No snow on the ground or falling right now. 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 →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 6 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Sanpei, a hand-made soba restaurant, has moved into the new Natsumushizawa hut. Yokote city, which has run the hill since it opened in 1982, has spent several years replacing the ageing lodge and other facilities. The slope is floodlit at night as well. Sources: city.yokote.lg.jp, sakigake.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inakawa Ski Area Suberotta | 6.8 km | 229 cm | 885 |
| Jeunesse Kurikoma Ski Area | 9.8 km | 407 cm | 165 |
| Gosannen Ski Area | 23.0 km | 230 cm | 877 |
| Choei Yuda Ski Area | 25.0 km | 332 cm | 345 |
| Geto Kogen | 26.0 km | 355 cm | 275 |
Compare side by side with Inakawa Ski Area Suberotta and Jeunesse Kurikoma Ski Area →
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.
100% 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.
Official figures: 2 runs, 1 chairlift. Source (checked 10 Nov)
The most snow falls in January. March brings 38% 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 49 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 377 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 197 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 508 cm (2.6 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 47.2 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上畑 | 4.6 km | 47.2℃ hot | 8.5 alkaline | alkaline simple |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yokote Masuda Manga Museum横手市増田まんが美術館 | Museum | 7.8 km |
| 横手市増田伝統的建造物群保存地区 | Old streets | 8 km |
| Isawa Dam胆沢ダム | Nature | 11 km |
| Akita Museum of Modern Art秋田県立近代美術館 | Museum | 16 km |
| Akita Furusato-mura秋田ふるさと村 | Leisure | 16.2 km |
| Yokote Castle横手城 | Historic site | 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.
The weather map, and where it sits among nearby ski areas.
Getting there
Source: city.yokote.lg.jp · checked 2 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
1 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: 11.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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