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.
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 →
Spike Line, in the Earth Dragon Field, is an SAJ-certified mogul run and a venue for sanctioned competitions. The Akatsuki-no-Yu hot spring, open to day visitors, is a one-minute walk from the same field. The area lies at the foot of the Sekita Mountains, close to the Niigata border. Sources: togari.jp, shinmai.co.jp (sources read 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nozawa Onsen | 6.3 km | 450 cmsame grid cell | 108 |
| Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort | 14.0 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Kijimadaira Ski Resort | 14.0 km | 349 cm | 285 |
| Tangram Madarao Ski Circus | 14.0 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Cupid Valley Ski Area | 15.0 km | 553 cm | 61 |
Compare side by side with Nozawa Onsen and Madarao Kogen Mountain Resort →
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.
61% 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 29% 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 450 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 301 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 635 cm (2.1 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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Nozawa and Kijimadaira webcams & snow report — all 4 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 野沢温泉 weather station — 6.3 km from this ski area, 78 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 784 cm |
| 2023/24 | 714 cm |
| 2024/25 | 979 cm |
| 2025/26 | 659 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 510 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
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 37.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上境 | 3.5 km | 37.5℃ warm | 8.2 mildly alkaline | simple |
| 平丸嫁沢鉱泉嫁沢の湯 | 4.7 km | 13℃ cold | 8.7 alkaline | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nozawa Onsen野沢温泉 | Hot spring town | 6.3 km |
| Kosuge Village & Mt.Kosugeyama Cultural Landscape小菅集落 (飯山市) | Old streets | 6.3 km |
| Kenmei-ji Temple健命寺 | Temple | 6.4 km |
| Madarao Kōgen斑尾高原 | Nature | 14.6 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 19 km |
| Lake Nojiri Naumanni Museum野尻湖ナウマンゾウ博物館 | Museum | 19.6 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 (21 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 北信州飯山 手打ちそばの宿 ビレッジヒル 壽番館(じゅばんかん) | ¥6,050 | 3.33／5 17 reviews | 1.0 km | JR飯山線 戸狩野沢温泉駅下車車で5分/上信越道 豊田飯山IC下車20分 |
| 戸狩温泉 四季彩の宿かのえ | ¥9,350 | 4.50／5 73 reviews | 1.0 km | 豊田飯山I.Cから20分、戸狩野沢温泉駅から、マイクロバスにて送迎もいたします。ご相談ください。 |
| 戸狩温泉 ヴィラ美やもと | ¥5,000 | 4.40／5 28 reviews | 1.1 km | 豊田飯山ICより車で20分、JR飯山線・戸狩野沢温泉駅より、車で5分 |
| 手打ちそばの宿 石田屋 | ¥5,500 | 4.37／5 213 reviews | 1.2 km | 豊田飯山ICより車で20分、JR戸狩野沢温泉駅よりタクシーで5分 |
| 戸狩温泉 リゾートイン村田 | ¥6,600 | 3.17／5 25 reviews | 1.2 km | JR飯山線・戸狩野沢温泉駅/上信越道・豊田飯山IC~戸狩方面約20分 |
| 大切なワンちゃんと過ごす お宿本屋敷 | ¥23,200 | 4.63／5 15 reviews | 1.4 km | 野沢温泉スキー場まで当館から車で16分! 黒姫高原スキー場まで当館から車で40分! 善光寺まで車で60分! |
| フローラ戸狩 | ¥6,900 | 5.00／5 5 reviews | 2.1 km | 戸狩野沢温泉駅よりバス、車で約4分 |
| ファーストなわて館 | ¥9,200 | 4.50／5 24 reviews | 2.2 km | 上信越自動車道、豊田飯山ICよりR117号経由、車で20分。JR戸狩野沢温泉駅より車で3分。 |
| 奥信濃 きまぐれの宿 「風のたより」 | ¥5,500 | — | 2.6 km | 戸狩野沢温泉駅より徒歩にて17分、車で3分です。 |
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Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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