サンメドウズ清里で魅せた渾身の大回り
By: Ty-chi · 7 Jun
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.
Typical snowfall
113cm
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
- 1,611–1,880 m
- Across
- 1.8 km
The resort sits at the northwestern edge of the Kiyosato Plateau, east of Mount Akadake, the highest peak of the Yatsugatake range. With the Yatsugatake behind you, the runs face Mount Fuji, the Southern Alps and the Okuchichibu mountains. In winter a summit viewing terrace and café stay open too. Sources: kiyosato.gr.jp, yamanashi-kankou.jp, sunmeadows.co.jp (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.
Seasonal snowfall
113cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
55cm
The middle winter of the 12: 117 cm. The best: 154 cm.
World rank
2196
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
369
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
17
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,703 m, 937 m above the national median.
Quality rank
285
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−4.7°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
12%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
6%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
13km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 48
Frequency 16
Freedom from rain 70
Calm when snowing (model grid) 100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateraise Ski Valley Nobeyama | 8.5 km | 113 cmsame grid cell | 2196 |
| Fujimi Kougen Snow Resort | 9.6 km | 124 cm | 2044 |
| Chateraise Ski Valley Koumi | 12.0 km | 136 cm | 1860 |
| Yachiho Kōgen Ski Resort | 14.0 km | 136 cm | 1860 |
| Pilatus Tateshina Snow Resort | 16.0 km | 143 cm | 1761 |
Compare side by side with Chateraise Ski Valley Nobeyama and Fujimi Kougen Snow Resort →
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.
Marked runs
14
Run length
5.6km
Lifts
5
Vertical
269m
Top 1,880 m · base 1,611 m
Run map
NoviceEasyIntermediateAdvancedOther Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.0 km
Steepest pitch23°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs10.3°
Which way the slopes face
North 5%
East 85%
South 10%
West 0%
90% 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
Novice 4 · 2 km
Easy 1 · 0.4 km
Intermediate 4 · 2.3 km
Advanced 2 · 0.6 km
Other 3 · 0.2 km
Lift types
- Chairlift3
- Platter2
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 March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 44 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
15cmDec
29cmJan
25cmFeb
44cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 113 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 55 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 154 cm (2.8 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
154
115
129
118
103
120
85
123
94
148
106
55
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Live cameras
On the mountainサンメドウズ清里スキー場 ↗Roads nearby国道20号 ↗From the resort: 15 kmOperated by: 関東地方整備局 甲府河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道20号 ↗From the resort: 15.7 kmOperated by: 関東地方整備局 長野国道事務所
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Yatsugatake webcams & snow report — all 3 ski areas →
Videos
Videos remain the copyright of whoever filmed them. JAPANSNOWLINE stores no video and plays everything through the standard YouTube player.
Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group八ヶ岳 | Nature | 4.3 km |
| Mount Aka赤岳 (八ヶ岳山系) | Mountain | 4.3 km |
| Nobeyama Plateau野辺山高原 | Mountain | 4.9 km |
| Nobeyama radio observatory野辺山宇宙電波観測所 | Landmark | 5.6 km |
| Nobeyama Station野辺山駅 | Landmark | 5.9 km |
| Hakushu distillery白州蒸溜所 | Landmark | 16.8 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.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Not checked
- Rental
- Not checked
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
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5 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 5 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 清里高原リゾート(旧:清里高原ホテル) | ¥12,190 | 4.22／5 1133 reviews | 1.9 km | JR小海線「清里駅」よりお車で約5分/中央道「須玉IC」「長坂IC」より約30分 ※送迎バスはWEBにて完全予約制 |
| 八ヶ岳・清里高原 清泉寮 ホテル&コテージ | ¥7,500 | 4.38／5 555 reviews | 2.9 km | 中央自動車道長坂ICより20分 / JR小海線清里駅 ※無料送迎便(ご予約制)あり |
| BUB RESORT Yatsugatake | ¥37,400 | 4.80／5 30 reviews | 2.9 km | JR小淵沢駅よりお車にて約30分 ※JR小淵沢駅への送迎があります。ご希望の場合は事前にご連絡ください。 |
| ペンション遊歩道 | ¥8,800 | 4.25／5 52 reviews | 3.0 km | 中央自動車道 須玉IC,長坂IC、小渕沢ICより車で20分 JR清里駅より車3分、徒歩20分 |
| 八ヶ岳南麓 バーク清里 | ¥15,400 | 5.00／5 322 reviews | 3.0 km | JR清里駅下車、徒歩25分。お車は中央道長坂・須玉各インターから約25分 |
Pick dates and guests to check rooms on Rakuten Travel
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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Places to stay on the map
19 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 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- ゲストハウス・バーク清里 3.0 km
- Pension Rough&augh(らふ あんど らふ) 3.1 km
- 清里ユースホステル (Kiyosato youth hostel) 4.4 km
- Pension kiyosato 4.4 km
- Petit Hotel Old Age 4.7 km
- Pension Little Bird 4.7 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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