No snow on the ground or falling right now. 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 →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 4 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
About 30 minutes by car from central Nagano, the slopes are also lit for night skiing, so people nearby can stop by after work. The Summit course at the top is an unpisted mogul run, with views as far as Mount Fuji in good weather. The MSS Mitani Ski School, which coaches alpine racing, also teaches here. Sources: iizunaresort.com, db.go-nagano.net, go-nagano.net (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togakushi Ski Area | 4.9 km | 553 cm | 61 |
| Kurohime Kogen | 9.3 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Myoko Suginohara | 14.0 km | 357 cmsame grid cell | 268 |
| Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Ski Resort | 15.0 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Tangram Madarao Ski Circus | 15.0 km | 432 cm | 129 |
Compare side by side with Togakushi Ski Area and Kurohime Kogen →
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.
87% 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 49% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 58 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 357 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 230 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 435 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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Togakushi and Iizuna webcams & snow report — all 2 ski areas →
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 24 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 牟礼村 | 1.6 km | 10℃ cold | 6.1 neutral | 1973 |
| 飯綱鉱泉 | 3.1 km | 24℃ cold | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Togakushi Shrine戸隠神社 | Shrine | 6.6 km |
| Mount Kurohime黒姫山 (長野県) | Mountain | 8.5 km |
| Zenkō-ji Temple善光寺 | Temple | 9.2 km |
| Mount Togakushi戸隠山 | Mountain | 9.8 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 10.9 km |
| Mount Myōkō妙高山 | Mountain | 17.2 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.
Getting there
Source: iizunaresort.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 (22 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ペンション ハロー・ララ! | ¥6,200 | — | 1.6 km | しなの鉄道北しなの線 牟礼駅、黒姫駅よりタクシーで15分 |
| 四季の宿 御宿 上倉荘 | ¥6,500 | — | 1.6 km | しなの鉄道 牟礼駅よりお車にて約20分 |
| マウンテン・ヴィラ タキハウス | ¥7,500 | 5.00／5 25 reviews | 1.7 km | 上信越道・信州中野IC又は信濃町ICより車で25分~30分 |
| ペンション 花車 | ¥3,800 | 4.71／5 54 reviews | 1.8 km | 上信越道中野IC又は信濃町ICからR18経由20km |
| 飯綱東高原 ペンションひまわり | ¥9,590 | 4.83／5 52 reviews | 1.9 km | 信越線牟礼駅より車で17分。牟礼駅にレンタカー(いいづなレンタカー)あります【要予約】 |
| 山荘ゆきつばき | ¥13,600 | — | 2.0 km | JR 長野駅より車で約30分 上信越道信州中野ICより車で約30分 上越道信濃町ICより車で約20分 |
| 藤間千松庵 山荘ゆきつばき | ¥12,500 | — | 2.2 km | 牟礼駅よりお車で約12分 |
| GLAMPROOK飯綱高原(グランルーク) | ¥16,000 | 4.55／5 162 reviews | 2.4 km | 北陸新幹線 長野駅よりお車にて約35分/しなの鉄道北しなの線 牟礼駅より無料送迎あり |
| 飯綱東高原オートキャンプ場 | ¥820 | — | 2.5 km | しなの鉄道北しなの線「牟礼駅」より車で約15分 |
| ARCADIA 〜ふたつとない景色〜 | ¥5,000 | 4.34／5 392 reviews | 3.1 km | ◆JR長野駅より車で約30分◆長野ICから約45分◆路線バス長野駅より戸隠方面行きハイランドホール前下車徒歩約3分 |
| Private LOGCABIN CUE iizuna ^ | ¥16,240 | — | 3.4 km | 長野市善光寺下駅より車で24分 |
| Earthboat Kurohime | ¥17,667 | — | 3.8 km | 黒姫駅よりお車で約10分、上信越自動車道 信濃町ICより約12分 |
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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78 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: 1.9 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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Where the snow falls · 5 Sep 2026
Togakushi: Deep, Dry Snow Inside Nagano CityTogakushi is inside the city limits of a place with about 370,000 people. Snow falls at −5.9 °C, rain arrives on 11% of winter days against a national median of 16%, and it has the best snow quality of any Japanese ski area within 20 km of a city.