島根県、瑞穂ハイランドスキー場。全国スキー場巡り第37話。
By: いらっしゃいませ、おじゃまします。 · 12 Apr
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
102cm
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
- 491–1,213 m
- Across
- 4.3 km
The Mizuho exit of the Hamada Expressway is about five minutes away. A gondola climbs to the summit, where several runs split off and the Sea of Japan is in view in the distance. Even the children's play area is up top, across from the Lunch Market, so families who aren't skiing still need a round-trip gondola ticket. Sources: mizuhohighland.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.
Seasonal snowfall
102cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
55cm
The middle winter of the 12: 90 cm. The best: 161 cm.
World rank
2346
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
376
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
103
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,080 m, 314 m above the national median.
Quality rank
375
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−2.6°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
28%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
5%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
25km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 33
Frequency 13
Freedom from rain 35
Calm when snowing (model grid) 88
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utopia Saioto | 6.4 km | 124 cm | 2044 |
| Osa Ski Resort | 17.0 km | 125 cm | 2029 |
| Yawata Highland 191 Resort | 24.0 km | 125 cm | 2029 |
| Osorakan Snow Park | 32.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Megahiraonsen Megahira Ski Area | 41.0 km | 74 cm | 2633 |
Compare side by side with Utopia Saioto and Osa Ski 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.
Marked runs
13
Run length
15km
Lifts
5
Vertical
721m
Top 1,213 m · base 491 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map2.3 km
Steepest pitch36°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs14.5°
Which way the slopes face
North 35%
East 46%
South 18%
West 2%
81% 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 · 4.5 km
Intermediate 4 · 5.6 km
Advanced 5 · 4.3 km
Lift types
- Chairlift4
- Gondola1
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 34% 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 13 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
23cmDec
38cmJan
28cmFeb
13cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 102 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 55 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 161 cm (2.9 times as much).
91
55
159
126
83
65
88
89
128
82
161
94
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.
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What was actually measured nearby
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 大朝 weather station — 7.4 km from this ski area, 366 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 238 cm |
| 2023/24 | 155 cm |
| 2024/25 | 375 cm |
| 2025/26 | 185 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 112 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 千丈渓 | Nature | 13.7 km |
| 断魚渓 | Nature | 16.5 km |
| 美又温泉 | Hot spring town | 17.6 km |
| Nukui Dam温井ダム | Nature | 20 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 瑞穂ゲストハウス | ¥25,000 | — | 0.9 km | 浜田自動車道 瑞穂ICより車で約8分 |
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