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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 →
Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area is a ski area in Niigata. Compared with Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort, the nearest ski area (2.1 km), it gets about the same snow in a season, and its snowfall days are 1.2°C warmer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort | 2.1 km | 695 cmsame grid cell | 12 |
| Maiko Snow Resort | 4.0 km | 695 cmsame grid cell | 12 |
| Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort | 4.6 km | 618 cm | 36 |
| Joetsu International | 4.6 km | 695 cmsame grid cell | 12 |
| Ippon Sugi Ski Resort | 6.1 km | 695 cmsame grid cell | 12 |
Compare side by side with Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort and Maiko Snow Resort →
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.
95% 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 29% 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. For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 76 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 695 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 328 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 983 cm (3.0 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Echigo-Yuzawa webcams & snow report — all 17 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 湯沢 weather station — 5.5 km from this ski area, 31 m above its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 810 cm |
| 2023/24 | 619 cm |
| 2024/25 | 1080 cm |
| 2025/26 | 732 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 686 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
6 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 48 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上野鉱泉新泉1号 | 0.4 km | 24.3℃ cold | 8.1 mildly alkaline | simple |
| 石打丸山丸山3号 | 1 km | 25.8℃ lukewarm | 8.1 mildly alkaline | — |
| 上越後楽園上越後楽園 | 2.3 km | 31.1℃ lukewarm | 8.2 mildly alkaline | — |
| 大沢大沢鉱泉 | 3.7 km | 28℃ lukewarm | 8.5 alkaline | — |
| 湯ノ城上越パラダイス | 3.9 km | 44℃ hot | — | — |
| 清津峡薬師の湯(小出4号) | 4.4 km | 48℃ hot | 9.2 alkaline | alkaline 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kiyotsu Gorge清津峡 | Nature | 4.6 km |
| Yuzawa Kōgen Ropeway湯沢高原ロープウェイ | Nature | 5.7 km |
| Echigo Yuzawa Onsen越後湯沢温泉 | Hot spring town | 5.9 km |
| Untō-an Temple雲洞庵 | Temple | 9.6 km |
| Mount Makihata巻機山 | Mountain | 15 km |
| Mount Naeba苗場山 | Mountain | 18.5 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.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site. See the official site ↗
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70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ロッヂ ホワイトスター | ¥5,000 | 4.65／5 79 reviews | 0.5 km | 関越自動車道塩沢石打インターチェンジより車で5分 |
| 丸山温泉 古城館 | ¥9,350 | 4.64／5 824 reviews | 0.8 km | 越後湯沢駅より無料送迎。関越道 石打ICより5分。 |
| 田中屋旅館<新潟県> | ¥5,000 | 4.33／5 177 reviews | 0.9 km | 上越新幹線の越後湯沢駅で上越線に乗り換え、次の石打駅で下車、徒歩2分。/関越自動車道の塩沢石打ICより車で5分。 |
| ロッヂ マシュー | ¥5,900 | 4.45／5 65 reviews | 0.9 km | JR越後湯沢・JR石打より路線バス・タクシー、送迎あり(要予約)/関越自動車道:塩沢石打ICより5分・湯沢ICより15分 |
| 雪の雫 | ¥14,000 | 4.75／5 41 reviews | 1.1 km | JR 石打駅/塩沢石打ICよりお車にて約10分 |
| BIRD LAND | ¥5,000 | — | 1.2 km | JR石打駅:車で約3分、徒歩約15分、上越新幹線・越後湯沢駅より石打丸山スキー場行の無料シャトルバス有、下車後徒歩約3分 |
| ホテルnozomi ^ | ¥17,400 | — | 1.3 km | 石打駅から徒歩で約5分 |
| ミストラル | ¥5,300 | 3.00／5 64 reviews | 1.4 km | 関越道塩沢石打ICより5分, 越後湯沢駅よりバス10分, 最寄り駅石打駅 |
| 石打スキーセンター | ¥7,000 | 4.50／5 42 reviews | 1.5 km | 関越自動車道 塩沢石打ICより車で約3分。アクセスについて詳しくは弊社HPをご覧ください。 |
| HOTEL1800 ^ | ¥4,872 | — | 1.6 km | 石打駅から徒歩で約7分 |
| ベルビューニシウラ | ¥6,000 | 5.00／5 27 reviews | 1.7 km | 越後湯沢駅・GALA湯沢駅・上越線石打駅/関越高速道・塩沢石打ICより5分 |
| ペットと泊まれる宿 ヒルサイド イン センタークラブ | ¥9,350 | 4.50／5 26 reviews | 1.9 km | JR上越線 石打駅から車で5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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11 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: 0.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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