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 →
- Elevation
- 736–1,142 m
- Across
- 1.8 km
The centre house has a large shoes-off rest area, and on weekends and holidays families can book spaces with kotatsu heated tables, warming their feet between runs before heading back out. When the weather is good, the Challenge course looks all the way out to the Sea of Japan. Sources: saioto.co.jp, kitahiro.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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizuho Highland | 6.4 km | 102 cm | 2346 |
| Osa Ski Resort | 11.0 km | 125 cm | 2029 |
| Yawata Highland 191 Resort | 18.0 km | 125 cm | 2029 |
| Osorakan Snow Park | 27.0 km | 116 cm | 2148 |
| Megahiraonsen Megahira Ski Area | 36.0 km | 74 cm | 2633 |
Compare side by side with Mizuho Highland and Osa Ski 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.
Run map
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
Only 25% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (72%).
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift6
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 January. March brings 33% 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 15 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 124 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 63 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 187 cm (3.0 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
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| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 美又温泉 | Hot spring town | 14.8 km |
| 千丈渓 | Nature | 15.4 km |
| Nukui Dam温井ダム | Nature | 16.5 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.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- 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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2 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 2 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 瑞穂ゲストハウス | ¥25,000 | — | 7.0 km | 浜田自動車道 瑞穂ICより車で約8分 |
| 芸北温泉 芸北オークガーデン | ¥7,920 | 4.62／5 80 reviews | 7.1 km | JR可部線 可部駅より車で50分 |
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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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