Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
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 →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 3 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −4 to 1 | 10 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | −4 to 2 | 11 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | 0 to 9 | 7 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | 2 to 11 | 6 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 3 to 11 | 8 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 6 to 14 | 9 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Fog | 0 | −1 to 9 | 9 |
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
Okunikko Yumoto Onsen, the hot-spring village on the north shore of Lake Yunoko, is close enough to walk to the lifts. The Yumoto Onsen bus stop is about 500 metres away, roughly six minutes on foot, and the slope begins right in front of the Kyukamura lodge. An almost flat area lets small children practise. Sources: nikko-kankou.org, nikkoyumoto.com, nikkoyumoto-ski.com (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
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.
96% 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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. What follows are nearby cameras, not the pistes themselves.
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Some cameras here are provided by Windy.com. Footage plays in Windy’s own player; we do not store it. Windy.com
Oze and Marunuma webcams & snow report — all 5 ski areas →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort | 6.3 km | 249 cm | 743 |
| Snow Park Oze Tokura | 16.0 km | 252 cm | 712 |
| Katashina Kogen Ski Resort | 17.0 km | 252 cm | 712 |
| White World Oze Iwakura | 18.0 km | 252 cm | 712 |
| Oguna Hotaka Ski Area | 22.0 km | 252 cm | 712 |
Compare side by side with Marunuma Kogen Ski Resort and Snow Park Oze Tokura →
The most snow falls in March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 63 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 214 cm, and 4 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 116 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 275 cm (2.4 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 77 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 日光湯元日18 | 1.2 km | 77℃ hot | 6.8 neutral |
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 Nikkō-Shirane日光白根山 | Mountain | 3.5 km |
| Senjōgahara戦場ヶ原 | Nature | 4 km |
| Lake Chūzenji中禅寺湖 | Nature | 8.4 km |
| Mount Nantai男体山 | Mountain | 8.7 km |
| Kegon Falls華厳滝 | Nature | 10.9 km |
| Nikkō Tōshō-gū日光東照宮 | Shrine | 17.4 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.
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奥日光倶楽部 山の宿 | ¥3,500 | — | 0.6 km | 日光駅より自家用車にて約40分 路線バスにて約70分 |
| 日光湯元温泉 日光グランドホテル ほのかな宿樹林 | ¥11,500 | 4.23／5 1145 reviews | 0.6 km | 東武日光駅バス湯元温泉行下車5分 日光東照宮車60分 |
| 奥日光湯元温泉 奥日光高原ホテル | ¥9,050 | 4.53／5 1078 reviews | 0.7 km | お車で、日光道清滝I.Cより40分、関越道沼田I.Cより90分(冬季閉鎖)。電車・バスで、日光駅より路線バスで80分。 |
| 奥日光湯元温泉 ゆの森 | ¥41,800 | 4.85／5 111 reviews | 0.7 km | 東武日光駅から東武バス乗車、終点「湯元温泉」下車(約60分) 日光東照宮まで車60分 |
| アンワインドホテル&バー奥日光 ※2026年8月開業 | ¥5,200 | — | 0.8 km | 東武日光駅よりお車で約40分・バスで約70分 |
| 日光湯元温泉 奥日光 森のホテル | ¥21,000 | 4.60／5 579 reviews | 0.8 km | 東武・JR日光駅~バス75分~湯元温泉バスターミナル~徒歩2分/日光宇都宮道路清滝ICより約45分 日光東照宮~車60分 |
| 休暇村日光湯元 | ¥21,900 | 4.40／5 433 reviews | 0.8 km | 日光駅(最寄り駅)より東武バス湯元温泉行きで約80分 |
| スパビレッジカマヤ別館 湯恵山荘 | ¥14,000 | 3.92／5 111 reviews | 0.9 km | 東武日光線東武日光駅または、 JR日光線日光駅下車。 東武バスに乗り湯元温泉下車。 |
| 日光湯元温泉 奥日光パークロッジ深山 | ¥5,700 | 4.46／5 204 reviews | 1.0 km | 東武日光駅から直通バス乗車約70分 日光湯本温泉停留所下車 目の前/東武日光駅より車で約40分 |
| 奥日光 万蔵 | ¥10,000 | 4.13／5 157 reviews | 1.0 km | [電車]JR,東武日光駅より路線バスにて約80分、終点湯元温泉バスターミナル目の前 [車]清滝ICより約40分 |
| ゆるり奥日光withDOGS | ¥3,300 | 3.81／5 255 reviews | 1.1 km | 日光駅から東武バスで約80分(終点「湯元温泉」下車、徒歩約5分)、宇都宮道清滝ICより28km |
| 亀の井ホテル 奥日光湯元 | ¥9,950 | 4.15／5 1249 reviews | 1.1 km | 東武・JR日光駅より東武バスで80分(18時すぎ最終)「湖畔前」下車徒歩1分/日光宇都宮有料道路 清滝ICより車で60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)
37 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: 0.6 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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