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Kurohime Kogen

黒姫高原スノーパーク

10 / 100 Powder Score

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Kurohime Kogen is a ski area in Nagano, Japan. The terrain spans roughly 742–1301 m above sea level. The mapped ski area covers about 2.4 km². Within 2.5 km of the centre, the map shows 12 marked runs and 6 lifts, totalling about 7.9 km of piste. There is no settled snow at the moment — the season has not started here yet. Over the last three winters the ERA5 reanalysis gives it 466 cm of snowfall a season, 96th (tied) of the 3,112 ski areas we measure worldwide. The model runs well below what resorts report, so the ranking is the meaningful part rather than the centimetre figure. The nearest city of any size is Nagano, about 20 km away. 2 official live cameras are linked below. 139 other ski areas lie within 120 km. Snow figures and the Powder Score are recalculated every day.

Base depth

0cm

Snow 24h

0cm

Snow 48h

0cm

Next 24h

0cm

Next 72h

0cm

Temperature

17.6℃

Max wind

7.1km/h

Elevation (est.)

742–1301m

Area

2.4km²

Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.

Score breakdown

Fresh (48h) 0/40

Forecast (24h) 0/25

Snow quality 0/20

Wind 10/10

Base 0/5

Powder Score v1.0.0

7-day outlook

Date	Temp	Wind
🌦️ 27 Sept	14.7 / 20.2	6.3
🌧️ 28 Sept	16.2 / 19.4	7.1
🌧️ 29 Sept	12 / 16	7.6
☁️ 30 Sept	12 / 19.9	7.4
🌧️ 1 Oct	12.6 / 20	5.8
🌦️ 2 Oct	7.6 / 13.3	13
☁️ 3 Oct	7 / 13.4	11.9

Runs and lifts

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.

Marked runs

Run length

7.9km

Lifts

Vertical

394m

Top 1,176 m · base 782 m

Run map

NoviceEasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift

North is up. Runs are coloured by difficulty; black lines are lifts.

The shape of the mountain

Longest run on the map1.1 km

Steepest pitch28°measured over at least 30 m

Average gradient of the runs11.7°

Which way the slopes face

North 9%

East 91%

South 0%

West 0%

100% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.

By difficulty

Novice 1

Easy 4

Intermediate 4

Advanced 3

Lift types

Chairlift6

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.

Live Cameras

This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.

Roads nearby国道18号 ↗From the resort: 3.4 kmOperated by: 関東地方整備局長野国道事務所 Roads nearby国道18号 ↗From the resort: 5.9 kmOperated by: 北陸地方整備局高田河川国道事務所

Road conditions decide whether you can get there at all. Check before you leave.

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Myoko and Joetsu webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →

See the snow in motion

【秘密のゲレンデ】長野に“誰も行かない穴場”があった…ガラガラなのに完成度が高すぎる秘密のスキー場/黒姫高原スノーパーク

By: TJMスキーちゃんねる · 2026-01-12

極上パウダー堪能＠黒姫高原スノーパーク

By: りさチョコあいす · 2025-12-03

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How much snow it gets

Measured by us across 3,112 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.

Seasonal snowfall

466 cm

per season

Range over three winters

117 cm

414–531 cm. Steadier from winter to winter than most.

World rank

of 3,112 worldwide

Rank in country

of 395 in Japan

Elevation rank

159

Highest to lowest, of 395 in Japan. The centre point sits at 878 m, 125 m above the national median.

Quality rank

of 395 in Japan

Temp when snowing

-4.0°C

Japanese median: -3.5°C

Rain days

17%

Japanese median: 16%

Days over 5 cm

26%

Japanese median: 15%

Wind when snowing

13 km/h

Dryness 0.43

Frequency 0.75

Freedom from rain 0.57

Calm when snowing 1.00

The tick marks the median across the 395 Japanese ski areas. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.

The quality score deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.

Compared with what is nearby

Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.

Ski area	Distance	Seasonal snowfall	World rank
Myoko Suginohara	5.1 km	374 cm	226
Akakura Kanko Ski Resort	7.3 km	466 cm	96
Akakura Onsen Ski Area	8.0 km	466 cm	96
Seki Onsen Ski Area	9.0 km	748 cm	9
IIZUNA HIGASHI KOGEN RESORT	9.3 km	374 cm	226

When it falls, and how winters differ

Month by month

Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 43% of January’s snowfall. That is a steeper fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (51%): the snow here is concentrated early in the season. For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 64 cm, more than the median of 45 cm.

124cm

Dec

150cm

Jan

102cm

Feb

64cm

Mar

Average snowfall by month, last 11 winters

What was actually measured nearby

Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 信濃町 weather station — 3.9 km from this ski area, 336 m below its mid-slope.

Three-season average	545 cm
2023/24	550 cm
2024/25	683 cm
2025/26	403 cm

The figure calculated on this page is 466 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

Hot springs nearby, as analysed

1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 15 °C).

Source	Distance	Temperature	pH	Type	Analysed
新笹ヶ峰鉱泉新笹ヶ峰	3.6 km	15℃ cold	6.7 neutral	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

Worth seeing nearby

Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.

Place	Type	Distance
Mount Kurohime黒姫山 (長野県)	Mountain	3.1 km
Lake Nojiri野尻湖	Nature	5.6 km
Mount Myōkō妙高山	Mountain	8.4 km
Mount Togakushi戸隠山	Mountain	11.1 km
Togakushi Shrine戸隠神社	Shrine	11.3 km
Zenkō-ji Temple善光寺	Temple	18.3 km

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.

Map

Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.

Official piste map ↗

Nearby resorts

Get directions ↗ Open in Google Maps ↗

Places to stay nearby

33 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.

Property	From	Rating	Distance	Getting there
ログコテージ　さくら	¥3,700	4.27 100 reviews	—	北陸新幹線長野駅－しなの鉄道北しなの線黒姫駅－タクシー約５分　送迎サービスはございません
スポーツプラザ四季　原田荘	¥5,000	4.40 5 reviews	—	妙高高原駅からお車で１５分
やまいち荘	¥5,100	4.75 6 reviews	—	JRきたしなの線妙高高原駅よりお車にて15分
ペンション　森のシンフォニー	¥5,900	3.83 40 reviews	—	上信越道信濃町I.C.より車5分。しなの鉄道北しなの線「黒姫」駅からバスで15分。駅より送迎有り。
Ｇｕｅｓｔｈｏｕｓｅ　ＳＡＰＭＩ	¥6,300	—	—	黒姫駅より車で約10分　上信越自動車道信濃町ICより約7分
ロッジ　オークランド	¥6,800	4.25 7 reviews	—	黒姫駅より車で10分　野尻・信濃町インターより車で5分
五岳庵	¥7,000	—	—	しなの鉄道北しなの線　黒姫駅よりお車にて8分
居酒屋民宿　富士美荘	¥7,000	3.50 11 reviews	—	妙高高原駅よりお車にて約１５分
ＴＡＢＩ　ＹＡＤＯ　Ｒａｎｔａｎ	¥7,500	4.90 80 reviews	—	しなの鉄道北しなの線・黒姫駅よりタクシーで約10分／上信越自動車道・信濃町ICより車で約10分
コテージログハウス　ＧＯＯ！　（ぐー）	¥8,000	4.35 72 reviews	—	上信越自動車道信濃町ＩＣより4km、JR黒姫駅車5分、黒姫高原スノーパーク車5分、妙高杉ノ原スキー場車15分
ラボランド　くろひめ（貸別荘コテージ）	¥8,590	3.83 30 reviews	—	しなの鉄道・黒姫駅より車で約5分。上信越自動車道・信濃町ICより車で約7分
黒姫高原ホテル（旧：黒姫ライジングサンホテル）	¥9,200	3.56 135 reviews	—	しなの鉄道北しなの線・黒姫駅より車で約10分、上信越自動車・信濃町ICより約5分

Show the other 21

Property	From	Rating	Distance	Getting there
ログハウスペンション　ホウリー	¥9,790	—	—	上信越自動車道信濃Ｉ．Ｃから車で１０分・北しなの鉄道黒姫駅下車（送迎有り・要予約）
ペンション　もぐ	¥9,800	5.00 6 reviews	—	上信越自動車道信濃町ＩＣより10分/しなの鉄道北しなの線黒姫駅より送迎有（要予約）
貸別荘　ログハウス　しなの　＾	¥10,614	—	—	黒姫駅から車で10分
ペンション　黒姫高原ふふはり亭	¥11,000	—	—	自家用車を強く推奨。電車はしなの鉄道黒姫駅下車。駅からはタクシーまたはレンタカーで。当宿では送迎は行なっておりません。
Ｌｏｍａ　Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ　Ｐｅａｋｓ	¥145,200	—	—	黒姫駅より車で約15分
Pension　Almanac（アルマナック）	—	—	—	上信越自動車道信濃町Ｉ．Ｃより５分。ＪＲ信越線黒姫駅から黒姫高原行きバス１５分高原口下車、徒歩１分
黒姫高原　ホテル若月＜長野県＞	—	5.00 7 reviews	—	しなの鉄道北しなの線・黒姫駅からバス【黒姫高原行き】若月前下車徒歩３分／上信越道・信濃町ＩＣから黒姫高原方面約５ｋｍ
ガストハウス　もり	—	—	—	上信越道信濃町ＩＣより車で７分、ＪＲ黒姫駅よりバス
和風ペンション　ことりの樹	—	—	—	黒姫駅よりお車にて８分
ログペンション　セシルクラブ	—	—	—	上信越自動車道信濃町ＩＣより５分、ＪＲ黒姫駅より無料送迎あり
フォレストイン　アールズハウス	—	—	—	上信越道信濃町ＩＣ下車,車で約８分。ＪＲ黒姫駅送迎有。車で約５分。
京オーベルジュ　ごはんのお宿　ほっこり、	—	—	—	北しなの線　黒姫駅から送迎で約５分
Ｇｕｅｓｔ　Ｈｏｕｓｅ　こあらい	—	—	—	上信越道信濃町ＩＣよりお車で約10分（約３.２ｋｍ）／電車の方は黒姫駅までお迎えに参ります。
貸別荘グリーンベル黒姫高原	—	—	—	ＪＲ黒姫駅よりお車で５分
ペンション　かざぐるま＜長野県＞	—	—	—	高速信濃町ＩＣより車で３〜４分
ロッジ　杉の原	—	—	—	ＪＲ信越線　妙高高原駅から車で７分
さつき荘　＜新潟県＞	—	—	—	妙高高原駅からお車で２０分
癒しの宿　旅館　田端屋	—	4.50 21 reviews	—	信越本線　妙高高原駅より６ｋｍ／上信越自動車道　妙高高原ＩＣより５ｋｍ
旅苑さかや	—	—	—	妙高高原駅からお車で１０分
ログペンション　樹らら	—	—	—	ＪＲ信越本線　黒姫駅から車で５分、徒歩２５分
四季の宿　アルファイン　秀雲荘	—	4.56 27 reviews	—	越後ときめき鉄道　妙高高原駅より車で１０分、バスで２５分