新雪滑る時は…
By: ちくさ高原ちぐみん · 22 Feb
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
235cm
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
- 613–861 m
- Across
- 2.9 km
The car park sits low in the valley, so there is no steep mountain road to drive. From there an eight-seat gondola, which the area calls the only one of its kind in Hyogo, carries skiers up to the slopes. Some runs tend to build moguls. The Ojiron hot spring is close by, and Yumura Onsen is a little farther. Sources: ojiro.or.jp (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
235cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
51cm
The middle winter of the 12: 254 cm. The best: 351 cm.
World rank
823
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
214
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
266
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 494 m, 272 m below the national median.
Quality rank
280
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−2.2°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
33%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
19%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
20km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 30
Frequency 54
Freedom from rain 35
Calm when snowing (model grid) 95
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachikita Kogen | 4.4 km | 235 cmsame grid cell | 823 |
| Tajima Farm Park Ski Area | 6.7 km | 187 cm | 1267 |
| Hachikogen Ski Resort | 7.9 km | 237 cm | 810 |
| Sky Valley Ski Area | 8.3 km | 197 cm | 1174 |
| Hyper Bowl Tohachi | 8.7 km | 200 cm | 1149 |
Compare side by side with Hachikita Kogen and Tajima Farm Park Ski Area →
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
5
Run length
2.8km
Lifts
4
Vertical
248m
Top 861 m · base 613 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.2 km
Steepest pitch28°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs12.7°
Which way the slopes face
North 5%
East 87%
South 9%
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 3 · 1.9 km
Intermediate 1 · 0.3 km
Advanced 1 · 0.6 km
Lift types
- Chairlift3
- 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 35% 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 28 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
65cmDec
80cmJan
62cmFeb
28cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 235 cm, and 4 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 51 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 351 cm (6.9 times as much).
89
51
249
307
239
127
219
345
263
258
351
316
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.
Live cameras
On the mountainおじろスキー場 ↗Roads nearby国道9号 ↗From the resort: 4.9 kmOperated by: 近畿地方整備局 豊岡河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道482号 ↗From the resort: 12.2 kmOperated by: 中国地方整備局 倉吉河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道9号 ↗From the resort: 12.8 kmOperated by: 中国地方整備局 鳥取河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道29号 ↗From the resort: 18.1 kmOperated by: 近畿地方整備局 姫路河川国道事務所
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Hyonosen and Hachikita webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
Videos
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Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
What was actually measured nearby
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 兎和野高原 weather station — 6.6 km from this ski area, 30 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 528 cm |
| 2023/24 | 303 cm |
| 2024/25 | 699 cm |
| 2025/26 | 582 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 308 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
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 29.5 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 小代温泉2号 | 1.6 km | 29.5℃ lukewarm | — |
| 小代温泉1号 | 1.7 km | 26℃ lukewarm | 1961 |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ojiro小代区 | Old streets | 1.6 km |
| Torokawadaira瀞川平 | Mountain | 6.5 km |
| 長楽寺 (兵庫県香美町) | Temple | 6.6 km |
| Yumura Onsen湯村温泉 (兵庫県) | Hot spring town | 10.4 km |
| Mount Hyōno氷ノ山 | Mountain | 11.8 km |
| Kannabe Highlands神鍋高原 | Nature | 15.1 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
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
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
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
5 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 5 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 料理旅館 大平山荘 | ¥12,630 | 4.50／5 18 reviews | 1.2 km | 八鹿駅からバス約70分で小代地域局(バス停)・小代地域局から徒歩約20分、車で約4分/ 八鹿氷ノ山ICから車で約50分 |
| MATSUDAYA 松田屋 | ¥9,800 | 4.46／5 90 reviews | 1.3 km | JR山陰線 八鹿駅から路線バスで50分/バス停より徒歩5分 日高神鍋高原ICより車で30分 |
| 宙の森ホテル 花郷里 | ¥3,850 | 4.43／5 38 reviews | 1.6 km | 八鹿駅より全但バス「秋岡」行に乗車(約1時間)、「小代大谷」バス停下車、徒歩で約10分 |
| 中佐屋旅館 | ¥4,730 | 3.67／5 32 reviews | 1.7 km | 山陰本線 八鹿駅からバスで1時間10分/和田山IC→R90→R482経由で60分 |
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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)
Places to stay on the map
5 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: 1.3 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- 民宿 松田屋 1.3 km
- 民宿 ながのや 1.4 km
- 民宿 中村荘 1.4 km
- 小代温泉旅館「中佐屋」 1.6 km
- Auberge Hanagori 1.7 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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