【ジュネス栗駒スキー場】25-26season 新雪が凄い！深雪が凄い！パフパフ三昧しませんか?
By: KUMA CHANNL · 7 Feb
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.
Typical snowfall
407cm
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 →
- Elevation
- 390–771 m
- Across
- 2.2 km
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 13 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 →
Hot-spring hotels, pensions and guesthouses stand on the slopes themselves, so skiing starts at the front door. On night-skiing days the No. 2 quad keeps running, serving the longest run on the hill, which beginners can manage. The baths at Jeunesse Onsen Hotel Blanc draw on an alkaline simple spring and take day visitors. Sources: jeunesse-ski.com (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
407cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
171cm
The middle winter of the 12: 434 cm. The best: 549 cm.
World rank
165
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
76
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
267
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 489 m, 277 m below the national median.
Quality rank
163
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−3.0°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
25%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
31%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
23km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 36
Frequency 87
Freedom from rain 36
Calm when snowing (model grid) 91
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).
Compared with what is nearby
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 | 9.8 km | 377 cm | 211 |
| Inakawa Ski Area Suberotta | 17.0 km | 229 cm | 885 |
| Geto Kogen | 17.0 km | 355 cm | 275 |
| Choei Yuda Ski Area | 21.0 km | 332 cm | 345 |
| Gosannen Ski Area | 28.0 km | 230 cm | 877 |
Compare side by side with Tengamori Ski Area and Inakawa Ski Area Suberotta →
Runs and lifts
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.
Marked runs
13
Run length
9.6km
Lifts
4
Vertical
381m
Top 771 m · base 390 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.6 km
Steepest pitch34°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs12.6°
Which way the slopes face
North 20%
East 6%
South 5%
West 69%
Only 26% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (69%).
By difficulty
Easy 6 · 6.1 km
Intermediate 4 · 2.6 km
Advanced 3 · 0.9 km
Lift types
- Chairlift4
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.
Official figures: longest 2,500 m, 4 chairlifts. Source (checked 10 Nov)
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 46% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 63 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
116cmDec
137cmJan
92cmFeb
63cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 407 cm, and 3 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 171 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 549 cm (3.2 times as much).
215
171
432
549
443
358
426
511
447
421
475
435
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
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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Hot springs nearby, as analysed
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 36.2 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 岩井川・なるせジュネス休養センター | 2.4 km | 36.2℃ warm | 7.1 neutral | 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
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Isawa Dam胆沢ダム | Nature | 4.1 km |
| Geto Onsen no Sekkaika夏油温泉の石灰華 | Hot spring town | 14 km |
| Geto Onsen夏油温泉 | Hot spring town | 14.6 km |
| Yokote Masuda Manga Museum横手市増田まんが美術館 | Museum | 16.5 km |
| Hottoyuda Stationほっとゆだ駅 | Landmark | 17.8 km |
| 湯田温泉峡 | Hot spring town | 19.5 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.
Coordinates: 39.1582, 140.7323
Getting there
- By train
- Jumonji Station (JR Ou Line)
- By car
- About 40 minutes from Jumonji IC.
- Winter roads
- Routes 342 and 397 towards Iwate are closed in winter (November to May).
Source: ugokotsu.co.jp, common3.pref.akita.lg.jp, vill.higashinaruse.lg.jp · checked 2 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Not checked
- Rental
- Not checked
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
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1 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 1 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| やまゆり温泉 ホテルブラン | ¥8,250 | 4.50／5 55 reviews | 0.5 km | 十文字駅からバスにて約30分/湯沢横手自動車道十文字ICより国道342号、国道397号 |
Pick dates and guests to check rooms on Rakuten Travel
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)
Places to stay on the map
4 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: 1.8 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- グルメペンション お山の大将 1.8 km
- クラフトペンション きのこ小舎 1.8 km
- 東成瀬村役場 青少年山の家 2.3 km
- なるせ温泉 東仙歩 2.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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