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.
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 →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 1 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 →
This city-run slope at Kase, in Kanagi, has a small ski jump alongside an alpine course. A T-bar handles the uphill, and floodlights allow skiing after dark. Sources: city.goshogawara.lg.jp, gosho-taikyo.org (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aomori Spring Resort | 28.0 km | 324 cm | 387 |
| Iwakisan Hyakuzawa Ski Resort | 30.0 km | 324 cm | 387 |
| Moya Hills | 31.0 km | 339 cm | 309 |
| Hakkoda Kokusai Ski Area | 38.0 km | 371 cm | 221 |
| Yogoshiyama Ski Area | 43.0 km | 231 cm | 865 |
Compare side by side with Aomori Spring Resort and Iwakisan Hyakuzawa Ski 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 45% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is south (55%).
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 37% 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 30 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 234 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2014/15 with 122 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 374 cm (3.1 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 五所川原 weather station — 8.4 km from this ski area, 23 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 379 cm |
| 2023/24 | 276 cm |
| 2024/25 | 484 cm |
| 2025/26 | 377 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 319 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
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 38 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 金木朝日山 | 3 km | 34.6℃ warm | 8 mildly alkaline |
| 老人福祉センター福祉センター | 4.6 km | 38℃ warm | 8.5 alkaline |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum太宰治記念館 「斜陽館」 | Museum | 3 km |
| Tachineputa Museum立佞武多の館 | Museum | 8.4 km |
| Kamegaoka Stone Age Site亀ヶ岡遺跡 | Historic site | 11.7 km |
| Kizukuri Station木造駅 | Landmark | 11.7 km |
| Tsugaru Fujimi Lake津軽富士見湖 | Nature | 16.6 km |
| Sannai-Maruyama Site三内丸山遺跡 | Historic site | 20 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.
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民宿と食事処 エンゼル | ¥5,500 | 3.60／5 54 reviews | 4.2 km | 津軽鉄道 芦野公園駅/東北自動車道 浪岡IC下車→津軽道から国道339 |
| 稲垣温泉ホテル花月亭 | ¥8,800 | 3.90／5 153 reviews | 6.9 km | 東北自動車道浪岡IC経由・津軽自動車道五所川原北IC(終点)から車で15分 |
| GuestHouseつがるのへっちょ | ¥6,250 | — | 7.1 km | 五所川原北ICより車で5分、津軽鉄道 十川駅より徒歩8分、JR五能線 五所川原駅より車で6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)
7 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: 3 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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