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 →
Two runs make up the hill: Suzuran, aimed at beginners and families, and Shirakaba, which advanced skiers use for their training. Komakusa no Yu, a day-use hot spring about two minutes away by car, looks out on the Central Alps. Sources: komaganeski.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo-do Ina Ski Resort | 8.8 km | 106 cm | 2301 |
| Yabuhara Kogen | 28.0 km | 182 cm | 1298 |
| Kisofukushima Ski Resort | 30.0 km | 231 cm | 865 |
| Fujimi Panorama Resort | 34.0 km | 134 cm | 1892 |
| Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge Ski Resort | 37.0 km | 318 cm | 408 |
Compare side by side with Chuo-do Ina Ski Resort and Yabuhara Kogen →
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.
100% 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 50% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 21 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 122 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2020/21 with 61 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 258 cm (4.2 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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kōzen-ji Temple光前寺 | Temple | 0.9 km |
| Komagatake Ropeway駒ヶ岳ロープウェイ | Nature | 6.8 km |
| Senjōjiki Cirque千畳敷カール | Mountain | 8 km |
| Mount Hōken宝剣岳 | Mountain | 8.4 km |
| Mount Kisokoma木曽駒ヶ岳 | Mountain | 9.3 km |
| Akaishi Mountains赤石山脈 | Mountain | 15.6 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.
The weather map, and where it sits among nearby ski areas.
Checked on the official site (26 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 駒ヶ根ユースホステル | ¥4,700 | 4.09／5 88 reviews | 0.5 km | 飯田線 駒ヶ根駅よりロープウェイ行バス乗車7分、駒ヶ池下車徒歩7分 |
| 早太郎温泉 駒ヶ根高原リトリート すずらん颯 | ¥8,800 | 4.03／5 109 reviews | 0.5 km | 電車:JR飯田線「駒ケ根駅」から車で約15分/車:中央自動車道「駒ケ根IC」から約5分 |
| 早太郎温泉 駒ヶ根高原リゾートリンクス | ¥13,800 | 4.25／5 1075 reviews | 0.5 km | 中央道駒ヶ根ICより車で3分 / JR飯田線駒ヶ根駅よりバス15分 / 左記まで無料送迎有り 10:00~17:00 |
| 早太郎温泉 山野草の宿 二人静 | ¥9,000 | 4.59／5 1887 reviews | 0.6 km | 中央自動車道『駒ヶ根IC』より5分/JR飯田線『駒ヶ根駅』より車で10分/高速バスで新宿より3時間半、名古屋より2時間半 |
| ペンション ウッドイーン | ¥9,350 | 4.85／5 83 reviews | 0.6 km | 中央道駒ヶ根ICから車で3分。標高840Mの高原で森に囲まれています。 |
| 早太郎温泉 静養と麦めしの宿 西山荘 | ¥9,900 | 4.56／5 88 reviews | 0.9 km | 東京より中央本線、飯田線経由で駒ヶ根駅まで約4時間。 |
| 早太郎温泉 和みの湯宿なかやま | ¥9,300 | 4.38／5 144 reviews | 1.0 km | 中央自動車道駒ケ根ICから車で3分 JR飯田線駒ヶ根駅下車送迎またはタクシーで10分 |
| 囲炉裏とくつろぎの宿 ホテルやまぶき | ¥11,000 | 4.61／5 486 reviews | 1.2 km | JR飯田線駒ヶ根駅からバスで10分 |
| ペンション めいぷる | ¥7,800 | 4.70／5 28 reviews | 2.9 km | 中央自動車道駒ヶ根ICから車10分、JR宮田駅、駒ヶ根駅からタクシー10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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