Japan · Gifu

Meiho Ski Resort

めいほうスキー場

Off season

Snow and slopes at Meiho Ski Resort — Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

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.

Typical snowfall

193cm

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: 899–1,577 m
Across: 3.2 km

From the summit you can ski about 5 km down to the base with the Northern Alps in view. On weekdays a dog slope opens where skiers can bring their dogs along. Shuttle buses run from Gujo-Hachiman and Takayama stations, so the resort can be reached without a car. Sources: meihoski.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.

Seasonal snowfall

193cm

per season

Worst of 12 winters

126cm

The middle winter of the 12: 174 cm. The best: 399 cm.

World rank

1217

of 3,069 worldwide

Rank in country

276

of 397 in Japan

Elevation rank

Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,193 m, 427 m above the national median.

Quality rank

258

of 397 in Japan

Temp when snowing

−4.5°C

Japanese median: −3.6°C

Rain days

20%

Japanese median: 16%

Days over 5 cm

10%

Japanese median: 15%

Wind when snowing

18km/h

Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops

Dryness 46

Frequency 29

Freedom from rain 48

Calm when snowing (model grid) 96

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
WhitePIA Takasu	8.1 km	220 cm	953
Gujo Vacances Mura Ski Area	8.5 km	220 cm	953
Washigatake Ski Area	8.9 km	220 cm	953
Motai Onsen Ski Resort	12.0 km	132 cm	1929
Hirugano Kogen Ski Resort	12.0 km	220 cm	953

Compare side by side with WhitePIA Takasu and Gujo Vacances Mura Ski Area →

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

13km

Lifts

Vertical

678m

Top 1,577 m · base 899 m

Run map

EasyIntermediateAdvancedOther Lift

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

Slope shape, difficulty and lift types

The shape of the mountain

Longest run on the map3.9 km

Steepest pitch32°measured over at least 30 m

Average gradient of the runs12.5°

Which way the slopes face

North 8%

East 79%

South 13%

West 0%

87% 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

Easy 4 · 6.5 km

Intermediate 5 · 3.4 km

Advanced 3 · 2.1 km

Other 6 · 0.8 km

Lift types

Chairlift5

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 52% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 33 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.

56cm

Dec

63cm

Jan

42cm

Feb

33cm

Mar

Average snowfall by month, last 12 winters

Winter by winter

Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 193 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 126 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 399 cm (3.2 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.

399

169

197

200

133

132

163

171

176

203

249

126

14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26

Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.

How these figures are made

Live cameras

On the mountainSlope camera on the official home page ↗Operated by: めいほうスキー場 Roads nearby国道41号 ↗From the resort: 17.5 kmOperated by: 中部地方整備局高山国道事務所 Roads nearby国道156号 ↗From the resort: 17.7 kmOperated by: 中部地方整備局岐阜国道事務所

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Okumino webcams & snow report — all 14 ski areas →

Videos

#snowboard #奥美濃 #スノホリ #めいほう

By: 山と雪 GifuFPV · 24 Jan

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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
Bokka no Sato牧歌の里	Park	10.1 km
ひるがの高原	Nature	12.9 km
Shōkawa-zakura荘川桜	Nature	16.1 km
Mount Dainichi大日ヶ岳	Mountain	18.1 km
Field Museums of Kokindenju no Sato古今伝授の里フィールドミュージアム	Museum	18.2 km
Amidaga Falls阿弥陀ケ滝	Nature	19.1 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.

Map

The weather map, and where it sits among nearby ski areas.

Official piste map ↗

Getting there

Get directions ↗ Open in Google Maps ↗

Going with children

Kids’ area: Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
Childcare: Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
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

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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
リゾートペンション四季彩	¥10,500	4.65／5 101 reviews	3.2 km	東海北陸道郡上八幡ICよりせせらぎ街道(R472号)を高山方面約30分明宝温泉とめいほうスキー場の間
和風ペンションゆの里せせらぎ	¥7,700	—	3.6 km	長良川鉄道郡上八幡駅から60分/東海北陸自動車道を郡上八幡ICで下車、せせらぎ街道を飛騨高山方面へ車で30分
GRACE BALM(グラースバルム)	¥26,000	3.50／5 73 reviews	3.7 km	東海北陸自動車道郡上八幡ICよりR472(せせらぎ街道)を高山方面へ約30分

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