Echigo-Yuzawa Webcams & Snow Report

Walk from the bullet train — the shortest trip from Tokyo · Updated 8 Oct 2026

No new snow has fallen at Echigo-Yuzawa's ski areas in the last 48 hours.

Watch 8 official live cameras at 7 ski areas ↓

Live cameras

7 of the 18 ski areas have official live cameras (8 in all). Each link opens the operator's own page or YouTube stream.

No slope camera found yet: Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato, Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort, Ippon Sugi Ski Resort, Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area, Iwappara, Joetsu International, Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area, NASPA Ski Garden, New Greenpia Tsunan, Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort, Yuzawa Park Ski Resort

Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it. Road cameras are listed on each resort’s page.

Today's snow

Ski area24 h48 hBaseNext 3 daysTempPowder Score
Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 15°C 10
Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 13°C 10
Ippon Sugi Ski Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 16°C 10
Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 16°C 10
Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 15°C 10
Iwappara 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 14°C 10
Joetsu International 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 14°C 10
Kagura Area 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 11°C 10
Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 14°C 10
Maiko Snow Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 15°C 10
Mitsumata Area 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 13°C 10
Nakasato Kiyotsu 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 14°C 10
Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 15°C 10
NASPA Ski Garden 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 15°C 10
New Greenpia Tsunan 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 13°C 10
Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 13°C 10
Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 15°C 10
Yuzawa Park Ski Resort 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 0 cm 16°C 10

Snowfall and base are calculated from a weather model, not reported by the resorts. "Next 3 days" is Open-Meteo’s published forecast shown as-is; it is not a forecast made by JAPANSNOWLINE. Check the Japan Meteorological Agency and the resort before you travel.

The season at a glance

Ski areaTypical winterWorst–best of 12Snow quality (of 392)Adult day ticket
Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato 546 cm 328–739 cm 263 —
Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort 618 cm 328–774 cm 192 —
Ippon Sugi Ski Resort 695 cm 328–983 cm 251 —
Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area 695 cm 328–983 cm 267 —
Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort 695 cm 328–983 cm 173 —
Iwappara 712 cm 328–921 cm 183 —
Joetsu International 695 cm 328–983 cm 193 —
Kagura Area 542 cm 241–679 cm 11 ¥7,500 (last season)
Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort 618 cm 328–774 cm 139 —
Maiko Snow Resort 695 cm 328–983 cm 228 ¥7,000 (last season)
Mitsumata Area 589 cm 328–717 cm 133 —
Nakasato Kiyotsu 618 cm 328–774 cm 179 —
Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area 712 cm 328–921 cm 216 —
NASPA Ski Garden 618 cm 328–774 cm 217 ¥7,000 (last season)
New Greenpia Tsunan 618 cm 328–774 cm 158 —
Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort 618 cm 328–774 cm 191 —
Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort 712 cm 328–921 cm 206 ¥6,400 (last season)
Yuzawa Park Ski Resort 712 cm 328–921 cm 237 —

Typical winter is the December–March average over the last 12 winters (calculated). “Worst–best” is the leanest and the deepest of those 12 winters, which is the range a trip booked a year out has to live with. Ticket prices are checked on each resort’s own site; “—” means we have not checked one yet.

When the snow falls

In Echigo-Yuzawa, the most snow falls in January. March brings 37% of January's, or about 86 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Kagura Area, where March still brings 54% of January's snowfall.

DecJanFebMar
177 cm231 cm158 cm86 cm

Monthly averages over the last 12 winters, averaged across the ski areas in this area. This is what falls in each month, not how deep the base is.

The mountains themselves

Ski areaBase to topVerticalSpread of the runs
Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato 231–583 m 352 m 2.3 km
Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort 321–1,016 m 695 m 3.9 km
Ippon Sugi Ski Resort 367–436 m 69 m 0.4 km
Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Area 276–342 m 66 m 0.8 km
Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort 254–912 m 658 m 3.0 km
Iwappara 385–954 m 569 m 2.8 km
Joetsu International 197–896 m 699 m 6.6 km
Kagura Area 971–1,849 m 878 m 5.4 km
Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort 507–1,062 m 555 m 2.5 km
Maiko Snow Resort 248–687 m 439 m 4.3 km
Mitsumata Area 613–1,031 m 418 m 2.2 km
Nakasato Kiyotsu 481–783 m 302 m 1.8 km
Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area 481–712 m 231 m 0.9 km
NASPA Ski Garden 404–695 m 291 m 1.4 km
New Greenpia Tsunan 687–936 m 249 m 2.1 km
Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort 337–922 m 585 m 2.9 km
Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort 450–801 m 351 m 1.7 km
Yuzawa Park Ski Resort 438–644 m 206 m 1.4 km

Elevations come from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and OpenStreetMap. “Spread” is the width of the area the runs cover, not the total length of piste.

Questions people ask

Which ski areas in Echigo-Yuzawa have live webcams?

7 of the 18, with 8 cameras in all: Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort, Kagura Area, Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort, Maiko Snow Resort, Mitsumata Area, Nakasato Kiyotsu and 1 more. Each one opens on the operator's own page.

How much snow does Echigo-Yuzawa get in a typical winter?

From December to March, the most falls at Iwappara: about 712 cm. The least in the same area is Kagura Area, at about 542 cm — elevation and aspect make the difference. Calculated from the last 12 winters.

What happens in Echigo-Yuzawa in a bad winter?

Over the last 12 winters, Iwappara ranged from 328 cm in its leanest winter to 921 cm in its deepest, against a typical 712 cm, so a poor winter brought 46% of the usual amount.

When is the best time to ski in Echigo-Yuzawa?

In Echigo-Yuzawa, the most snow falls in January. March brings 37% of January's, or about 86 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Kagura Area, where March still brings 54% of January's snowfall.

What does a lift ticket cost in Echigo-Yuzawa?

Adult day tickets we have checked on the resorts' own sites run from ¥6,400 at Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort to ¥7,500 at Kagura Area.

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