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 →
Lift tickets and season passes are shared with neighbouring Hyper Bowl Tohachi. Leave Route 9 at Fukuoka, the first signal after the Tajima Tunnel, and climb about four kilometres to the car park. The park is set with kickers along with a narrow box and a rainbow box. Sources: skyvalley.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Bowl Tohachi | 0.7 km | 200 cm | 1149 |
| Hachikogen Ski Resort | 3.2 km | 237 cm | 810 |
| Hachikita Kogen | 4.2 km | 235 cm | 823 |
| Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort | 4.8 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
| Ojiro Ski Resort | 8.3 km | 235 cm | 823 |
Compare side by side with Hyper Bowl Tohachi and Hachikogen Ski Resort →
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 34% 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 23 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 197 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 51 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 297 cm (5.8 times as much).
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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Hyonosen and Hachikita webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 兎和野高原 weather station — 4.4 km from this ski area, 231 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 241 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
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 27.3 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 香美町(大笹) | 1.2 km | 27.3℃ lukewarm | — | — | 1973 |
| ハチ北温泉 | 1.2 km | 26.9℃ lukewarm | 8.98 alkaline | radioactive (radon) | 2002 |
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 Hachibuse鉢伏山 (香美町) | Mountain | 2.6 km |
| Mount Hyōno氷ノ山 | Mountain | 6.5 km |
| Ojiro小代区 | Old streets | 7.2 km |
| Mount Myōken妙見山 (養父市・香美町) | Nature | 7.5 km |
| 長楽寺 (兵庫県香美町) | Temple | 11.9 km |
| Yumura Onsen湯村温泉 (兵庫県) | Hot spring town | 18.5 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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43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ニュー桂屋 | ¥2,750 | 5.00／5 7 reviews | 1.1 km | 八鹿氷ノ山ICより車で約28分 |
| ハチ北ホテル 本館ホテルとみや、別館ホテル日の出荘 | ¥4,250 | — | 1.1 km | JR山陰本線八鹿駅からお車で40分 |
| ロイヤル ハジメ | ¥5,390 | 3.20／5 15 reviews | 1.1 km | JR 八鹿駅より全但バス「鉢伏」行きに乗り関宮下車後「鉢高原」行に乗換、「別宮上」下車後徒歩0分 |
| ロッヂ鉢 | ¥5,500 | 4.50／5 17 reviews | 1.1 km | 八鹿氷ノ山ICよりお車で約30分 |
| 東鉢伏高原 清和荘 | ¥6,000 | 5.00／5 9 reviews | 1.1 km | 八鹿駅より全但バスハチ伏行き出合下車後、路線バス東ハチ伏行きへ乗車 |
| かどや新館 | ¥7,000 | 4.27／5 58 reviews | 1.1 km | 八鹿駅から村岡方面行きバス乗車、「ハチ北口」下車、乗り換えハチ北へ |
| ちさと山荘 | ¥7,700 | — | 1.1 km | 北近畿豊岡道「八鹿氷ノ山IC」→車で約30分 |
| 旅館 なかや | ¥5,500 | 3.57／5 27 reviews | 1.2 km | JR八鹿駅から村岡方面行バスにて「ハチ北口」下車(約40分)/乗り換えてハチ北へ ※ハチ北口までは送迎可(要確認) |
| ハチ北温泉 旅館 さかえ | ¥6,600 | 4.71／5 59 reviews | 1.2 km | お車:北近畿豊岡自動車道・八鹿氷ノ山IC~R9鳥取方面へ30分/電車:JR八鹿駅より車で40分 |
| ハチ北温泉 内湯旅館 SASAYA | ¥8,000 | 4.88／5 30 reviews | 1.2 km | 舞鶴若狭自動車道 春日IC~北近畿豊岡~八鹿・氷ノ山IC |
| ハチ北高原 旅館わさびや | ¥8,100 | 4.50／5 61 reviews | 1.2 km | JR八鹿駅から村岡・秋岡方面行バスにて「ハチ北口」下車(約40分)/乗り換えてハチ北へ※ハチ北口までは送迎可(要確認) |
| ハチ北高原 プチホテル Aoitori | ¥7,000 | 3.67／5 14 reviews | 1.9 km | 八鹿駅からバスで30分 |
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