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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 same-day lift ticket gets you into Hirayu no Mori, a day-use hot spring about eight minutes away on foot, at no charge. The intermediate Yunohira course winds a long way down through the trees, while the Giant course is the steep one. Sources: hirayunomori.com, okuhida.or.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honokidaira Ski Area | 6.3 km | 354 cm | 277 |
| Blue Resort Norikura | 8.6 km | 317 cm | 421 |
| Hida Takayama Municipal Ski Resort | 12.0 km | 354 cm | 277 |
| Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge Ski Resort | 21.0 km | 318 cm | 408 |
| Asahi Prime Ski Area | 25.0 km | 142 cm | 1775 |
Compare side by side with Honokidaira Ski Area and Blue Resort Norikura →
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 17% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (74%).
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 57% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 70 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 384 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 252 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 471 cm (1.9 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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Norikura and Hida webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
More than we show here.
42 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 98 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 平湯温泉神岡鉱業所 | 0.8 km | 89℃ hot | 7.1 neutral | — | 1961 |
| 平湯温泉おばこ原 | 0.9 km | 77℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | — | 1953 |
| 平湯温泉平湯温泉協同組合 | 0.9 km | 96℃ hot | 8 mildly alkaline | sulphur, chloride, bicarbonate | 1961 |
| 平湯温泉湯上の湯 | 0.9 km | 79℃ hot | 6.8 neutral | — | 1953 |
| 平湯温泉白猿の湯 | 0.9 km | 67.5℃ hot | 7.2 neutral | — | 1980 |
| 福地温泉天皇泉 | 4.3 km | 98℃ hot | 8 mildly alkaline | chloride, bicarbonate | 1966 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Yake焼岳 | Mountain | 5.3 km |
| Shirahone Onsen白骨温泉 | Hot spring town | 7.1 km |
| Mount Norikura乗鞍岳 | Mountain | 8.7 km |
| Kamikōchi上高地 | Mountain | 9.6 km |
| Hida Mountains飛騨山脈 | Mountain | 14.1 km |
| Hotaka Mountains穂高岳 | Mountain | 14.1 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.
Getting there
Source: hirayunomori.com · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
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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19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 平湯温泉 KKR平湯たから荘(国家公務員共済組合連合会平湯保養所) | ¥10,000 | 4.31／5 141 reviews | 0.9 km | JR 高山本線高山駅より新穂高ロープウェイ行きバスで平湯バスターミナル(下車徒歩4分) |
| 奥飛騨山荘 のりくら一休 | ¥11,000 | 4.13／5 75 reviews | 0.9 km | 高山駅より新穂高行きバスを利用(約50分)の後、徒歩にて4~5分 |
| 湯の花ふわり 湯元館 | ¥8,800 | 3.91／5 39 reviews | 1.0 km | 高山駅より新穂高行きバスに乗車、平湯温泉バス停下車、徒歩にて約5分 |
| 奥飛騨平湯温泉 旅館たなか<岐阜県> | ¥9,900 | 4.72／5 295 reviews | 1.0 km | 高山駅よりバスで60分/中央道松本ICより車でR158 60分/東海北陸道・中部縦貫道高山ICより車で60分 |
| 平湯温泉 山荘 湯乃里 | ¥9,900 | 4.17／5 92 reviews | 1.0 km | JR高山本線 高山駅より車で約60分/アルプス街道 平湯バス停 |
| 平湯プリンスホテル | ¥9,900 | 3.62／5 13 reviews | 1.0 km | R高山駅より新穂高ロープウェイ行きバスで約一時間、平湯温泉下車。 |
| 平湯温泉 中村館 | ¥11,000 | 3.62／5 318 reviews | 1.0 km | JR高山本線 高山駅よりバス60分/東海北陸自動車道高山西lCより車70分/中央高速松本ICより車70分 |
| 平湯温泉 平田館 | ¥13,200 | 4.31／5 410 reviews | 1.0 km | JR高山駅よりバスで60分、 東海北陸道高山ICより60分、中央道松本ICより車で65分 |
| 奥飛騨 平湯温泉 湯の平館 | ¥14,000 | 4.49／5 298 reviews | 1.0 km | JR高山駅又はJR松本駅よりバスで平湯温泉/東海北陸道高山西IC、長野自動車道松本ICよりR158経由で平湯温泉 |
| 無料露天付貸切風呂と岐阜料理師範の宿 お宿 栄太郎 | ¥17,500 | 4.79／5 295 reviews | 1.0 km | JR高山線高山駅又はJR中央線松本駅よりバス/東海北陸道清見IC、長野自動車道松本ICよりR158経由で平湯温泉 |
| Tabist 風雪 | ¥11,000 | 4.00／5 32 reviews | 1.1 km | 高山駅より車にて約50分・松本ICより約70分/バス:高山駅より平湯バスターミナルで下車徒歩1分 |
| 深山桜庵別館 湯めぐりの宿 平湯館(共立リゾート) | ¥14,000 | 4.06／5 624 reviews | 1.1 km | ■JR高山駅よりバスで約60分「平湯温泉」下車、徒歩約5分 ■長野道松本ICよりR158で約65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)
43 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
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