🇯🇵 Japan · Niigata

Naeba

苗場スキー場
10 / 100 Powder Score
No Snow 🌤️ Official site Lift tickets (official) Last season (2025/26) adult day ticket ¥9,800 Mt. Naeba 1-day (Naeba, Kagura, Mitsumata and Tashiro) · this season's price not yet published (as of 16 Sept)

Naeba is a ski area in Niigata, Japan. It runs from 900 m at the base to 1789 m at the summit. Within 2.5 km of the centre, the map shows 26 marked runs and 13 lifts, totalling about 18 km of piste. There is no settled snow at the moment — the season has not started here yet. Over the last three winters the ERA5 reanalysis gives it 458 cm of snowfall a season, 111th of the 3,112 ski areas we measure worldwide. The model runs well below what resorts report, so the ranking is the meaningful part rather than the centimetre figure. The nearest city of any size is Maebashi, about 51 km away. 3 official live cameras are linked below. 135 other ski areas lie within 120 km. Snow figures and the Powder Score are recalculated every day.

Base depth
0cm
Snow 24h
0cm
Snow 48h
0cm
Next 24h
0cm
Next 72h
0cm
Temperature
15.8℃
Max wind
7.6km/h
Elevation
900–1789m

Score breakdown

Fresh (48h) 0/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 0/20
Wind 10/10
Base 0/5

Powder Score v1.0.0

7-day outlook

Date Snow Temp Wind
🌦️ 27 Sept 0 12.4 / 19.2 7.6
🌧️ 28 Sept 0 14.2 / 17.7 8
🌦️ 29 Sept 0 11.4 / 15.1 7.6
☁️ 30 Sept 0 9.7 / 17.4 10.1
🌦️ 1 Oct 0 10.1 / 18.4 13.8
🌦️ 2 Oct 0 5.8 / 10.3 21.1
☁️ 3 Oct 0 5.1 / 11.2 14

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
29
Run length
19km
Lifts
15
Vertical
903m
Top 1,785 m · base 882 m

Run map

EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
North is up. Runs are coloured by difficulty; black lines are lifts.
Run map

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The shape of the mountain

Longest run on the map2.5 km
Steepest pitch34°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs13.5°

Which way the slopes face

North 16%
East 76%
South 8%
West 0%

92% 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 11
Intermediate 10
Advanced 8

Lift types

  • Chairlift12
  • Gondola3

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.

Live Cameras

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See the snow in motion

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How much snow it gets

Measured by us across 3,112 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.

Seasonal snowfall
458 cm
per season
Range over three winters
125 cm
399–524 cm. Steadier from winter to winter than most.
World rank
111
of 3,112 worldwide
Rank in country
68
of 395 in Japan
Elevation rank
97
Highest to lowest, of 395 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,100 m, 347 m above the national median.
Quality rank
53
of 395 in Japan
Temp when snowing
-5.0°C
Japanese median: -3.5°C
Rain days
17%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
28%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
22 km/h
Dryness 0.50
Frequency 0.79
Freedom from rain 0.57
Calm when snowing 0.91

The tick marks the median across the 395 Japanese ski areas. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.

The quality score deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.

Compared with what is nearby

Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.

Ski areaDistanceSeasonal snowfallWorld rank
Kagura6.8 km593 cm43
Tashiro Area8.3 km448 cm118
Kagura Area11 km543 cm58
Mitsumata Area12 km593 cm43
Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort13 km610 cm31

When it falls, and how winters differ

Month by month

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 (51%). In amount, March brings 77 cm, more than the median of 45 cm.

122cm
Dec
147cm
Jan
105cm
Feb
77cm
Mar
Average snowfall by month, last 11 winters

Hot springs nearby, as analysed

1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 32 °C).

SourceDistanceTemperaturepHTypeAnalysed
苗場苗場0.6 km32℃ lukewarm6.5 neutraliron—

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

Worth seeing nearby

Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.

PlaceTypeDistance
Mikuni Pass三国峠 (群馬県・新潟県)Mountain3.8 km
Shimagawa Dam四万川ダムLandmark10.3 km
Shima Onsen四万温泉Hot spring town11.5 km
Mount Tanigawa谷川岳Mountain13.5 km
Tanigawadake Ropeway谷川岳ロープウェイNature16.2 km
Doai Station土合駅Landmark16.5 km

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

Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.

Official piste map ↗

Places to stay nearby

41 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.

Press it and Rakuten Travel shows what is free on those dates across the properties listed here. Picking a property below does the same for that one property.

PropertyFromRatingDistanceGetting there
苗場ウッドインだいまる¥4,000——JR上越新幹線・越後湯沢駅よりバスで45分, タクシーで約40分.関越自動車道,月夜野ICより50分、湯沢ICより30分
ロッヂ 丘¥4,0003.25 117 reviews—JR上越新幹線・越後湯沢駅よりバスで45分/関越自動車道/月夜野I.Cより50分、湯沢I.Cより25分
苗場プリンスホテル¥4,5653.71 1280 reviews—関越自動車道月夜野ICから33km(約50分)/湯沢ICから21km(約35分)/越後湯沢駅より専用バス有(事前予約制)
豊島ロッヂ¥5,0003.00 6 reviews—JR上越新幹線 ・越後湯沢駅よりバスで約45分/関越自動車道/月夜野I.Cより約40分、湯沢I.Cより約30分
わらび荘 ¥6,0004.63 27 reviews—湯沢駅から車で25分
サンダンス・リゾート苗場¥7,7004.83 10 reviews—越後湯沢駅より南越後観光バス「西武ヴィラ入り口」下車、徒歩にて約15分
ファミールしらかば¥8,8005.00 59 reviews—越後湯沢駅から車で30分 バス・苗場・浅貝方面行き40分
コンドミニアムホテル 苗場WEST・貸切コテージ¥8,8003.93 252 reviews—月夜野ICより車で40分、湯沢ICより車で30分
三国峠温泉 御宿本陣 雪月風花 月見庵 雪見庵¥9,4004.22 693 reviews—月夜野ICより車で40分、湯沢ICより車で30分
苗場のホテルthe Kinta Naeba¥12,0004.57 95 reviews—越後湯沢駅から苗場浅貝方面行きバス45分 苗場スキー場下車 到着後電話をいただければお迎えにあがります。
グリンデルワルト———JR上越線 越後湯沢駅よりバス50分→苗場(西部ヴィラ入口下車) 徒歩3分
苗場ビレッヂ—4.50 55 reviews—上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅より路線バス 所要時間50分/関越自動車道 月夜野ICより40分
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PropertyFromRatingDistanceGetting there
苗場 山乃湯———上越線・越後湯沢駅~バスにて45分 越後湯沢駅東口より西武クリスタル行きに乗車。西武ヴィラ入口下車徒歩1~2分
ペンション クラウドナイン 苗場—3.62 64 reviews—関越自動車道 月夜野IC下車 R17新潟方面へ50分
クリスタルイン苗場—4.50 44 reviews—関越道月夜野ICから車で40分/越後湯沢ICから車で30分/定期バスにて40分「西武ヴィラ入り口」下車すぐ
苗場スプリングスホテル—3.00 29 reviews—湯沢駅より苗場スキー場行きバスで45分。
ロッヂニューひとみ—4.83 15 reviews—越後湯沢駅~路線バスで40分(西武ヴィラ入口下車)・関越道 月夜野I・C~40分。苗場スキー場へ徒歩10分、無料送迎2分
王子ペンション 苗場—4.25 6 reviews—JR上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅よりバスで37分/月夜野IC・湯沢ICより三国街道(R17)で31km(約30分)
ユートピア苗場—4.50 39 reviews—越後湯沢駅よりバス・タクシーにて約40分/関越自動車道 月夜野ICよりお車で約45分,湯沢ICよりお車で30分
三国峠温泉 東屋 ロッヂ———JR 越後湯沢駅より路線バスにて40分
和風ペンション苗場———JR 上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅より
Naeba サザン—3.50 5 reviews—越後湯沢駅より路線バスで40~50分
ウッドインだいまる———関越湯沢ICより30分、JR越後湯沢駅よりバスで50分
ティアン—4.17 42 reviews—越後湯沢駅より路線バスで50分 西武ヴィラ入口
ピッコロホテル ラ パーチェ———JR上越新幹線「越後湯沢駅」よりバスで45分。関越自動車道「月夜野IC」より車で40分。湯沢ICより20分。
苗場ふじや—3.94 31 reviews—越後湯沢駅東口より路線バス「浅貝・西武クリスタル行き」で約45分、バス停「浅貝下」目の前。
苗場のペットと泊まれる宿 ホテル エフ—2.67 39 reviews—新幹線越後湯沢下車→路線バス40分苗場スキー場入り口前下車
ロッヂ おおみや—4.75 28 reviews—越後湯沢駅より南越後観光バス50分「浅貝下」下車またはお車
サンヴィレッジ苗場———越後湯沢駅よりお車にて約50分
苗場ラ・ネージュ———越後湯沢駅より路線バスで40分
峠の湯 アネックスかしわや—2.75 55 reviews—JR越後湯沢駅よりバスで45分、上越自動車道月夜野ICより車で40分
ムルメルン—5.00 11 reviews—越後湯沢駅より路線バスにて50分
ホテル 丁—5.00 14 reviews—越後湯沢駅から路線バス「浅貝行き」で40分、「白樺口」下車、徒歩20分(要予約にて送迎あり)
シャレー カスケード—4.50 46 reviews—越後湯沢駅よりバスで40分
Naeba 柏屋旅館———JR越後湯沢駅よりバス50分、浅貝下車徒歩1分、関越月夜野ICより国道17号を新潟方面に車で40分
三国峠温泉 御宿本陣 特室 雪月風花・月見庵 雪見庵———月夜野ICより車で40分、湯沢ICより車で30分
苗場金六—4.00 22 reviews—JR 越後湯沢駅より苗場クリスタル行き、または浅貝上行きバスで40分、浅貝バス停下車後すぐです。
苗場 三国荘—4.43 54 reviews—(JR)越後湯沢駅よりバスで40分 湯沢から浅貝上下車にてすぐ左前 (車)月夜野インター下車より約40~50分
ビューリゾートイン とみや—4.29 43 reviews—【公共交通機関】越後湯沢駅からバスで約40分  【お車】月夜野ICより約50分、越後湯沢ICより約40分
ふぁみりぃはうす あかしや—5.00 13 reviews—JR 上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅から、浅貝または苗場スキー場行きのバスに乗り、50分で終点の浅貝または苗場スキー場で下車。
サンシャイン苗場—4.57 19 reviews—越後湯沢駅よりお車にて35分

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Stay nearby

11 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.

8 Hotel 2 Chalet 1 Apartment

Nearest: 0.3 km

Nearest first

Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap

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Updated: 26 Sept 2026, 23:28

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