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 →
- Elevation
- 420–675 m
- Across
- 1.1 km
Every slope faces north, so the sun does little to soften the snow. From the base you can see roughly 90 percent of the ski area, with almost no hidden corners. Early on mornings after snowfall, the expert Challenge Course A can be skied in fresh, ungroomed snow. Sources: kuzuryu-skiland.com (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
How much snow it gets
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).
Compared with what is nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukui Izumi Ski Resort | 5.3 km | 315 cm | 427 |
| WINGHILLS Shiratori Resort | 16.0 km | 266 cm | 637 |
| Dynaland | 21.0 km | 322 cm | 393 |
| Takasu Snow Park | 22.0 km | 322 cm | 393 |
| Washigatake Ski Area | 25.0 km | 220 cm | 953 |
Compare side by side with Fukui Izumi Ski Resort and WINGHILLS Shiratori Resort →
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.
Run map
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
52% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east; plenty of the terrain faces the sun as well, so the lean is modest.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift4
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.
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 37% 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 38 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 300 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 171 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 443 cm (2.6 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Live cameras
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Okumino webcams & snow report — all 14 ski areas →
What was actually measured nearby
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 九頭竜 weather station — 1.8 km from this ski area, 155 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 561 cm |
| 2023/24 | 496 cm |
| 2024/25 | 764 cm |
| 2025/26 | 424 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 320 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
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kuzuryu Dam九頭竜ダム | Nature | 2.9 km |
| 九頭竜温泉 | Hot spring town | 3.2 km |
| Itoshiro Cedar石徹白の大杉 | Nature | 18 km |
| Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park奥越高原県立自然公園 | Nature | 18.6 km |
| Ōno Castle大野城 (越前国) | Historic site | 18.7 km |
| Heisenji Hakusan Shrine平泉寺白山神社 | Shrine | 19.5 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.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Rental
- Not checked
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
3 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 3 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ととのい星見庵 | ¥11,100 | — | 1.8 km | 九頭竜湖駅より車で約3分、中部縦貫道九頭竜ICより約1分 |
| 九頭竜ホテル フレアール和泉 | ¥4,000 | 3.72／5 25 reviews | 3.2 km | 越前下山駅より徒歩で15分。中部縦貫道下山ICより車で2分。 |
Pick dates and guests to check rooms on Rakuten Travel
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)
Places to stay on the map
1 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: 1 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- プチホテルPaPaMaMa 1.0 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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