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 →
The lift safety report is issued in the name of the mayor of Omi village, which runs the area itself. The advanced A course drops right beside the pair lift, and between courses A and B there is a mogul run. Sources: vill.omi.nagano.jp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugadairakogen Pine Beak Ski Area | 22.0 km | 153 cm | 1621 |
| Sugadaira Taro Area | 24.0 km | 153 cm | 1621 |
| Kashimayari Snow Resort | 25.0 km | 449 cm | 110 |
| Sugadaira Kogen Davos Hill Ski Area | 26.0 km | 153 cm | 1621 |
| Jiigatake Snow Resort | 26.0 km | 449 cm | 110 |
Compare side by side with Sugadairakogen Pine Beak Ski Area and Sugadaira Taro 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.
83% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
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 73% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 36 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 155 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 65 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 403 cm (6.2 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. What follows are nearby cameras, not the pistes themselves.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Some cameras here are provided by Windy.com. Footage plays in Windy’s own player; we do not store it. Windy.com
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Obasute Station姨捨駅 | Landmark | 2.5 km |
| Katsurao Castle葛尾城 | Historic site | 9.1 km |
| Nagano Olympic Stadium長野オリンピックスタジアム | Leisure | 13.2 km |
| Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters松代大本営跡 | Historic site | 13.4 km |
| Matsushiro Castle松代城 | Historic site | 14.1 km |
| Ueda Castle上田城 | Historic site | 17.9 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.
Checked on the official site (22 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
4 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 4 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 姨捨ゲストハウス なからや ^ | ¥5,220 | — | 2.7 km | 姨捨駅から徒歩で約1分 |
| 一棟貸しの宿 途方 | ¥6,930 | — | 2.7 km | JR聖高原駅よりお車で約20分、長野道 麻績IC・姨捨スマートICより約20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)
27 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: 1.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
“ad” marks links that pay us a commission if you book. Links without it are not affiliated.
Planning a trip · 1 Oct 2026
How Japan's Early-Bird Lift Tickets Work: At Hakuba Happo-One, Eight of the Nine Need a Japanese ID CardHakuba Happo-One opened early-bird sales at 10:00 on 1 October. A day costs ¥6,400 against ¥9,800 at the window, 35% off. But every ticket on the list except one needs a My Number Card and a Japanese phone app. A visitor from abroad can buy exactly one of them, at 15% off.
Planning a trip · 28 Sep 2026
El Niño and Japan's Snow in 2026/27Planning a trip · 15 Sep 2026
Japan Lift Ticket Prices for 2026/27