26 fall yuzawakogen movie
By: YuzawaKogen Ropeway · 14 Sept
No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 18 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear once snow is on the ground or forecast.
Opens
18 Dec
Typical snowfall
618cm
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
- 348–1,141 m
- Across
- 2.9 km
The resort is about a 10-minute walk from the west exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Station, through the hot-spring town. A large ropeway carries skiers up to the plateau, and in winter sightseers without skis ride in the same cabins. From the top there are views of the Tanigawa range, the Uonuma Plain and the hot-spring town below. Sources: yuzawakogen.com, yuzawasnowlink.com (sources read 12 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.
Seasonal snowfall
618cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
328cm
The middle winter of the 12: 625 cm. The best: 774 cm.
World rank
36
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
29
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
206
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 738 m, 28 m below the national median.
Quality rank
153
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−2.2°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
32%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
37%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
14km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 30
Frequency 100
Freedom from rain 35
Calm when snowing (model grid) 100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ippon Sugi Ski Resort | 1.1 km | 695 cm | 12 |
| NASPA Ski Garden | 1.4 km | 618 cmsame grid cell | 36 |
| Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort | 2.0 km | 618 cmsame grid cell | 36 |
| Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort | 3.6 km | 618 cmsame grid cell | 36 |
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort | 4.2 km | 695 cm | 12 |
Compare side by side with Ippon Sugi Ski Resort and NASPA Ski Garden →
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.
Marked runs
13
Run length
7.3km
Lifts
7
Vertical
793m
Top 1,141 m · base 348 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.9 km
Steepest pitch35°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs10.2°
Which way the slopes face
North 50%
East 33%
South 8%
West 9%
83% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
By difficulty
Easy 9 · 4.7 km
Intermediate 3 · 0.9 km
Advanced 1 · 1.6 km
Lift types
- Chairlift6
- Cable car1
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 39% 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 85 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
170cmDec
216cmJan
148cmFeb
85cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 618 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 328 cm; the biggest was 2016/17 with 774 cm (2.4 times as much).
543
328
774
625
714
565
625
761
655
563
727
541
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Live cameras
On the mountain湯沢高原スキー場 ↗Roads nearby国道17号 ↗From the resort: 2.3 kmOperated by: 北陸地方整備局 長岡国道事務所Roads nearby国道17号 ↗From the resort: 18.3 kmOperated by: 関東地方整備局 高崎河川国道事務所
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Echigo-Yuzawa webcams & snow report — all 17 ski areas →
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Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
What was actually measured nearby
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 湯沢 weather station — 1.7 km from this ski area, 289 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 810 cm |
| 2023/24 | 619 cm |
| 2024/25 | 1080 cm |
| 2025/26 | 732 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 610 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
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
5 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 61.5 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 湯沢第3配湯所 混湯 | 1.6 km | 61.5℃ hot | 8.3 mildly alkaline | simple |
| 神立高原ゴールデンスパ | 3.3 km | 43.1℃ hot | 8 mildly alkaline | — |
| 三俣せきれいの湯 | 3.7 km | 32.8℃ lukewarm | 8.9 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 岩原岩原 | 4.2 km | 55.7℃ hot | — | simple |
| 佐工不動産佐工不動産 | 4.3 km | 35.2℃ warm | 8.8 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
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yuzawa Kōgen Ropeway湯沢高原ロープウェイ | Nature | 0.7 km |
| Echigo Yuzawa Onsen越後湯沢温泉 | Hot spring town | 1.4 km |
| Kiyotsu Gorge清津峡 | Nature | 5.4 km |
| Mount Tanigawa谷川岳 | Mountain | 16.1 km |
| Tanigawadake Ropeway谷川岳ロープウェイ | Nature | 18.4 km |
| Doai Station土合駅 | Landmark | 19.1 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.
Coordinates: 36.9331, 138.7938
Getting there
- By train
- Echigo-Yuzawa Station (JR Joetsu Line / Joetsu Shinkansen): 8 minutes on foot (about 640 m) from the west exit to the ropeway base station
- By car
- 5 minutes by car from Yuzawa IC (Kan-Etsu Expressway)
- Winter roads
- Winter only: a free shuttle bus runs from the bus terminal directly outside Echigo-Yuzawa Station's east exit
Source: yuzawakogen.com · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Not checked
- Rental
- Not checked
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
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50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 越後湯沢温泉 水が織りなす越後の宿 双葉 | ¥14,300 | 4.33／5 1022 reviews | 1.0 km | 上越新幹線、越後湯沢駅下車徒歩7分。関越自動車道、湯沢ICより車で5分。 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 音羽屋旅館 | ¥5,500 | 4.05／5 689 reviews | 1.1 km | JR上越新幹線、越後湯沢駅西口より徒歩7分。関越自動車道、越後湯沢ICより、越後湯沢駅方面に向かって約6分。駐車場完備。 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 湯沢東映ホテル | ¥6,600 | 4.08／5 1591 reviews | 1.1 km | JR越後湯沢駅西口より徒歩8分。関越自動車道・越後湯沢ICより約5分。越後湯沢駅西口・高速バス乗り場の無料送迎有。 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 和みのお宿 滝乃湯 | ¥8,800 | 4.25／5 261 reviews | 1.1 km | 越後湯沢駅西口から徒歩で7分 駅から随時無料送迎 約3分 025-784-3421 お電話くださいませ。湯沢ICから8分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 KKR湯沢ゆきぐに(国家公務員共済組合連合会湯沢保養所) | ¥10,500 | 4.42／5 163 reviews | 1.1 km | JR越後湯沢駅西口~徒歩7分/関越自動車道湯沢IC~越後湯沢駅方向に車で6分 |
| リブマックスリゾート越後湯沢 | ¥3,800 | 3.91／5 309 reviews | 1.2 km | JR越後湯沢駅より徒歩7分。関越自動車道湯沢ICより車で5分。湯沢スキー場まで徒歩5分。 |
| リブマックスリゾート越後湯沢 ANNEX | ¥4,000 | 4.05／5 22 reviews | 1.2 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩で約10分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 三徳屋(みのりや) | ¥7,150 | 4.31／5 269 reviews | 1.2 km | JR 越後湯沢駅より徒歩にて8分(スキーシーズンは駅西口からの無料シャトルバスで湯沢高原スキー場下車徒歩30秒) |
| 越後湯沢温泉 湯沢グランドホテル<新潟県> | ¥9,375 | 4.55／5 2402 reviews | 1.2 km | 駅から徒歩3分&湯沢ICから5分!入口はセブンイレブンが目印!※ホテル前の坂道は急なので遠慮なく送迎をご依頼ください。 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 越後のお宿 いなもと | ¥9,925 | 4.40／5 426 reviews | 1.2 km | 越後湯沢駅西口より徒歩2分!湯沢インターより車で5分とアクセス抜群♪東京から新幹線最短で90分です♪ |
| 旅館ゆざわ ^ | ¥48,720 | — | 1.2 km | ガーラ湯沢駅から徒歩で約2分 |
| 舘ーYAKATAー ^ | ¥9,280 | — | 1.3 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩で約2分 |
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