Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
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 →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 0 | −4 to 0 | 14 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | −5 to 2 | 15 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Clear | 0 | −1 to 8 | 7 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 1 to 10 | 7 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 2 to 11 | 4 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 5 to 12 | 6 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −2 to 5 | 9 |
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
The grassland of Yamada Bokujo, a summer grazing pasture, becomes the ski area in winter. Most of the slopes are left ungroomed, in their natural shape. On the guided Takochi tour, skiers make the long descent from the ranch down to the hot-spring village of Yamada Onsen. Sources: yamaboku.co.jp, vill.takayama.nagano.jp, db.go-nagano.net (sources read 12 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
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 16% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (60%).
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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Kusatsu and Manza webcams & snow report — all 5 ski areas →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Ski Area | 3.0 km | 333 cm | 333 |
| Shiga Kogen Yokoteyama Ski Area | 4.3 km | 333 cm | 333 |
| Manza Onsen | 4.9 km | 255 cmsame grid cell | 692 |
| Shiga Kogen Shibutoge Ski Area | 5.8 km | 333 cm | 333 |
| Shiga Kogen | 5.8 km | 255 cmsame grid cell | 692 |
Compare side by side with Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Ski Area and Shiga Kogen Yokoteyama Ski Area →
The most snow falls in January. March brings 72% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 57 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 255 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 197 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 337 cm (1.7 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
7 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 96.2 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奥山田奥山田 | 0.8 km | 67.5℃ hot | 7.3 neutral | — |
| 七味高山村 | 1.6 km | 96.2℃ hot | 8.3 mildly alkaline | — |
| 五色福田2号泉 | 1.6 km | 74℃ hot | 8.2 mildly alkaline | — |
| 熊の湯 | 3.1 km | 46.2℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | — |
| 硯川 | 3.4 km | 68℃ hot | — | sulphur |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shiga Highlands志賀高原 | Nature | 5.3 km |
| Manza Onsen万座温泉 | Hot spring town | 5.7 km |
| Mount Kusatsu-Shirane草津白根山 | Nature | 6.5 km |
| Jigokudani Monkey Park地獄谷野猿公苑 | Park | 6.7 km |
| Kusatsu Onsen草津温泉 | Hot spring town | 13 km |
| Mount Azumaya四阿山 | Mountain | 15.3 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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16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spa Lodge Redwood Inn(レッドウッドイン) | ¥9,900 | 4.56／5 94 reviews | 0.8 km | 上信越自動車道須坂長野東IC、または小布施スマートICより50分 |
| ニュー笠岳 | ¥17,000 | 3.00／5 11 reviews | 0.8 km | 須坂・長野東I.Cから40分。 |
| 奥山田温泉 煌月 | ¥26,000 | 4.17／5 11 reviews | 0.9 km | 須坂長野東ICより、お車で約25Km 40分 |
| 五色温泉 五色の湯旅館 | ¥11,000 | 4.08／5 56 reviews | 1.7 km | 須坂駅より山田温泉行きバスにて40分 山田温泉より送迎有り |
| 志賀リバーサイドホテル | ¥11,000 | 3.17／5 40 reviews | 3.1 km | 湯田中駅から志賀高原行きバスで60分 |
| 熊の湯温泉 熊の湯ホテル | ¥13,600 | 4.15／5 252 reviews | 3.1 km | 私鉄長野電鉄湯田中駅下車 長電バス熊の湯硯川行 熊の湯下車0分/上信越自動車道信州中野IC下車R292号線経由約30km |
| 志賀高原 ホテル一望閣 | ¥6,800 | 3.68／5 283 reviews | 3.2 km | 上信越道信州中野ICより国道292号線にて45分。JR長野駅より急行バス80分又は長電特急電車50分&バス利用45分。 |
| ほたる温泉 ホテルハイツ | ¥7,425 | 3.91／5 46 reviews | 3.2 km | 上信越自動車道信州中野ICより約28Km約40分。JR長野駅より志賀高原行バスで70分 |
| Hotel & Onsen 2307 Shigakogen | ¥7,600 | 3.75／5 153 reviews | 3.2 km | 中野ICより車で45分。湯田中駅よりバスにて45分。硯川バス停下車1分徒歩。 |
| 志賀パレスホテル | ¥8,250 | 3.48／5 281 reviews | 3.2 km | 長野電鉄湯田中駅 / 湯田中より長電バスにて50分 |
| 志賀高原ロッヂ | ¥8,600 | 4.33／5 58 reviews | 3.2 km | 湯田中駅からバスで45分ほたる温泉下車徒歩5分。信州中野ICから車で約40分。 |
| ポイントホープやまゆう | ¥13,000 | — | 3.2 km | 長野電鉄湯田中駅 バス約50分 |
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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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: 3.6 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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