 25% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is south (65%).
By difficulty
Novice 2 · 0.5 km
Easy 10 · 3.7 km
Intermediate 1 · 0.8 km
Advanced 2 · 1.4 km
Lift types
- Chairlift8
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.
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 42% 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 34 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
62cmDec
81cmJan
60cmFeb
34cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 237 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 51 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 348 cm (6.8 times as much).
89
51
283
306
226
147
200
342
270
267
348
320
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Live cameras
On the mountainハチ高原スキー場 ↗Roads nearby国道482号 ↗From the resort: 5.6 kmOperated by: 中国地方整備局 倉吉河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道9号 ↗From the resort: 6.8 kmOperated by: 近畿地方整備局 豊岡河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道29号 ↗From the resort: 10.1 kmOperated by: 近畿地方整備局 姫路河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道29号 ↗From the resort: 11.1 kmOperated by: 中国地方整備局 鳥取河川国道事務所
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Hyonosen and Hachikita webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
Videos
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Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 27.3 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 香美町(大笹) | 3.4 km | 27.3℃ lukewarm | — | — | 1973 |
| ハチ北温泉 | 3.4 km | 26.9℃ lukewarm | 8.98 alkaline | radioactive (radon) | 2002 |
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
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hachibuse Highlands鉢伏高原 | Nature | 0.4 km |
| Mount Hyōno氷ノ山 | Mountain | 4.2 km |
| Ojiro小代区 | Old streets | 7.3 km |
| Mount Myōken妙見山 (養父市・香美町) | Nature | 10.6 km |
| 長楽寺 (兵庫県香美町) | Temple | 13.1 km |
| Yumura Onsen湯村温泉 (兵庫県) | Hot spring town | 18.2 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.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Rental
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
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42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| リゾートロッヂ山水館 | ¥6,300 | 1.00／5 28 reviews | 0.5 km | 中国自動車道→播但自動車道(和田山)→R9 |
| グリーンホテルやまなみ(旧:ヒュッテやまなみ) | ¥8,500 | 4.33／5 18 reviews | 0.6 km | 北近畿豊岡自動車道八鹿氷ノ山ICから約40分、JR八鹿駅からバスで35分 |
| ロッヂ みやま荘 | ¥9,900 | 4.67／5 81 reviews | 0.6 km | 舞鶴自動車道 春日IC~北近畿自動車道和田山IC~国道9号線、鳥取方面~関宮町関神社交差点左折~鉢高原 |
| ハチ高原 かつみや | ¥6,500 | 4.00／5 172 reviews | 1.8 km | ★北近畿豊岡自動車道 八鹿氷ノ山IC下車30分 ★JR山陰本線 八鹿駅より全但バス(鉢伏行)にて約50分 |
| 西村屋 | ¥8,800 | 3.20／5 82 reviews | 2.2 km | 山陰本線 八鹿駅から車で40分 北近畿豊岡自動車八鹿・氷ノ山インター下車30分 |
| 民宿 京口屋 | ¥3,850 | 4.50／5 22 reviews | 2.4 km | JR八鹿駅~鉢伏行バスにて丹戸中央入口まで1時間/和田山IC~約1時間 |
| ハチ北高原 旅館わさびや | ¥8,100 | 4.50／5 61 reviews | 2.9 km | JR八鹿駅から村岡・秋岡方面行バスにて「ハチ北口」下車(約40分)/乗り換えてハチ北へ※ハチ北口までは送迎可(要確認) |
| 旅館 なかや | ¥5,500 | 3.57／5 27 reviews | 3.0 km | JR八鹿駅から村岡方面行バスにて「ハチ北口」下車(約40分)/乗り換えてハチ北へ ※ハチ北口までは送迎可(要確認) |
| ハチ北温泉 旅館 さかえ | ¥6,600 | 4.71／5 59 reviews | 3.1 km | お車:北近畿豊岡自動車道・八鹿氷ノ山IC~R9鳥取方面へ30分/電車:JR八鹿駅より車で40分 |
| ハチ北高原 プチホテル Aoitori | ¥7,000 | 3.67／5 14 reviews | 3.1 km | 八鹿駅からバスで30分 |
| ハチ北温泉 内湯旅館 SASAYA | ¥8,000 | 4.88／5 30 reviews | 3.1 km | 舞鶴若狭自動車道 春日IC~北近畿豊岡~八鹿・氷ノ山IC |
| かどや新館 | ¥7,000 | 4.27／5 58 reviews | 3.2 km | 八鹿駅から村岡方面行きバス乗車、「ハチ北口」下車、乗り換えハチ北へ |
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Places to stay on the map
We have no facility list for the 12 km around here yet — search the booking sites below.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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