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 resort lies on Route 158 between central Takayama and Hirayu. Nohi buses from Takayama Station take about 40 minutes and stop right at the slopes. The Air Turn course looks out over the Northern Alps, and the Panorama course drops down through the forest. Sources: hounoki-daira.com (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hida Takayama Municipal Ski Resort | 6.0 km | 354 cmsame grid cell | 277 |
| Hirayu Onsen Ski Area | 6.3 km | 384 cm | 201 |
| Blue Resort Norikura | 12.0 km | 317 cm | 421 |
| Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge Ski Resort | 25.0 km | 318 cm | 408 |
| Hida Funayama Snow Resort Arkopia | 26.0 km | 150 cm | 1665 |
Compare side by side with Hida Takayama Municipal Ski Resort and Hirayu Onsen 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.
88% 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 60% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 65 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 354 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 246 cm; the biggest was 2016/17 with 458 cm (1.9 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.
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Norikura and Hida webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 22.8 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乗鞍温泉峠の湯 | 0.6 km | 7.7℃ cold | 5.6 mildly acidic | carbon dioxide | 1964 |
| 乗鞍温泉みこしの湯 | 1.6 km | 9.6℃ cold | 5.3 mildly acidic | carbon dioxide | 1964 |
| 銚子温泉 | 3.3 km | 22.8℃ cold | 6.5 neutral | — | 1967 |
| a spring in 丹生川村 | 3.4 km | 22℃ cold | 6.4 neutral | bicarbonate | 1957 |
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 Norikura乗鞍岳 | Mountain | 9 km |
| Mount Yake焼岳 | Mountain | 10.7 km |
| Shirahone Onsen白骨温泉 | Hot spring town | 12.4 km |
| Kamikōchi上高地 | Mountain | 15.3 km |
| Hida Mountains飛騨山脈 | Mountain | 19.3 km |
| Hotaka Mountains穂高岳 | Mountain | 19.3 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.
Getting there
Source: hounoki-daira.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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6 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 6 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| わんわんパラダイス 高山(旧:高山わんわんパラダイス ホテル&コテージ) | ¥8,841 | 4.42／5 1069 reviews | 1.0 km | JR高山線 高山駅/長野自動車道 松本ICより約55km/中部縦貫自動車道 高山ICより約30km |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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