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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 →
From the Kyukamura Okudaisen hotel it is a one-minute walk to the snow, and drivers can set off straight from the car park. Overnight guests and day visitors alike barely have to walk to reach the slope. It is at the foot of Mount Karasugasen, right beside the Kyukamura. Sources: qkamura.or.jp, resemom.jp, pref.tottori.lg.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisen Masumizu Kogen Snow Park | 7.4 km | 160 cm | 1541 |
| Daisen White Resort | 7.6 km | 158 cm | 1564 |
| Hiruzen Bear Valley Ski Resort | 9.6 km | 161 cm | 1527 |
| Ibukinosato Ski Area | 26.0 km | 115 cm | 2167 |
| Azo Koen Ski Area | 43.0 km | 108 cm | 2268 |
Compare side by side with Daisen Masumizu Kogen Snow Park and Daisen White 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.
Only 22% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (75%).
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 42% 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 27 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 185 cm, and 4 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 78 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 261 cm (3.3 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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Daisen webcams & snow report — all 4 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 大山 weather station — 7.4 km from this ski area, 110 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 677 cm |
| 2023/24 | 567 cm |
| 2024/25 | 773 cm |
| 2025/26 | 691 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 221 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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Daisen大山 (鳥取県) | Mountain | 5.6 km |
| Daisen-ji Temple大山寺 (鳥取県大山町) | Temple | 7.3 km |
| Mount Senjō (Tottori)船上山 | Mountain | 9.2 km |
| Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography植田正治写真美術館 | Museum | 15.1 km |
| Ōgamiyama Shrine大神山神社 | Shrine | 18.8 km |
| Mukibanda Site妻木晩田遺跡 | Historic site | 18.8 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 休暇村 奥大山 (旧 大山鏡ヶ成) | ¥14,000 | 4.54／5 180 reviews | 0.3 km | 米子自動車道 蒜山ICから約20分/JR伯備線 根雨駅より送迎バス30分 |
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)
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