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Katashina Kogen Ski Resort

かたしな高原スキー場

Katashina Kogen Ski Resort is a ski area in Gunma, Japan, on slopes between roughly 927 and 1,148 m. Its mapped area is about 1.9 km across, with 12 marked runs and 5 lifts (about 7.8 km of piste in all).

Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 252 cm of snowfall a season, 191st of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2021/22 (318 cm), brought more than twice as much as the leanest, 2015/16 (158 cm). January is usually the snowiest month, with about 83 cm. Snowfall days average −4.2 °C at mid-mountain, and its snow-quality score ranks 106th of 397 in Japan.

Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear here once snow starts to fall. Until then, the long-run record comes first.

Temperature

12.6℃

Max wind

6.6km/h

Elevation (est.)

927–1148m

Across

1.9km

Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.

How much snow it gets

Measured by us across 3,069 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.

Seasonal snowfall

252 cm

per season

Worst of 12 winters

158 cm

A typical winter: 248 cm. The best: 318 cm.

World rank

712

of 3,069 worldwide

Rank in country

191

of 397 in Japan

Elevation rank

104

Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,072 m, 306 m above the national median.

Quality rank

106

of 397 in Japan

Temp when snowing

-4.2°C

Japanese median: -3.5°C

Rain days

10%

Japanese median: 16%

Days over 5 cm

15%

Japanese median: 15%

Wind when snowing

17 km/h

Dryness 0.44

Frequency 0.43

Freedom from rain 0.75

Calm when snowing 0.97

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 deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.

Compared with what is nearby

Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.

Ski area	Distance	Seasonal snowfall	World rank
White World Oze Iwakura	1.7 km	252 cm	712
Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort	2.9 km	252 cm	712
Snow Park Oze Tokura	5.1 km	252 cm	712
Oguna Hotaka Ski Area	5.9 km	252 cm	712
Kawaba Ski Resort	10 km	423 cm	144

When it falls, and how winters differ

Month by month

Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 60% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 50 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.

61cm

Dec

83cm

Jan

58cm

Feb

50cm

Mar

Average snowfall by month, last 12 winters

Winter by winter

Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 252 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 158 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 318 cm (2.0 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan, the leanest winter was the same 2015/16: bad winters tend to hit a whole region at once.

158

318

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.

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

Run length

7.8km

Lifts

Vertical

313m

Top 1,263 m · base 950 m

Run map

EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift

North is up. Runs are coloured by difficulty; black lines are lifts.

The shape of the mountain

Longest run on the map1.3 km

Steepest pitch24°measured over at least 30 m

Average gradient of the runs11.1°

Which way the slopes face

North 15%

East 81%

South 2%

West 1%

96% 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 3

Intermediate 8

Advanced 1

Lift types

Chairlift5

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.

Oze and Marunuma webcams & snow report — all 5 ski areas →

Hot springs nearby, as analysed

4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 52.3 °C).

Source	Distance	Temperature	pH	Type	Analysed
片品萩乃湯(土出温泉)	1.5 km	52.3℃ hot	9.2 alkaline	alkaline simple	—
尾瀬戸倉水芭蕉の湯	3.8 km	30.9℃ lukewarm	10 alkaline	alkaline simple	—
鎌田半瀬の湯	3.8 km	44℃ hot	8.5 alkaline	alkaline simple	—
小川宮乃下	4.1 km	28℃ lukewarm	8.1 mildly 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

Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.

Place	Type	Distance
Mount Hotaka武尊山	Mountain	8 km
Mount Nikkō-Shirane日光白根山	Mountain	13.6 km
Oze尾瀬	Nature	14.3 km
Oze National Park尾瀬国立公園	Nature	15.5 km
Mount Hiuchigatake燧ヶ岳	Mountain	17.1 km
Yagisawa Dam矢木沢ダム	Nature	18.5 km

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.

Map

Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.

Official piste map ↗

Nearby resorts

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Places to stay nearby

46 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.

Property	From	Rating	Distance	Getting there
片品温泉　ロッヂ屋形	¥3,960	4.13 126 reviews	2.2 km	関越自動車道『沼田IC』よりR120→R401経由で約40分/JR上越線『沼田駅』
尾瀬山どん	¥4,950	—	1.3 km	上越線「沼田」駅よりバスで９０分
ペンション・ラパン	¥5,000	4.50 16 reviews	3.0 km	関越道沼田ＩＣより車で４０分、ＪＲ沼田駅よりバス５０分武尊口下車送迎（要連絡）
尾瀬東明荘　ログハウスコテージ	¥5,200	4.30 51 reviews	2.0 km	ＪＲ上越新幹線　上毛高原駅から鳩待峠行バスに乗車、古仲下車し徒歩1分
尾瀬戸倉温泉　旅の宿　山びこ	¥5,500	5.00 25 reviews	3.6 km	沼田駅からバスで６０分
尾瀬　しんこう荘	¥5,800	4.57 29 reviews	1.3 km	沼田ICより車で50分。岩鞍・片品スキー場送迎有り。
片品温泉　湯元千代田館	¥6,000	4.34 101 reviews	1.5 km	沼田駅よりバスにて約８０分
水芭蕉の宿　温泉　ひがし	¥6,050	4.33 254 reviews	2.1 km	上越新幹線上毛高原駅よりバス約９０分JR上越線　沼田駅よりバス約７０分　栃坂バス停徒歩約７分　関越道沼田ＩＣお車約４０分
片品温泉　旅館つちいで	¥6,200	3.56 110 reviews	1.6 km	関越道沼田ＩＣよりＲ１２０を車で４０分
かたしな高原　チャイルドロッヂ	¥6,710	4.88 51 reviews	0.3 km	練馬I.C.から関越道で沼田I.C.（120km）、そこから国道120号経由でかたしなスキー場（29km）
シャレーラ・ウルス	¥7,500	—	0.5 km	沼田駅よりバスで約１時間半／沼田ＩＣより車で約４０分
尾瀬かもしか村	¥7,500	4.29 228 reviews	3.5 km	沼田駅より車で６０分。尾瀬戸倉スキー場まで車で５分。尾瀬岩鞍スキー場まで車で７分。

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Property	From	Rating	Distance	Getting there
クリーンハウス　かねたや	¥7,700	3.80 11 reviews	1.2 km	沼田駅よりバスで７５分
ペンション風集紀	¥8,000	5.00 51 reviews	1.8 km	JR上越線沼田駅または上越新幹線上毛高原駅よりバス利用 / 関越道沼田ICより約６０分
天然・かけ流しの宿　片品温泉　旅館うめや	¥8,250	4.80 213 reviews	1.4 km	ＪＲ上越線　沼田駅下車　バスにて土出温泉下車（約５０分）／関越自動車道　沼田ＩＣより４５分
尾瀬国立公園　尾瀬戸倉温泉　旅館　みゆき	¥8,500	4.14 86 reviews	3.5 km	ＪＲ　沼田駅よりバスにて約１時間
子宝の湯　しおじり	¥8,800	4.38 107 reviews	1.4 km	沼田駅よりバス戸倉行きで60分（塩尻下車）、沼田インターよりＲ120で25分Ｒ401で5分。
片品温泉　ペンションＺＡＫＯＪＩ（座光寺）	¥9,350	4.50 44 reviews	2.1 km	関越道沼田ＩＣより１２０号を経て４０１号で計３６ｋｍ
尾瀬　わんこも泊まれるペンション　シェルティ	¥9,900	5.00 6 reviews	1.0 km	関越道　沼田ICよりお車にて約4０分
プチホテル　たいむ	¥12,000	4.50 145 reviews	1.4 km	JR上越線沼田駅下車　関越交通バス大清水行き　塩尻バス停下車徒歩10分
土出温泉　尾瀬岩鞍リゾートホテル	¥13,470	4.18 126 reviews	0.5 km	ＪＲ上越線：沼田駅よりバスにて約60分　　車：関越自動車道沼田ＩＣより約40分　　尾瀬岩鞍のゲレンデはすぐ目の前！
リゾートイン片品	—	5.00 10 reviews	0.5 km	上越線・沼田駅／関越道・沼田ＩＣよりお車で4０分
シーハウス　ヨシミヤ	—	4.60 25 reviews	0.5 km	沼田ICより40分
ホテルミサワ	—	3.80 39 reviews	0.5 km	JR沼田駅からバスで60分／関越道「沼田IC」から車で40分
ロッジ岩鞍やまと	—	—	0.6 km	沼田駅よりお車で約６０分、関越自動車道沼田ＩＣより約４０分
ヴィレッヂうめや	—	—	0.6 km	ＪＲ　沼田駅からバスで約８０分
岩鞍ハウス	—	4.00 55 reviews	0.6 km	ＪＲ　沼田駅よりバスにて６０分
ロッジ　かぶらぎ	—	—	0.7 km	上越線　沼田駅から５０分
辰巳屋＜群馬県＞	—	—	1.3 km	関越高速道路沼田ＩＣより１２０号線を尾瀬方面へ３６ｋｍ
片品温泉　かたしな高原ホテル	—	4.75 21 reviews	1.3 km	練馬I.C.から関越道で沼田I.C.（120km）、そこから国道120号経由でかたしなスキー場（29km）
片品温泉　こしもと旅館	—	—	1.3 km	■車/関越道「沼田IC」からR120→R401で50分　■電車/JR沼田駅からバスで70分
片品温泉　旅館みさわ	—	—	1.4 km	JR沼田駅からバスで60分／関越道「沼田IC」から車で40分
旅館　かねよ志	—	—	1.4 km	関越沼田インターより車で５０分
旅館　こばやし	—	5.00 28 reviews	1.5 km	ＪＲ　沼田駅より車で６０分　　　関越高速道　沼田Ｉ．Cから尾瀬方面4０分
片品温泉　旅館　美里	—	4.25 25 reviews	1.5 km	関越自動車道『沼田IC』より50分/上越線『沼田駅』
ロッヂさんらいず	—	—	1.6 km	電車でお越しの場合：JR上越線沼田駅よりバスで１時間１０分、　車でお越しの場合：関越自動車道沼田ICより４０分
尾瀬岩鞍高原　湯元　よしの山荘	—	4.50 109 reviews	1.6 km	関越道沼田ＩＣより日光、尾瀬方面に向かい４０分。尾瀬岩鞍スキー場、片品スキー場まで車で約５分。
まるみつ荘	—	—	1.6 km	バス停　上而より徒歩１分
旅館みよしの	—	—	1.6 km	ＪＲ　沼田駅からバスで約８０分
尾瀬倶楽部　みなもと	—	—	1.7 km	沼田駅より車で５０分
民宿いこい＜新潟県＞	—	—	1.8 km	沼田駅より車にて６０分
よろづや旅館＜群馬県＞	—	—	1.9 km	ＪＲ　沼田駅より車で５０分
民宿　幸路荘	—	—	2.0 km	ＪＲ　沼田駅より車で４５分／沼田ＩＣより車で４０分
ロッヂ　ふきのとう	—	—	2.1 km	上越線「沼田駅」下車 /関越自動車道沼田ICより401号線経由車で４０分
みよしや旅館	—	4.78 67 reviews	3.5 km	関越道沼田ＩＣより国道１２０号日光方面へ約40分
ペンション　ふぁみりぃ＜群馬県＞	—	—	3.6 km	沼田ＩＣより約6０分。

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Stay nearby

9 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.

5 Hotel 4 Guest house

Nearest: 3.8 km

Nearest first

雪うさぎ Guest house 3.9 km
おおくら荘 Hotel 4.1 km
ロッジリラ Hotel 4.2 km
民宿ちあき Guest house 4.2 km
みよしや Hotel 4.3 km
民宿くらた Guest house 4.3 km

Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap

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