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.
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 →
Parada sits right beside the Sakudaira parking area on the Joshin-etsu Expressway, and an escalator climbs from the parking area to the slopes. The ski area is split into two sections, North Parada and South Parada. South Parada has its own day-use hot spring, Miharashi no Yu, whose open-air bath looks out to Mount Tateshina and the Yatsugatake range. Sources: saku-parada.jp, kuruma-news.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Hotels and Resorts Karuizawa | 13.0 km | 81 cm | 2572 |
| Takamine Mountain Park Ski Area | 14.0 km | 145 cm | 1729 |
| Karuizawa Snow Park | 18.0 km | 115 cm | 2167 |
| Kazawa Snow Area | 21.0 km | 136 cm | 1860 |
| Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort | 27.0 km | 136 cm | 1860 |
Compare side by side with Prince Hotels and Resorts Karuizawa and Takamine Mountain Park Ski Area →
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.
50% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east; plenty of the terrain faces the sun as well, so the lean is modest.
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 March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 30 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 90 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 59 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 124 cm (2.1 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
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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2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 38.4 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 御代田町(御代田町御代田) | 4.1 km | 19.2℃ cold | 7.3 neutral | bicarbonate | 1965 |
| 一萬里温泉 | 4.7 km | 38.4℃ warm | 6.67 neutral | chloride | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Komoro Castle小諸城 | Historic site | 9.8 km |
| Tatsuoka Castle龍岡城 | Historic site | 10.1 km |
| Karuizawa軽井沢町 | Old streets | 10.2 km |
| Mount Asama浅間山 | Mountain | 13.4 km |
| Usui Pass碓氷峠 | Nature | 13.6 km |
| Usui Bridge No. 3碓氷第三橋梁 | Landmark | 18.4 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 (12 Oct 2026) · Source. Compare with other ski areas →
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6 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 6 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pettit Forest Cabin ^ | ¥9,242 | — | 2.0 km | 御代田駅から車で8分 |
| TinyCabinTATEGU#01 ^ | ¥12,760 | — | 2.0 km | 御代田駅から車で約12分 |
| TinyCabinTATEGU#02 ^ | ¥14,500 | — | 2.0 km | 御代田駅から車で約12分 |
| SAUNA FOREST CABIN 軽井沢 御代田 ^ | ¥20,880 | — | 2.0 km | 御代田駅から車で約12分 |
| ホテルルートインコート軽井沢 | ¥8,100 | 4.13／5 341 reviews | 3.3 km | JRしなの鉄道御代田駅から徒歩15分。JR長野新幹線佐久平駅より車で15分。 上信越自動車道佐久インターより車で7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)
12 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.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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