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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 →
At its heart is a single broad slope that stretches up to 400 metres across. For stronger skiers, a run actually called Off Piste is deliberately left ungroomed. The area stands beside Route 186, at the point where the road crosses the prefectural line from Hiroshima into Shimane. Sources: osaski.co.jp (sources read 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yawata Highland 191 Resort | 7.8 km | 125 cmsame grid cell | 2029 |
| Utopia Saioto | 11.0 km | 124 cm | 2044 |
| Mizuho Highland | 17.0 km | 102 cm | 2346 |
| Osorakan Snow Park | 18.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Megahiraonsen Megahira Ski Area | 29.0 km | 74 cm | 2633 |
Compare side by side with Yawata Highland 191 Resort and Utopia Saioto →
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.
92% 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 36% 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 16 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 125 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 63 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 195 cm (3.1 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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Geihoku (Hiroshima) webcams & snow report — all 4 ski areas →
More than we show here.
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 八幡 weather station — 5.5 km from this ski area, 91 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 442 cm |
| 2023/24 | 367 cm |
| 2024/25 | 691 cm |
| 2025/26 | 267 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 139 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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sandan Falls三段滝 | Nature | 13 km |
| Nukui Dam温井ダム | Nature | 14.8 km |
| Sandan-kyō三段峡 | Nature | 16.3 km |
| 美又温泉 | Hot spring town | 16.6 km |
| Mount Osorakan恐羅漢山 | Mountain | 18.4 km |
| Hamada Children's Museum of Art浜田市世界こども美術館 | Museum | 20 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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1 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 1 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| コテージ・レオン | ¥4,300 | 5.00／5 17 reviews | 5.9 km | 戸河内IC(中国自動車道)より車で約30分 浜田駅から車で約45分 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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Where the snow falls · 5 Sep 2026
Is Western Japan Snowier Than It Looks? Our Model Against the Weather StationsWestern Japan's ski areas look thin in our data — a median of 125 cm against a national 249 cm. Against 16 Japan Meteorological Agency stations, the model we use returns 44% of what the ground records there. The region is far snowier than our own numbers say.
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