【岐阜・ひるがの高原】 雪山対決三番勝負の犠牲者は誰だ！？あおぎり高校史上、最大規模の宿泊ロケ！【2026 冬】
By: あおぎり高校 - Aogiri Vtuber High School · 31 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
220cm
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
- 867–1,034 m
- Across
- 1.3 km
The resort calls itself, first and foremost, a family ski area. First-timers can start on the Rinkan course, which winds down through the woods, or on the gentle Heart Slope. The resort also runs snow rafting on its slopes for visitors who want to try it. Sources: hiruganokogen.com (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
220cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
136cm
The middle winter of the 12: 204 cm. The best: 399 cm.
World rank
953
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
233
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
145
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 931 m, 165 m above the national median.
Quality rank
251
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−3.1°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
22%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
14%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
16km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 36
Frequency 41
Freedom from rain 44
Calm when snowing (model grid) 98
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gujo Vacances Mura Ski Area | 4.1 km | 220 cmsame grid cell | 953 |
| Takasu Snow Park | 4.7 km | 322 cm | 393 |
| Dynaland | 5.0 km | 322 cm | 393 |
| WhitePIA Takasu | 6.4 km | 220 cmsame grid cell | 953 |
| Washigatake Ski Area | 7.1 km | 220 cmsame grid cell | 953 |
Compare side by side with Gujo Vacances Mura Ski Area and Takasu Snow Park →
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
6
Run length
3.9km
Lifts
3
Vertical
167m
Top 1,034 m · base 867 m
Run map
EasyIntermediate Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.1 km
Steepest pitch15°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs9.1°
Which way the slopes face
North 4%
East 0%
South 6%
West 91%
Only 4% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (91%).
By difficulty
Easy 2 · 1.4 km
Intermediate 3 · 2.1 km
Other 1 · 0.4 km
Lift types
- Chairlift3
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 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.
67cmDec
75cmJan
46cmFeb
31cmMar
Winter by winter
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.
399
169
211
262
155
136
193
214
196
226
314
159
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
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Okumino webcams & snow report — all 14 ski areas →
Videos
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Hot springs nearby, as analysed
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 13.5 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 郡上市 | 1 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ひるがの高原 | Nature | 1.8 km |
| Bokka no Sato牧歌の里 | Park | 2.7 km |
| Mount Dainichi大日ヶ岳 | Mountain | 6.9 km |
| Shōkawa-zakura荘川桜 | Nature | 8.6 km |
| Miboro Dam御母衣ダム | Landmark | 14.7 km |
| Mount Sannomine三ノ峰 (両白山地) | Mountain | 17.1 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.
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
- Not checked
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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34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| miniモンゴルキャンプ場 ^ | ¥3,700 | — | 0.6 km | 北濃駅から車で約20分 |
| ペンション ブルーム | ¥9,350 | 5.00／5 15 reviews | 0.6 km | 東海北陸自動車道高鷲ICよりR156を北上15分。(ETCの場合はひるがのスマートICよりすぐ) |
| 民泊AZOO/民泊 | ¥8,167 | — | 0.7 km | 北濃駅から車で約20分 |
| シェソワ ワカミヤ | ¥10,500 | 4.86／5 234 reviews | 0.7 km | 東海北陸自動車道 (ETCの場合)ひるがの高原SAスマートICより7分/(ETC以外の場合)高鷲ICより15分。 |
| みかつ屋 | ¥5,500 | 4.50／5 21 reviews | 0.8 km | 東海北陸自動車道・ひるがの高原スマートICより車で10分。ETC車以外の場合、高鷲ICより17分。荘川ICより15分 |
| ひるがの高原民宿 大蔵屋 | ¥8,200 | 4.10／5 97 reviews | 0.9 km | 国道156号線【北陸自動車道で高鷲IC又はひるがのS・Aスマートインターまで】 |
| 和み舎ひるがの | ¥9,000 | 4.25／5 43 reviews | 0.9 km | ひるがの高原SA(スマートインター)より5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 | 0.9 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 |
| ホリデイハウス グリーンガーデン | ¥7,000 | 4.55／5 256 reviews | 1.0 km | 北陸自動車道ひるがのスマートICから8分 または 高鷲ICよりR156を北上10km |
| Holiday House グリーンガーデン ^ | ¥10,672 | — | 1.0 km | 北濃駅から車で約19分 |
| 交流宿 星降る家 いこい | ¥4,250 | 4.00／5 9 reviews | 1.1 km | 北陸自動車道高鷲ICより車で約15分、北陸自動車道ひるがの高原スマートICより車で約10分。 |
| ひるがの高原 ペンション ミルキーハウス<岐阜県> | ¥4,950 | 4.68／5 129 reviews | 1.2 km | 長良川鉄道「白鳥駅」~JRバスで約50分/東海北陸自動車道・高鷲ICより15分 |
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Places to stay on the map
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.
Nearest: 1 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- Holiday House GREEN GARDEN 1.0 km
- フレンドハウスひるがの 1.6 km
- Fairfield by Marriott Gifu Takayama Shirakawa Go 5.0 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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