No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 24 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 →
Katashina Kogen is for skiers only; snowboards are not allowed. The terrain is sheltered from strong wind, so it often keeps running on stormy days when other areas stop. It installed a snow escalator in 1981 and has catered to families with small children for decades. Sources: katashinakogen.co.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White World Oze Iwakura | 1.7 km | 252 cmsame grid cell | 712 |
| Snow Park Oze Tokura | 5.1 km | 252 cmsame grid cell | 712 |
| Oguna Hotaka Ski Area | 5.9 km | 252 cmsame grid cell | 712 |
| Kawaba Ski Resort | 10.0 km | 423 cm | 144 |
| Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort | 11.0 km | 249 cm | 743 |
Compare side by side with White World Oze Iwakura and Snow Park Oze Tokura →
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.
96% 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 60% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 50 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 252 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 158 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 318 cm (2.0 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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Oze and Marunuma webcams & snow report — all 5 ski areas →
4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 52.3 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 片品萩乃湯(土出温泉) | 1.5 km | 52.3℃ hot | 9.2 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 尾瀬戸倉水芭蕉の湯 | 3.8 km | 30.9℃ lukewarm | 10 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 鎌田半瀬の湯 | 3.8 km | 44℃ hot | 8.5 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 小川宮乃下 | 4.1 km | 28℃ lukewarm | 8.1 mildly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Hotaka武尊山 | Mountain | 8 km |
| Mount Nikkō-Shirane日光白根山 | Mountain | 13.6 km |
| Oze尾瀬 | Nature | 14.3 km |
| Oze National Park尾瀬国立公園 | Nature | 15.5 km |
| Mount Hiuchigatake燧ヶ岳 | Mountain | 17.1 km |
| Yagisawa Dam矢木沢ダム | Nature | 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.
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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46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| かたしな高原 チャイルドロッヂ | ¥6,710 | 4.88／5 51 reviews | 0.3 km | 練馬I.C.から関越道で沼田I.C.(120km)、そこから国道120号経由でかたしなスキー場(29km) |
| シャレーラ・ウルス | ¥7,500 | — | 0.5 km | 沼田駅よりバスで約1時間半/沼田ICより車で約40分 |
| 土出温泉 尾瀬岩鞍リゾートホテル | ¥13,470 | 4.18／5 126 reviews | 0.5 km | JR上越線:沼田駅よりバスにて約60分 車:関越自動車道沼田ICより約40分 尾瀬岩鞍のゲレンデはすぐ目の前! |
| 尾瀬 わんこも泊まれるペンション シェルティ | ¥9,900 | 5.00／5 6 reviews | 1.0 km | 関越道 沼田ICよりお車にて約40分 |
| クリーンハウス かねたや | ¥7,700 | 3.80／5 11 reviews | 1.2 km | 沼田駅よりバスで75分 |
| 尾瀬山どん | ¥4,950 | — | 1.3 km | 上越線「沼田」駅よりバスで90分 |
| 尾瀬 しんこう荘 | ¥5,800 | 4.57／5 29 reviews | 1.3 km | 沼田ICより車で50分。岩鞍・片品スキー場送迎有り。 |
| 天然・かけ流しの宿 片品温泉 旅館うめや | ¥8,250 | 4.80／5 213 reviews | 1.4 km | JR上越線 沼田駅下車 バスにて土出温泉下車(約50分)/関越自動車道 沼田ICより45分 |
| 子宝の湯 しおじり | ¥8,800 | 4.38／5 107 reviews | 1.4 km | 沼田駅よりバス戸倉行きで60分(塩尻下車)、沼田インターよりR120で25分R401で5分。 |
| プチホテル たいむ | ¥12,000 | 4.50／5 145 reviews | 1.4 km | JR上越線沼田駅下車 関越交通バス大清水行き 塩尻バス停下車徒歩10分 |
| 片品温泉 湯元千代田館 | ¥6,000 | 4.34／5 101 reviews | 1.5 km | 沼田駅よりバスにて約80分 |
| 片品温泉 旅館つちいで | ¥6,200 | 3.56／5 110 reviews | 1.6 km | 関越道沼田ICよりR120を車で40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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8 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.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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