No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 24 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). 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 →
The top of the slopes is unpisted terrain, and the highest point is reached by hiking up with skis or board on your shoulder. To go beyond it onto the backcountry routes outside the managed area, you sign an application at the lift-ticket counter and wear an armband. The baths at the Muika Onsen Hotel at the base draw on Muikamachi Onsen, a designated National Health Resort hot spring. Sources: muikamachi.com, niigata-kankou.or.jp (sources read 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato | 2.3 km | 546 cmsame grid cell | 67 |
| Joetsu International | 6.1 km | 695 cm | 12 |
| Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area | 10.0 km | 695 cm | 12 |
| Maiko Snow Resort | 11.0 km | 695 cm | 12 |
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort | 12.0 km | 695 cm | 12 |
Compare side by side with Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato and Joetsu International →
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.
83% 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 30% 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. For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 59 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 546 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 328 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 739 cm (2.3 times as much).
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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Minami-Uonuma webcams & snow report — all 5 ski areas →
5 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 58 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 君帰鉱泉君帰鉱泉 | 2.2 km | 16℃ cold | 8.6 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 六日町7号井 | 3 km | 58℃ hot | 7.8 mildly alkaline | simple |
| 西山鉱泉栃窪1号 | 3.1 km | 21.7℃ cold | 8.4 mildly alkaline | — |
| 栃窪高原鉱泉栃窪高原 | 3.2 km | 5.3℃ cold | — | — |
| 小栗山小栗山 | 4.8 km | 36℃ warm | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Untō-an Temple雲洞庵 | Temple | 6.6 km |
| Tōkamachi City Museum十日町市博物館 | Museum | 10.5 km |
| Hakkaisan Ropeway八海山ロープウェー | Nature | 13.9 km |
| Kiyotsu Gorge清津峡 | Nature | 14 km |
| Mount Makihata巻機山 | Mountain | 15.3 km |
| Mount Hakkai八海山 | Mountain | 16.8 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.
Getting there
Source: muikamachi.com · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Checked on the official site (26 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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21 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| むいか温泉ホテル | ¥7,000 | 4.39／5 875 reviews | 0.7 km | JR六日町駅よりお車で10分/関越自動車道六日町インターより5分 |
| 六日町温泉 いろりあん | ¥7,700 | 4.39／5 201 reviews | 1.0 km | 上越線:六日町駅<西口>より車で7分/関越道:六日町インターより車で5分 ※送迎あり(9~17時)【前日まで】に要予約 |
| 六日町温泉 いろりあん別館さくら・さくら | ¥5,500 | 3.48／5 78 reviews | 1.1 km | 六日町駅よりお車で7分<送迎あり(要前日までに連絡・9~17時まで)> |
| こぐりやま山荘 | ¥5,500 | 4.33／5 30 reviews | 1.2 km | 六日町駅より車で約10分 |
| 六日町温泉 心と体の保養の宿 龍氣(りゅうき) | ¥7,150 | 4.15／5 192 reviews | 1.2 km | 上越線・ほくほく線六日町駅より車で10分(無料送迎有り)/関越自動車道六日町ICより5分 |
| 魚沼の隠れ温泉 くつろぎ庵 | ¥33,000 | 4.80／5 137 reviews | 2.4 km | 六日町ICから5分。越後湯沢駅、浦佐駅から約30分。(送迎あり) |
| 六日町ヒュッテ | ¥6,480 | 4.71／5 22 reviews | 2.6 km | 車でICより5分!六日町駅より徒歩10分(送迎しています) |
| 六日町温泉郷 ほてる 木の芽坂 | ¥7,000 | 3.98／5 303 reviews | 2.6 km | JRほくほく線 六日町駅より車で6分/関越自動車道六日町ICより3分 |
| 源泉掛け流し露天風呂付き貸切り古民家 じょんのび縁/民泊 | ¥15,057 | — | 2.6 km | 六日町駅から徒歩で約6分 |
| 双子キャビン | ¥4,000 | 5.00／5 28 reviews | 2.8 km | 一本杉スキー場目の前!ほくほく線 塩沢駅よりお車(送迎有) |
| サンバレーひぐち | ¥4,000 | 4.35／5 57 reviews | 2.8 km | JR上越線「六日町駅」より車にて約5分 / 関越自動車道「六日町IC」より3分 |
| かわら崎 湯元館 | ¥11,900 | 4.67／5 127 reviews | 2.9 km | 上越線 六日町駅から徒歩5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)
19 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: 0.7 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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