No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 18 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 →
A free Welcome Bus from the east exit of Chino Station takes about 45 minutes to Tokyu Resort Town Tateshina, where the ski area shares the grounds with holiday homes, hotels and a golf course. Besides the chairlift there is a snow escalator you ride standing up, and it has a ticket of its own. Sources: tokyu-rs.co.jp, tateshina-tokyu.com (sources read 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirakaba 2 in 1 | 2.8 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Shirakabako Royal Hill | 3.4 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Pilatus Tateshina Snow Resort | 4.9 km | 143 cm | 1761 |
| Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK | 6.0 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski | 6.7 km | 140 cm | 1801 |
Compare side by side with Shirakaba 2 in 1 and Shirakabako Royal Hill →
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.
Only 7% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (86%).
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 March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 47 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 136 cm, and 6 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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Shirakaba and Kurumayama webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹿山の湯蓼科高原スパリゾート蓼科高原温泉1号井 | 0.5 km | 34.3℃ warm | 8.1 mildly alkaline | simple | 1999 |
| 蓼科温泉滝の湯 | 1.3 km | 25.3℃ lukewarm | 4.6 mildly acidic | simple | 1980 |
| 蓼科温泉栂の湯 | 1.6 km | 32℃ lukewarm | 4 mildly acidic | simple | 1978 |
| 蓼科温泉親湯 | 1.6 km | 29.5℃ lukewarm | 3.6 mildly acidic | simple | 1983 |
| a spring in 茅野市三室平1号 | 1.7 km | 87℃ hot | 2.8 acidic | chloride, sulphate, acidic | 1969 |
| a spring in 茅野市三室平6号 | 1.7 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 | 5 km |
| Lake Megami女神湖 | Nature | 7.5 km |
| Mount Kirigamine霧ヶ峰 | Mountain | 8.8 km |
| Suwa taisha諏訪大社 | Shrine | 14.8 km |
| Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group八ヶ岳 | Nature | 14.9 km |
| Lake Suwa諏訪湖 | Nature | 15.7 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 (26 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| クラスベッソ蓼科 ^ | ¥11,484 | — | 0.3 km | 茅野駅から車で約28分 |
| グラマラスダイニング蓼科 THE CAMP | ¥9,350 | — | 0.4 km | JR 茅野駅より車で約25分 茅野駅東口より無料シャトルバス有 |
| 東急バケーションズ蓼科 | ¥7,430 | 4.86／5 18 reviews | 0.5 km | 茅野駅から車35分 |
| ホテルハーヴェスト蓼科アネックス | ¥10,000 | 4.41／5 156 reviews | 0.5 km | 車:中央自動車道諏訪ICより約35分 電車:JR中央本線茅野駅より無料ウェルカムバスで約40分 |
| 蓼科東急ホテル | ¥14,080 | 4.36／5 691 reviews | 0.6 km | JR茅野駅よりタクシーで約25分 茅野駅東口より無料シャトルバス有 |
| ゲストハウス クロイツェル(東急リゾートタウン蓼科) | ¥10,900 | 4.44／5 65 reviews | 1.0 km | 中央道諏訪ICより30分、上信越佐久ICより50分。 茅野駅から東急リゾートタウン内まで無料送迎バスがあります。 |
| 無料貸切露天風呂のある宿 蓼科壱番館 | ¥8,500 | 4.80／5 78 reviews | 1.2 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 |
| 蓼科温泉 蓼科グランドホテル滝の湯 | ¥11,990 | 4.22／5 4310 reviews | 1.3 km | 東京より:車/諏訪南ICより約30分、関西より:車/諏訪ICよりビーナスライン経由で約30分 電車:茅野駅よりバス30分 |
| 創業大正十五年 蓼科 親湯温泉 | ¥9,350 | 4.58／5 1631 reviews | 1.6 km | 中央道諏訪ICより車で30分、JR茅野駅よりバスで30分、茅野駅東口より無料送迎定期便有り |
| リゾートホテル蓼科 | ¥7,012 | 3.88／5 1253 reviews | 1.8 km | JR茅野駅より路線バス・送迎バス(要事前予約)で25分、中央道諏訪IC・ 諏訪南ICより車で30分 蓼科湖のすぐ隣! |
| 蓼科∞GRAND(蓼科インフィニティーグランド) ^ | ¥8,450 | — | 1.8 km | 茅野駅から車で約28分 |
| 蓼科BASE kitchen,spa&hotel | ¥11,960 | 4.20／5 64 reviews | 2.0 km | JR茅野駅よりバスにて30分(蓼科湖前下車)道の駅ビーナスライン蓼科湖となり |
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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4 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: 2.3 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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