No snow yet. 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 →
Snowboards are not allowed here; the slopes are for skiers only. From the upper runs, Mt Ontake stands directly ahead. A free shuttle bus leaves Kiso-Fukushima Station timed to meet arrivals of the Shinano limited express. Sources: kisofukushima-ski.com, db.go-nagano.net (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yabuhara Kogen | 5.1 km | 182 cm | 1298 |
| Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge Ski Resort | 12.0 km | 318 cm | 408 |
| Mia Ski Resort | 15.0 km | 250 cm | 734 |
| Blue Resort Norikura | 20.0 km | 317 cm | 421 |
| Asahi Prime Ski Area | 23.0 km | 142 cm | 1775 |
Compare side by side with Yabuhara Kogen and Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge 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 11% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (59%).
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 82% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 55 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 231 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 152 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 315 cm (2.1 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.
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Norikura and Hida webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
More than we show here.
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yabuhara-juku藪原宿 | Old streets | 9.8 km |
| Fukushima-juku福島宿 (中山道) | Old streets | 11.1 km |
| Narai-juku奈良井宿 | Old streets | 12.3 km |
| Nomugi Pass野麦峠 | Mountain | 13.2 km |
| Mount Ontake御嶽山 | Mountain | 18.7 km |
| Nezame-no-toko寝覚の床 | Nature | 19.6 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.
Checked on the official site (26 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.
2 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 2 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ペンションかおる | ¥5,600 | 5.00／5 31 reviews | 1.1 km | 中央道塩尻ICより約60分/中津川ICより90分/伊那ICより40分 |
| Coco開田高原 ^ | ¥9,350 | — | 2.2 km | 藪原駅より車で39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)
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: 7.3 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
“ad” marks links that pay us a commission if you book. Links without it are not affiliated.
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