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 →
In the Snow Dog Area, dogs ride the No. 7 and No. 8 lifts with their owners up to the higher slopes. Courses 11 to 14 are open to skiers with dogs, and on courses 11 and 13 dogs may run off the lead. Sources: kurohime-kogen.co.jp, shinmai.co.jp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myoko Suginohara | 5.1 km | 357 cm | 268 |
| Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Ski Resort | 5.4 km | 432 cmsame grid cell | 129 |
| Akakura Kanko Ski Resort | 7.3 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Akakura Onsen Ski Area | 8.0 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Seki Onsen Ski Area | 9.0 km | 689 cm | 19 |
Compare side by side with Myoko Suginohara and Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick 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.
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 43% 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. For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 64 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 432 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 230 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 560 cm (2.4 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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Myoko and Joetsu webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| 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 |
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 (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 黒姫高原ホテル(旧:黒姫ライジングサンホテル) | ¥9,200 | 3.56／5 135 reviews | 0.7 km | 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 |
| ペンション もぐ | ¥9,800 | 5.00／5 6 reviews | 1.0 km | 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) |
| ペンション 森のシンフォニー | ¥5,900 | 3.83／5 40 reviews | 1.1 km | 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。 |
| Loma Central Peaks | ¥145,200 | — | 1.1 km | 黒姫駅より車で約15分 |
| ペンション 黒姫高原ふふはり亭 | ¥11,000 | — | 1.3 km | 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。 |
| ログコテージ さくら | ¥3,700 | 4.27／5 100 reviews | 1.4 km | 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 |
| 五岳庵 | ¥7,000 | — | 1.4 km | しなの鉄道北しなの線 黒姫駅よりお車にて8分 |
| ログハウスペンション ホウリー | ¥9,790 | — | 1.4 km | 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) |
| Guesthouse SAPMI | ¥6,300 | — | 1.6 km | 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 |
| TABI YADO Rantan | ¥7,500 | 4.90／5 80 reviews | 1.6 km | 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 |
| 貸別荘 ログハウス しなの ^ | ¥10,614 | — | 1.7 km | 黒姫駅から車で10分 |
| コテージログハウス GOO! (ぐー) | ¥8,000 | 4.35／5 72 reviews | 1.9 km | 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 |
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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7 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: 2.8 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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