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
- 592–1,065 m
- Across
- 1.7 km
Megahira is about three minutes by car from Yoshiwa IC on the Chugoku Expressway, barely off the highway. Beside the slopes stands Quelle Yoshiwa, a hot spring with guest rooms, so a day on the snow can end in the bath and, if you like, a night's stay. Sources: megahira.co.jp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osorakan Snow Park | 11.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Yawata Highland 191 Resort | 22.0 km | 125 cm | 2029 |
| Osa Ski Resort | 29.0 km | 125 cm | 2029 |
| Utopia Saioto | 36.0 km | 124 cm | 2044 |
| Tokusagamine Ski Area | 41.0 km | 44 cm | 2853 |
Compare side by side with Osorakan Snow Park and Yawata Highland 191 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
84% 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
Lift types
- Chairlift3
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 42% 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 11 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 74 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 33 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 123 cm (3.7 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Geihoku (Hiroshima) webcams & snow report — all 4 ski areas →
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodone Museum of Artウッドワン美術館 | Museum | 0.8 km |
| Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park西中国山地国定公園 | Nature | 3.6 km |
| 湯来温泉 | Hot spring town | 9.9 km |
| Jakuchikyō寂地峡 | Nature | 10.3 km |
| Mount Osorakan恐羅漢山 | Mountain | 11 km |
| Sandan-kyō三段峡 | Nature | 13.3 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.
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
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
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.
2 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 2 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 女鹿平温泉クヴェーレ吉和 | ¥8,800 | 4.50／5 115 reviews | 0.9 km | JR広島駅新幹線口より石見交通益田行バスで約85分吉和SA下車。SAから無料送迎有/中国自動車道 吉和ICより車で3分 |
| Villa Matilda ^ | ¥12,946 | — | 2.4 km | 宮内串戸駅から車で56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: 10 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- 広島市国民宿舎湯来ロッジ 10.0 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
“ad” marks links that pay us a commission if you book. Links without it are not affiliated.