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 →
The Kitashiga Grand Hotel and the Grand Hotel WEST sit right at the foot of the slopes, so guests can set off on skis from the door. The hill faces north. A ski shrine stands partway up the first slope. A connecting run links the area with neighbouring Ryuoo Ski Park. Sources: komaruyama.jp (sources read 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryuoo Ski Park | 2.1 km | 405 cm | 167 |
| X-JAM Takaifuji | 3.4 km | 568 cm | 53 |
| Yomase Onsen Ski Area | 4.0 km | 327 cmsame grid cell | 370 |
| Kijimadaira Ski Resort | 5.3 km | 349 cm | 285 |
| Shiga Kogen Okushiga Kogen Ski Area | 6.5 km | 333 cm | 333 |
Compare side by side with Ryuoo Ski Park and X-JAM Takaifuji →
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 1% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (98%).
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 44% 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 49 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 327 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 214 cm; the biggest was 2016/17 with 428 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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Shiga Kogen webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jigokudani Monkey Park地獄谷野猿公苑 | Park | 6.8 km |
| Shiga Highlands志賀高原 | Nature | 10.8 km |
| Nozawa Onsen野沢温泉 | Hot spring town | 14.4 km |
| Shibu-tōge渋峠 | Nature | 15.8 km |
| Mount Kusatsu-Shirane草津白根山 | Nature | 17.7 km |
| Manza Onsen万座温泉 | Hot spring town | 18 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 (21 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 北志賀高原ホテル | ¥7,458 | 3.75／5 24 reviews | 0.6 km | 湯田中駅から竜王マウンテンリゾートまでシャトルバスで約25分。 |
| ホテル竜王ヴィレッヂ | ¥10,000 | — | 0.6 km | 湯田中駅よりお車にて約25分 |
| ホテル ノース志賀 | ¥8,000 | 4.21／5 151 reviews | 0.7 km | 長野電鉄 湯田中駅から車で15分/信州中野ICより車で30分 |
| ホテルタガワ | ¥7,500 | 3.78／5 20 reviews | 0.8 km | 湯田中駅よりタクシーにて約15分、飯山駅よりタクシーで30分 |
| ホテル プランタン | ¥5,800 | — | 0.9 km | 上信越道信州中野I.Cより車で約25分 JR飯山駅又は長野電鉄湯田中駅送迎なし |
| SORA GLAMPING RESORT | ¥27,300 | — | 1.0 km | 湯田中駅より車で約25分、信州中野I.Cから車で16km! |
| ホテル シャレー竜王 | ¥6,510 | 4.25／5 16 reviews | 1.6 km | 信州湯田中駅から北志賀竜王高原スキーパークまでシャトルバス |
| よませ温泉 ホテル明幸 | ¥7,500 | — | 2.1 km | 上信越道信州中野ICより北志賀高原方面約20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)
12 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: 0.6 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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