No snow on the ground or falling right now. 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 →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 1 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 →
In spring and summer these same slopes are planted with rapeseed and sunflowers. In winter, first-timers practise in front of the No. 2 lift, then ride it up to come down a run through the trees. The hill looks down on the Aizu Basin, which disappears under a sea of cloud when conditions line up. Sources: sites.google.com, tif.ne.jp, pref.fukushima.lg.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nekoma Mountain | 20.0 km | 347 cm | 289 |
| Onogawa Onsen | 22.0 km | 314 cm | 430 |
| Urabandai Ski Resort | 22.0 km | 347 cm | 289 |
| Grandeco Snow Resort | 23.0 km | 379 cm | 206 |
| Tengendai Kogen | 24.0 km | 379 cm | 206 |
Compare side by side with Nekoma Mountain and Onogawa Onsen →
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.
56% 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 January. March brings 40% 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 53 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 384 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2019/20 with 289 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 562 cm (1.9 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.
Bandai and Inawashiro webcams & snow report — all 7 ski areas →
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 63.4 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 熱塩新泉源 | 3 km | 63.4℃ hot | 6.4 neutral |
| 日中日中温泉 | 3.5 km | 34℃ warm | 6.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 熱塩温泉 | Hot spring town | 2.6 km |
| Atsushio Station熱塩駅 | Landmark | 2.6 km |
| Bandai-Asahi National Park磐梯朝日国立公園 | Nature | 14.3 km |
| Mount Iide飯豊山 | Mountain | 18.2 km |
| Lake Hibara桧原湖 | Nature | 18.5 km |
| Oguni-numa Pond雄国沼 | Nature | 18.8 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: sites.google.com · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Checked on the official site (26 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
2 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 2 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 創作料理が自慢の宿 会津 喜多方 熱塩温泉 山形屋 | ¥9,720 | 4.44／5 591 reviews | 2.7 km | 磐越西線・喜多方駅~車で15分/磐越道・会津若松IC~車で40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)
10 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: 3.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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Planning a trip · 28 Sep 2026
Japan for Beginners: Half Its Pisted Kilometres Are Graded Easy, Twice the US ShareHalf of Japan's pisted kilometres are graded easy or novice — against 25% in the United States and 28% in Canada. And 255 of Japan's 397 ski areas have a natural hot-spring source within 5 km. Here are the numbers, the caveat about grading, and the resorts where a first-timer gets the most of both.
Where the snow falls · 5 Sep 2026
Tengendai Kogen