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 →
A connecting run and lifts link the area to the neighbouring Yomase Onsen Ski Area, and one Mt.KOSHA lift ticket covers both. The X-JAM Takaifuji side makes its terrain park the headline attraction, and snowboard freestyle competitions are held there. Sources: x-jam.jp, go-nagano.net (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yomase Onsen Ski Area | 1.2 km | 327 cm | 370 |
| Kijimadaira Ski Resort | 2.5 km | 349 cm | 285 |
| Kitashiga Komaruyama Ski Resort | 3.4 km | 327 cm | 370 |
| Ryuoo Ski Park | 5.2 km | 405 cm | 167 |
| Shiga Kogen Okushiga Kogen Ski Area | 9.8 km | 333 cm | 333 |
Compare side by side with Yomase Onsen Ski Area and Kijimadaira Ski 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.
97% 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.
The most snow falls in January. March brings 34% 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 69 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 568 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 214 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 817 cm (3.8 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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Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jigokudani Monkey Park地獄谷野猿公苑 | Park | 8.3 km |
| Shiga Highlands志賀高原 | Nature | 13 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 17.7 km |
| Shibu-tōge渋峠 | Nature | 18 km |
| Mount Kusatsu-Shirane草津白根山 | Nature | 19.6 km |
| Manza Onsen万座温泉 | Hot spring town | 19.7 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.
Getting there
Source: x-jam.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 (11 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| よませ温泉 ホテル明幸 | ¥7,500 | — | 1.7 km | 上信越道信州中野ICより北志賀高原方面約20分 |
| よませ温泉 ホテル セラン | ¥6,000 | 3.85／5 261 reviews | 2.0 km | 長野電鉄湯田中駅より、無料送迎車にて10分、上信越自動車道信州中野IC下車、R292→R403を北志賀高原方面へ約15分 |
| ホテル シャレー竜王 | ¥6,510 | 4.25／5 16 reviews | 2.2 km | 信州湯田中駅から北志賀竜王高原スキーパークまでシャトルバス |
| オーベルジュ グルービー | ¥20,900 | 5.00／5 29 reviews | 2.4 km | 車・上信越道豊田飯山ICより25分。 電車・北陸新幹線飯山駅タクシー又はレンタカーで20分〔送迎なし〕 |
| ホテル プランタン | ¥5,800 | — | 2.5 km | 上信越道信州中野I.Cより車で約25分 JR飯山駅又は長野電鉄湯田中駅送迎なし |
| SBC RESORT KIJIMADAIRA(旧パノラマランド木島平) | ¥2,000 | 3.39／5 227 reviews | 2.8 km | JR飯山駅下車 車15分 / 上信越道豊田飯山ICより約20分 |
| SORA GLAMPING RESORT | ¥27,300 | — | 2.9 km | 湯田中駅より車で約25分、信州中野I.Cから車で16km! |
| ホテル ノース志賀 | ¥8,000 | 4.21／5 151 reviews | 3.0 km | 長野電鉄 湯田中駅から車で15分/信州中野ICより車で30分 |
| 北志賀高原ホテル | ¥7,458 | 3.75／5 24 reviews | 3.1 km | 湯田中駅から竜王マウンテンリゾートまでシャトルバスで約25分。 |
| ホテル竜王ヴィレッヂ | ¥10,000 | — | 3.1 km | 湯田中駅よりお車にて約25分 |
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