No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 19 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). 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 →
Hotel Tangram, at the bottom, doubles as the base lodge. The ridge on the left links to Madarao Kogen, and a joint lift ticket covers both areas. Non-skiers can ride a lift up to the Nojiriko Terrace for a view of Lake Nojiri and the five peaks of northern Nagano. Sources: tangram.jp, go-nagano.net (sources read 12 Oct 2026; reviewed by the editor)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort | 1.5 km | 432 cmsame grid cell | 129 |
| Kurohime Kogen | 9.8 km | 432 cmsame grid cell | 129 |
| Akakura Onsen Ski Area | 9.9 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Ski Resort | 10.0 km | 432 cmsame grid cell | 129 |
| Akakura Kanko Ski Resort | 10.0 km | 445 cm | 117 |
Compare side by side with Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort and Kurohime Kogen →
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.
55% 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 43% 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 64 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 432 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 230 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 560 cm (2.4 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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Myoko and Joetsu webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 信濃町 weather station — 7.6 km from this ski area, 376 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 545 cm |
| 2023/24 | 550 cm |
| 2024/25 | 683 cm |
| 2025/26 | 403 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 466 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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Madarao Kōgen斑尾高原 | Nature | 3.1 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 4.7 km |
| Lake Nojiri Naumanni Museum野尻湖ナウマンゾウ博物館 | Museum | 5.5 km |
| Mount Kurohime黒姫山 (長野県) | Mountain | 12.8 km |
| Mount Myōkō妙高山 | Mountain | 14.1 km |
| Togakushi Shrine戸隠神社 | Shrine | 19.9 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: tangram.jp · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
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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52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ホテルタングラム 斑尾東急リゾート | ¥7,900 | 4.20／5 1776 reviews | 0.4 km | JR黒姫駅より路線バス(有料) 上信越道信濃町IC又は妙高高原ICから車で20分。 |
| ホテルハーヴェスト斑尾 タングラム斑尾東急リゾート | ¥14,300 | 4.28／5 144 reviews | 0.6 km | JR黒姫駅より路線バス(有料) 上信越道信濃町IC又は妙高高原ICから20分。JR黒姫駅より路線バス(有料) |
| タングラム斑尾 バートンホテル | ¥9,000 | 3.96／5 154 reviews | 0.8 km | 上信越道 妙高高原ICより車で20分/JR信越本線 妙高高原駅より車で15分(送迎バス有り・予約制) |
| 小さなホテル 風小僧 | ¥10,500 | 5.00／5 115 reviews | 0.9 km | しなの鉄道 妙高高原駅より車15分 北陸新幹線飯山駅より車で25分/上信越自動車道 信濃町IC下車 野尻湖経由15分 |
| 和食の宿 一歩(てくてく) | ¥15,000 | 4.82／5 347 reviews | 1.0 km | 上信越道 信濃町IC野尻湖経由20分/しなの鉄道 妙高高原駅より車で15分/北陸新幹線 飯山駅より車で25分 |
| 欧風料理の宿 マウンテンリゾート・マルガンタ | ¥16,000 | 5.00／5 62 reviews | 1.0 km | 上信越自動車道 信濃町ICより15分/しなの鉄道、えちごトキめき鉄道 妙高高原駅下車 |
| White Tree Lodge | ¥10,000 | 4.50／5 21 reviews | 1.1 km | 信濃町ICよりお車にて約15分 |
| ペンション カルアミルク | ¥4,400 | 4.50／5 122 reviews | 1.3 km | [車]上信越自動車道豊田飯山又は信濃町又は妙高高原I.C.[電車・バス]しなの鉄道北しなの線黒姫駅/JR北陸新幹線飯山駅 |
| ペットと泊まる ペンション&コンドミニアム 高原のログP.カンタベリー | ¥6,820 | 3.40／5 13 reviews | 1.3 km | 妙高高原ICよりお車にて約20分 |
| 手作り料理と燻製の宿 秋桜 | ¥5,900 | 4.50／5 7 reviews | 1.6 km | JR 飯山駅より車で約20分 |
| COCO VILLA 野尻湖畔 ^ | ¥15,452 | — | 1.7 km | 妙高高原駅から車で10分 |
| ペンション とも <長野県> | ¥8,000 | 5.00／5 13 reviews | 2.0 km | JR飯山線「飯山駅」下車、斑尾高原行きバスにて30分。 |
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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3 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.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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