The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 21 Nov (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). 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 →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 1 | −4 to 0 | 11 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | −4 to 4 | 9 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Clear | 0 | 0 to 9 | 8 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 2 to 11 | 13 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 4 to 13 | 14 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 6 to 13 | 13 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Fog | 0 | 2 to 9 | 8 |
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
The area has two bases: Lumiere by the upper car park and Core House 2in1 by the lower one. One lift ticket covers both this area and the neighbouring Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai ski area. A heliport sits beside the slopes. Sources: whitebirch.co.jp, town.tateshina.nagano.jp (sources read 12 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.
85% 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.
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Shirakaba and Kurumayama webcams & snow report — all 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirakabako Royal Hill | 1.9 km | 133 cmsame grid cell | 1909 |
| Tateshina Tokyu Ski Area | 2.8 km | 136 cm | 1860 |
| Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski | 4.0 km | 140 cm | 1801 |
| Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK | 4.9 km | 133 cmsame grid cell | 1909 |
| Pilatus Tateshina Snow Resort | 5.3 km | 143 cm | 1761 |
Compare side by side with Shirakabako Royal Hill and Tateshina Tokyu Ski Area →
The most snow falls in March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 46 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 133 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 96 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 182 cm (1.9 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
14 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 90.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 白樺湖ビーナス温泉 | 2.2 km | 61.6℃ hot | 6.6 neutral | chloride, sulphate | 1992 |
| 鹿山の湯蓼科高原スパリゾート蓼科高原温泉1号井 | 2.9 km | 34.3℃ warm | 8.1 mildly alkaline | simple | 1999 |
| 蓼科温泉親湯 | 3.9 km | 29.5℃ lukewarm | 3.6 mildly acidic | simple | 1983 |
| 蓼科温泉滝の湯 | 4 km | 25.3℃ lukewarm | 4.6 mildly acidic | simple | 1980 |
| 蓼科温泉栂の湯 | 4.4 km | 32℃ lukewarm | 4 mildly acidic | simple | 1978 |
| a spring in 茅野市三室平6号 | 4.4 km | 90.5℃ hot | 2.8 acidic | chloride, sulphate, acidic | 1969 |
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 Tateshina蓼科山 | Mountain | 3.3 km |
| Lake Megami女神湖 | Nature | 4.7 km |
| Mount Kirigamine霧ヶ峰 | Mountain | 8.4 km |
| Lake Suwa諏訪湖 | Nature | 16.5 km |
| Suwa taisha諏訪大社 | Shrine | 16.6 km |
| Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group八ヶ岳 | Nature | 17 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. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| カントリーイン・ザ・コロニアルハウス | ¥6,500 | 5.00／5 22 reviews | 1.6 km | 中央道 諏訪ICよりビーナスライン経由、上信越道 佐久ICより白樺湖方面 各40分。 |
| 無料貸切露天風呂のある宿 蓼科壱番館 | ¥8,500 | 4.80／5 78 reviews | 1.6 km | 車/【名古屋方面の方】諏訪IC~約30分【東京方面の方】諏訪南IC~約40分【群馬方面の方】上信越道佐久IC~約90分 |
| 白樺湖オーベルジュ・ビストロフィガロ | ¥19,400 | 4.55／5 162 reviews | 1.6 km | 中央道諏訪IC・諏訪南ICより40分。上信越道佐久ICより60分 茅野駅から白樺湖方面行きバスで50分東白樺湖下車送迎有 |
| 白樺湖 サンシャイン ロッジ | ¥8,000 | 4.44／5 156 reviews | 1.8 km | 中央道諏訪IC→ビーナスライン→R152→白樺湖 |
| 八子ヶ峰ホテル(やしがみねほてる) | ¥12,210 | — | 1.9 km | 中央自動車道諏訪ICより40分、上信越自動車道佐久ICより50分 |
| 寛ぎの宿 澤右衛門 | ¥17,400 | 4.25／5 255 reviews | 1.9 km | JR 茅野駅よりバスで40分/中央道 諏訪I.Cより40分/上信越道 佐久I.Cより50分 |
| 白樺湖畔・天然温泉の小さな宿 サワ・ルージュ | ¥7,500 | 4.67／5 79 reviews | 2.0 km | 中央道南諏訪IC・諏訪ICより車で40分、上信越道佐久ICより車で50分。中央本線茅野駅よりバスで40分問屋川下車目の前 |
| ペンション 湖風 | ¥9,000 | 4.60／5 22 reviews | 2.0 km | JR茅野駅からバス白樺湖線、車山高原方面岩下下車 徒歩約1分。中央自動車道諏訪南ICか諏訪ICより白樺湖へ約50分 |
| 白樺湖畔 リトルグリーブ | ¥10,000 | 4.75／5 67 reviews | 2.0 km | 中央自動車道諏訪IC、R152(大門街道)経由約35分の白樺湖畔 |
| プチホテル まほろば | ¥2,250 | 3.94／5 306 reviews | 2.1 km | 中央道『諏訪IC』より約50分/長野道『佐久平IC』より約60分/JR中央線『茅野駅』/長野新幹線『佐久平駅』 |
| 白樺湖畔 民宿なかや | ¥3,000 | 4.07／5 56 reviews | 2.1 km | 中央道諏訪ICより45分/長野道佐久ICより50分/茅野駅よりバスにて50分 |
| Tabist 晴明荘 白樺湖 | ¥7,000 | 3.83／5 228 reviews | 2.1 km | JR中央線 茅野駅よりバスにて50分、グランド前下車 |
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