Kawaba Ski Resort is a ski area in Gunma, Japan, on slopes between roughly 1,211 and 1,679 m. Its mapped area is about 3.3 km across, with 11 marked runs and 6 lifts (about 9 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 423 cm of snowfall a season, 68th of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2021/22 (577 cm), brought more than 3 times as much as the leanest, 2015/16 (183 cm). January is usually the snowiest month, with about 142 cm. Snowfall days are cold, averaging −7.2 °C at mid-mountain, and its snow-quality score ranks 7th of 397 in Japan.
The nearest city of any size is Maebashi, about 43 km away. Below is a link to its official live camera.
Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear here once snow starts to fall. Until then, the long-run record comes first.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tambara Ski Park | 3.2 km | 423 cm | 144 |
| Oguna Hotaka Ski Area | 4.5 km | 252 cm | 712 |
| Hodaigi Ski Resort | 6.6 km | 291 cm | 514 |
| Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort | 7.3 km | 252 cm | 712 |
| Fujiwara Snow&Spa Resort | 9.3 km | 291 cm | 514 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 51% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 73 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 423 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 183 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 577 cm (3.2 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.
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.
Run map
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
Only 10% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. More of the terrain faces the sun.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift5
- Magic carpet1
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.
Live Cameras
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Minakami webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →
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 | 3.4 km |
| Doai Station土合駅 | Landmark | 14.5 km |
| Numata Castle沼田城 | Historic site | 15.9 km |
| Nagurumi Castle名胡桃城 | Historic site | 16.2 km |
| Mount Tanigawa谷川岳 | Mountain | 17.8 km |
| Marble Village Lockheart Castle大理石村ロックハート城 | Historic site | 19.9 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 ↗Places to stay nearby
41 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民宿 永井荘 | ¥3,000 | — | 5.9 km | 沼田インターより車で３０分 |
| ペンション・ラパン | ¥5,000 | 4.50 16 reviews | 7.3 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） |
| ペンションら・ぱれっと | ¥5,500 | 4.50 13 reviews | 7.2 km | 沼田駅より鎌田方面バスにて１時間。武尊口下車。バス停までの送迎あり |
| ゆびとや ＾ | ¥5,568 | — | 6.7 km | 沼田駅から車で約２６分 |
| はっぴぃぺんしょん | ¥6,000 | — | 7.3 km | ＪＲ 沼田駅より車で６０分 |
| 尾瀬武尊高原 ロッジ大品 | ¥6,000 | 3.60 19 reviews | 7.3 km | 上越線 沼田駅より尾瀬方面（バス）武尊口下車（送迎） |
| ひととき／民泊 | ¥6,380 | — | 6.8 km | 沼田駅から車で約２３分 |
| 民宿とみもと館 | ¥6,400 | 4.00 16 reviews | 8.1 km | 沼田駅より車で４０分／上毛高原駅より車で５０分 |
| ペンション つかさ | ¥6,550 | 4.80 44 reviews | 7.0 km | ＪＲ上越線 沼田駅より鎌田行きバス５０分／関越自動車道 沼田ＩＣよりＲ１２０号で３０分 |
| ロッヂ北澤 | ¥6,600 | 3.88 17 reviews | 7.6 km | 沼田駅よりバスにて武尊高原へ。 |
| ペンショングリーンエイジ | ¥7,100 | 4.50 12 reviews | 7.4 km | 車：関越自動車道沼田IC-国道120号で約40分、 電車：上越線沼田駅下車 関越バス「鎌田」行きで40分 |
| 玉原高原 ペンション もるげんろーて | ¥7,700 | 4.33 64 reviews | 3.7 km | 関越道沼田ＩＣより車で３０分 |
Show the other 29
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| コーヒーカップミルキー館 | ¥7,920 | 4.71 36 reviews | 3.5 km | 沼田ＩＣより車にて３０分／ＪＲ上越線 沼田駅より車にて４５分 |
| 料理自慢の宿 たんばら高原 ペンションラポール | ¥8,600 | 4.18 93 reviews | 3.6 km | 車ご利用の場合は、関越道沼田Ｉ．Ｃから40分、たんばらスキーパーク横。電車ご利用の場合は、「宿ニュース」をご参照ください |
| 玉原高原 ペンション ホワイトルージュ | ¥9,000 | 3.67 24 reviews | 3.6 km | ＪＲ上越線『沼田駅』より車で４５分／関越自動車道沼田ＩＣより約３０分 |
| 森のペンション つつみ・すくえあ | ¥10,500 | 5.00 12 reviews | 3.6 km | 沼田駅よりお車にて約３０分 |
| ペンション ハートレストクラブ １９５９ | ¥10,500 | 4.94 220 reviews | 3.4 km | 沼田駅から車で３０分、関越道沼田Ｉ．Ｃから３０分。 |
| シャレー ラ・ネージュ＜群馬県＞ | ¥10,800 | 4.80 164 reviews | 7.0 km | 関越道水上Ｉ．Ｃよりお車で30分。ＪＲ上越線水上駅、もしくは、上越新幹線上毛高原駅よりバス。バス停まで送迎有。（要予約） |
| たんばら高原 料理とワインが自慢の宿 ペンション バン・デ・ルージュ | ¥10,800 | 4.00 129 reviews | 3.8 km | 沼田ICより車で35分、上毛高原駅から車で４０分 |
| ペンション てんとう虫 | ¥11,000 | 5.00 38 reviews | 6.7 km | 沼田Ｉ．Ｃより日光方面へ５０分。 |
| シャレー モンテローザ | ¥14,850 | 5.00 449 reviews | 6.1 km | 関越自動車道【沼田インターチェンジ】からお車で約40分 オグナほたかスキー場ゲートすぐ手前左側 |
| 川場温泉 清流の里 錦綉山荘（きんしゅうさんそう） | ¥15,000 | 4.65 162 reviews | 5.3 km | 沼田ICよりお車約25分／JR沼田駅よりお車30分またはＪＲ上毛高原駅からお車50分（送迎あり） |
| 川場温泉かやぶきの源泉湯宿 悠湯里庵 （ゆとりあん） | ¥15,400 | 4.71 274 reviews | 7.4 km | 関越道「沼田」ICよりお車にて１５分 |
| エバーグリーン | ¥27,500 | 5.00 10 reviews | 8.0 km | 沼田ＩＣよりお車で約４５分 |
| 小さなゲストハウス 風音翆舎 ＾ | — | — | 7.3 km | 沼田駅から車で25分 |
| ペンション サントノーレ | — | — | 4.6 km | 上越線 沼田駅／上越新幹線 上毛高原駅よりタクシー |
| 奥武尊温泉 ホテル星亭 | — | 4.00 14 reviews | 4.9 km | 上越線「沼田駅」下車。関越交通路線バス５０分、武尊口バス停下車。 |
| ペンション グリーンフィールド | — | 4.40 44 reviews | 4.8 km | ＪＲ上越線 沼田駅下車／関越道沼田ＩＣよりお車で４０分 |
| ペンション コーボルト | — | 4.00 61 reviews | 6.0 km | 関越高速『沼田IC』国道120号日光方面へ / 国鉄『沼田駅』 |
| 武尊高原 白樺 | — | 4.25 36 reviews | 6.6 km | ＪＲ 上毛高原駅より車で１時間／沼田駅より車で１時間 |
| ペンション 西洋館 | — | — | 6.8 km | ＪＲ沼田駅／関越沼田ＩＣより県道にて車で４０分 |
| ペンションコスモラマ | — | — | 6.8 km | 沼田駅よりお車で５０分、バスで６０分 |
| ペンション宇宙 | — | — | 7.2 km | 沼田ＩＣ／沼田駅 |
| ペンション クレソン | — | 5.00 15 reviews | 7.3 km | 関越自動車道 沼田ＩＣより日光尾瀬方面へ４０分。 |
| 民宿たばこや | — | — | 7.2 km | 上越新幹線 上毛高原駅または上越線 沼田駅よりバス利用 / 関越道 沼田ICより120号線経由 |
| ペンション オウレット | — | — | 7.8 km | 【お車】関越道「沼田IC」～国道120号線～平川交差点を「ほたか」方面へ 沼田ICから約45分 |
| ペンション銀河 | — | — | 7.8 km | 上越線 沼田駅よりお車 |
| 民宿 藤井荘＜群馬県＞ | — | 4.25 15 reviews | 7.6 km | ＪＲ上越線 沼田駅より車で５０分、上毛高原駅より車で５０分 |
| 慶信館 | — | — | 7.6 km | ＪＲ沼田駅／関越道・沼田ＩＣ～県道６４号経由で３０分 |
| 民宿 石楠花荘 | — | — | 7.9 km | 沼田駅より車で５０分 |
| Ｉｔ’ｓ Ｔｅａ－ｔｉｍｅ！ | — | 4.96 179 reviews | 3.5 km | 関越沼田インターより３０分。たんばらスキーパークの第一駐車場料金所右折。２つ目右折。右側３軒目の屋根にスパイダマーン |
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Stay nearby
1 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
Nearest: 9.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
More places to look
Guides covering Gunma
- Everywhere on Earth You Climb for Snow. Japan Is the One Place You Drive Toward the Sea. Across 3,069 ski areas we measure, height and snowfall move together — +0.58 in France, +0.85 in Germany. In Japan the figure is +0.02. The reason is not that elevation stopped working.
- How Close to Rain Does the Snow Fall? Japan, the Alps and North America Compared We measured how close to freezing the snow already falls at 240 randomly drawn resorts in the Alps and North America, and at all 397 in Japan. Japan is not one place: Honshu is among the most exposed, Hokkaido among the least.
- Why Is Hokkaido's Snow Colder? Latitude, Elevation and Rain Across 397 Japanese ski areas, elevation sets the temperature and latitude does almost nothing to it — inside Honshu, going north is worth nothing at all. What latitude buys instead is the absence of rain.
Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 00:52