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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 →
- Elevation
- 697–1,000 m
- Across
- 1.0 km
The centre house is built in the shape of a pyramid, and the beginner-to-intermediate run through the trees is named Sphinx. Self-contained lodges are scattered around the area, with the lodging, parking and centre house all within about 100 metres of each other. Sources: shobara-info.com, nekoyama.net (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
How much snow it gets
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).
Compared with what is nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogoyama-Kougen Ski Resort | 2.7 km | 105 cmsame grid cell | 2319 |
| Kenmin no Mori Ski Area | 13.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Ibukinosato Ski Area | 24.0 km | 115 cm | 2167 |
| Kotobiki Forest Park Ski Area | 39.0 km | 129 cm | 1976 |
| Hiruzen Bear Valley Ski Resort | 44.0 km | 161 cm | 1527 |
Compare side by side with Dogoyama-Kougen Ski Resort and Kenmin no Mori Ski Area →
Runs and lifts
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.
Run map
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
80% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift4
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.
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 47% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 17 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 105 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 46 cm; the biggest was 2016/17 with 145 cm (3.2 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Live cameras
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Hot springs nearby, as analysed
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 14 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ひばごん郷温泉 | 1.8 km | 14℃ cold | radioactive (radon) |
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
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hiba-Dōgo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park比婆道後帝釈国定公園 | Nature | 4.9 km |
| Okuizumo Orochi Loop奥出雲おろちループ | Landmark | 9.1 km |
| Mount Azuma吾妻山 (広島県・島根県) | Mountain | 15.5 km |
| 斐乃上温泉 | Hot spring town | 16.7 km |
| 鯉ヶ窪湿原 | Nature | 19.4 km |
| 雄橋 | Landmark | 19.5 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.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site. See the official site ↗
Places to stay nearbyPR
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民宿 比婆山温泉 | ¥8,000 | 3.43／5 95 reviews | 7.6 km | JR備後落合駅よりタクシーで10分 /中国道・東城ICから30~40分/庄原ICから30分北上 |
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