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 →
Prefectural Route 295 closes in winter, so the drive in starts from the Aoyagi-kita intersection on Route 161 in Adogawa. From the top of the No. 2 slope, Lake Biwa and Chikubu Island, out on the water, come into view. Sources: kutsuki-snowpark.com, city.takashima.lg.jp (sources read 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakodateyama Ski Resort | 13.0 km | 113 cm | 2196 |
| Biwako Valley | 13.0 km | 98 cm | 2397 |
| Ohana Resort | 27.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Akoyama Skijo Snowpal | 35.0 km | 142 cm | 1775 |
| Yogo Kogen Resort | 45.0 km | 249 cm | 743 |
Compare side by side with Hakodateyama Ski Resort and Biwako Valley →
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 22% 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 10 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 118 cm, and 4 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 12 cm; the biggest was 2016/17 with 177 cm (14.8 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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1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 25.8 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朽木温泉(仮称) | 2.6 km | 25.8℃ lukewarm | 8.16 mildly alkaline | alkaline simple | 1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 興聖寺 (高島市) | Temple | 3.5 km |
| Shirahige Shrine白鬚神社 | Shrine | 8.8 km |
| 近江舞子 | Nature | 10.9 km |
| Kumagawa-juku熊川宿 | Old streets | 13.3 km |
| Okishima沖島 | Nature | 17.6 km |
| Myōtsū-ji Temple明通寺 | Temple | 18.6 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 (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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4 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 4 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| グリーンパーク想い出の森 山荘くつき | ¥6,000 | 4.25／5 21 reviews | 2.6 km | JR京都駅からJR湖西線安曇川駅下車、路線バス約30分 |
| グリーンパーク想い出の森バンガロー | ¥20,000 | 4.64／5 50 reviews | 2.6 km | JR 安曇川駅からバスで約30分 |
| 比良山系の麓のLODGE Gelande(自然の中の山小屋風一軒家) ^ | ¥10,904 | — | 2.9 km | 安曇川駅から車で約19分 |
| 山里暮らし交房 風結い | ¥7,600 | 4.89／5 22 reviews | 3.2 km | JR湖西線「安曇川」駅よりお車にて約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.
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese. · Property data by Rakuten Travel (Supported by Rakuten Developers)
6 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: 3.6 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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Where the snow falls · 5 Sep 2026
Is Western Japan Snowier Than It Looks? Our Model Against the Weather StationsWestern Japan's ski areas look thin in our data — a median of 125 cm against a national 249 cm. Against 16 Japan Meteorological Agency stations, the model we use returns 44% of what the ground records there. The region is far snowier than our own numbers say.