No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 18 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 →
Woodland surrounds this ski area, and most of its slopes are gentle. The Yuzawa Nakazato slopes lie immediately to the north. From Echigo-Nakazato Station on the JR Joetsu Line, it takes about five minutes to walk to the base. Sources: e-yuzawa.gr.jp, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort | 0.9 km | 712 cmsame grid cell | 6 |
| Yuzawa Park Ski Resort | 2.3 km | 712 cmsame grid cell | 6 |
| Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort | 3.9 km | 618 cm | 36 |
| Iwappara | 4.5 km | 712 cmsame grid cell | 6 |
| NASPA Ski Garden | 4.9 km | 618 cm | 36 |
Compare side by side with Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort and Yuzawa Park Ski Resort →
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.
Only 9% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (91%).
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 41% 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 102 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 712 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 328 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 921 cm (2.8 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Echigo-Yuzawa webcams & snow report — all 17 ski areas →
More than we show here.
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 湯沢 weather station — 5.7 km from this ski area, 256 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 810 cm |
| 2023/24 | 619 cm |
| 2024/25 | 1080 cm |
| 2025/26 | 732 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 755 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
4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 55.7 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 松川松川 | 1.3 km | 25.8℃ lukewarm | — | — |
| 佐工不動産佐工不動産 | 2 km | 35.2℃ warm | 8.8 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 岩原岩原 | 2.8 km | 55.7℃ hot | — | simple |
| 神立高原ゴールデンスパ | 3.9 km | 43.1℃ hot | 8 mildly alkaline | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Tanigawa谷川岳 | Mountain | 10.1 km |
| Kiyotsu Gorge清津峡 | Nature | 11.5 km |
| Tanigawadake Ropeway谷川岳ロープウェイ | Nature | 12.2 km |
| Doai Station土合駅 | Landmark | 12.9 km |
| Mount Makihata巻機山 | Mountain | 12.9 km |
| Yagisawa Dam矢木沢ダム | Nature | 18 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: e-yuzawa.gr.jp · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site. See the official site ↗
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39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| エンゼルグランディア越後中里(越後湯沢) | ¥4,070 | 4.30／5 4916 reviews | 0.4 km | 【車】関越自動車道越後湯沢ICより10分(5km)【新幹線】JR越後湯沢駅西口徒歩2分の案内所から無料送迎バスで約15分 |
| 湯沢 玉城屋 | ¥9,900 | 4.60／5 79 reviews | 0.8 km | 新幹線-越後湯沢駅より車8分 上越線-越後中里駅前 徒歩0分 車-湯沢ICより7分 |
| ファミリーハウス しらゆき | ¥9,900 | 4.82／5 134 reviews | 0.8 km | JR上越線越後中里駅1分。関越自動車道湯沢IC。越後湯沢駅西口「エンゼル案内所」中里スノーリゾート行の無料シャトルバス。 |
| ゆとりろ越後湯沢 | ¥4,400 | 3.96／5 50 reviews | 2.2 km | JR上越新幹線・上越線・信越本線「越後湯沢」駅より車で約10分/越後湯沢駅からの無料送迎あり※要予約 |
| 湯沢パークホテル | ¥7,300 | 4.33／5 251 reviews | 2.5 km | 鉄道:上越新幹線越後湯沢駅東口よりタクシー又は送迎バスで約10分/車:関越自動車道湯沢ICより約3km・6分 |
| えびすや(えびすや旅館) | ¥9,900 | 4.43／5 57 reviews | 2.6 km | JR上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅より無料送迎(約7分)/関越道 湯沢ICより約6分 |
| ペンション さんらいず | ¥10,000 | 4.55／5 47 reviews | 2.7 km | 上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅下車 送迎10分/湯沢ICより5km 車で約10分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 温泉民宿 浦子の湯 高野屋 | ¥4,500 | 4.43／5 221 reviews | 2.8 km | 上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅下車 タクシー8分、関越自動車道 湯沢IC→2km 5分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 ホテル 湯沢湯沢でんき屋 | ¥5,500 | 4.75／5 389 reviews | 3.0 km | 湯沢I.Cから車で約5分 越後湯沢駅より無料送迎あり(8:30~18:00まで)到着後要電話 |
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)
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: 0.7 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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