No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 18 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). 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 →
Buses run to the ski area from the Nihonkai (north) exit of Itoigawa Station. The Myojo One course is an intermediate run that follows a ridge and is known for its views. Right beside the slopes, the White Cliff inn offers day bathing in the Shio no Michi hot spring. Sources: seasidevalley.com, niigata-kankou.or.jp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba Cortina | 17.0 km | 635 cm | 30 |
| Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort | 18.0 km | 690 cm | 18 |
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort | 18.0 km | 635 cm | 30 |
| Tsugaike Kogen | 20.0 km | 668 cm | 21 |
| Myoko Suginohara | 23.0 km | 357 cm | 268 |
Compare side by side with Hakuba Cortina and Charmant Hiuchi 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.
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 35% 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 89 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 703 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 388 cm; the biggest was 2018/19 with 849 cm (2.2 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.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
More than we show here.
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 41.6 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 小谷村戸土 | 2.4 km | 14.2℃ cold | 7.9 mildly alkaline | 1974 |
| 梶山温泉梶山元湯 | 4.1 km | 41.6℃ warm | 7.2 neutral | 1974 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 高浪の池 | Nature | 5.7 km |
| Amakazari Onsen雨飾温泉 | Hot spring town | 5.8 km |
| Mount Amakazari雨飾山 | Mountain | 7.2 km |
| Fossa Magna Museumフォッサマグナミュージアム | Museum | 10.6 km |
| Jade Coastヒスイ海岸 (糸魚川市) | Nature | 13.4 km |
| Oyashirazu親不知 | Nature | 18.6 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.
Getting there
Source: seasidevalley.com · checked 2 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
3 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 3 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 姫川温泉 ホテル白馬荘 | ¥8,000 | 3.86／5 60 reviews | 5.2 km | JR大糸線平岩駅より徒歩5分/長野自動車道 豊科ICより白馬方面へ/北陸道 糸魚川ICより白馬方面へ |
| 姫川温泉 ホテル国富翠泉閣 | ¥19,000 | 4.34／5 358 reviews | 6.0 km | JR大糸線 平岩駅 |
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)
5 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: 1.3 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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