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 →
A city-run hill in the Inakawa district of Yuzawa, used by local schools for ski lessons on weekdays and by a local ski club's school at weekends. Night skiing runs most evenings; the slope closes for grooming in the late afternoon before the lights come on. On some days part of the hill is reserved for junior ski-club training or races. Sources: city-yuzawa.jp, sakigake.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengamori Ski Area | 6.8 km | 377 cm | 211 |
| Jeunesse Kurikoma Ski Area | 17.0 km | 407 cm | 165 |
| Gionyama Ski Area | 20.0 km | 321 cm | 401 |
| Gosannen Ski Area | 22.0 km | 230 cm | 877 |
| Choei Yuda Ski Area | 29.0 km | 332 cm | 345 |
Compare side by side with Tengamori Ski Area and Jeunesse Kurikoma 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.
94% 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 27% 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 22 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 229 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2019/20 with 138 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 323 cm (2.3 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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Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 湯沢 weather station — 7.1 km from this ski area, 113 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 422 cm |
| 2023/24 | 269 cm |
| 2024/25 | 540 cm |
| 2025/26 | 456 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 254 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 29 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 戸波 | 1.8 km | 13.5℃ cold | 9.2 alkaline | — |
| a spring in 稲川町飯田 | 2.5 km | 12.2℃ cold | 6.4 neutral | simple |
| 湯の原 | 3.5 km | 29℃ lukewarm | 7.6 mildly alkaline | simple |
| 清水小屋河原母之湯 | 3.9 km | 21℃ cold | 5.7 mildly acidic | simple |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 横手市増田伝統的建造物群保存地区 | Old streets | 4.3 km |
| Yokote Masuda Manga Museum横手市増田まんが美術館 | Museum | 4.5 km |
| Akita Museum of Modern Art秋田県立近代美術館 | Museum | 14.2 km |
| Akita Furusato-mura秋田ふるさと村 | Leisure | 14.3 km |
| Yokote Castle横手城 | Historic site | 17.5 km |
| Isawa Dam胆沢ダム | Nature | 17.6 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.
The weather map, and where it sits among nearby ski areas.
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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12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 宝蔵庵 | ¥6,600 | 4.71／5 7 reviews | 3.9 km | 十文字駅より路線バスで約15分(前もってご連絡いただけば十文字駅までお迎えに行きます) |
| 湯沢グランドホテル<秋田県> | ¥7,018 | 3.95／5 779 reviews | 4.3 km | 奥羽本線湯沢駅から徒歩で4分 |
| 湯沢ロイヤルホテル | ¥8,000 | 3.79／5 480 reviews | 4.4 km | 横手湯沢道路 湯沢IC下車5分/JR奥羽本線 湯沢駅下車 徒歩7分/コンビニ 徒歩3分 |
| 草木ももとせ/民泊 | ¥21,924 | — | 5.2 km | 下湯沢駅から徒歩で約3分 |
| 丸福旅館 | ¥5,300 | 4.59／5 156 reviews | 6.4 km | 十文字駅から徒歩2分/(電車)横手駅から十文字駅まで12分。湯沢駅から7分。 |
| MUSIRO SAUNA | ¥12,700 | — | 6.4 km | 十文字駅より徒歩約3分 |
| Hostel&Bar CAMOSIBA | ¥3,900 | 4.40／5 18 reviews | 6.5 km | JR奥羽本線十文字駅より徒歩にて約3分、十文字ICより約10分 |
| お宿Ugo・田 | ¥5,000 | — | 7.8 km | JR湯沢駅よりお車で10分、東北中央自動車道湯沢ICより10分 JR湯沢駅まで送迎いたします |
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)
10 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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