【関温泉】豪雪メンツルパウダーで優勝！(2025.12.27 スノボー)
By: HAYATE OutdoorLife · 2025-12-28
Seki Onsen Ski Area is a ski area in Niigata, Japan, on slopes between roughly 859 and 1,139 m. Its mapped area is about 1.2 km across, with 1 marked run and 2 lifts (about 1.4 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 689 cm of snowfall a season, 14th of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2024/25 (867 cm), brought more than 3 times as much as the leanest, 2015/16 (273 cm). January is usually the snowiest month, with about 236 cm. Weather models read low in the mountains: a Japan Meteorological Agency station 11.4 km away measured 545 cm a winter over the last three seasons, against 748 cm from the model. Snowfall days average −4.2 °C at mid-mountain, and its snow-quality score ranks 30th of 397 in Japan.
The nearest city of any size is Nagano, about 29 km away. Below are links to 2 official live cameras.
Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear here once snow starts to fall. Until then, the long-run record comes first.
Temperature
12.2℃
Max wind
7.2km/h
Elevation (est.)
859–1139m
Across
1.2km
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
689 cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
273 cm
A typical winter: 732 cm. The best: 867 cm.
World rank
19
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
14
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
106
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,063 m, 297 m above the national median.
Quality rank
30
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
-4.2°C
Japanese median: -3.5°C
Rain days
17%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
38%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
13 km/h
Dryness 0.44
Frequency 1.00
Freedom from rain 0.57
Calm when snowing 1.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyukamura Myoko | 1.2 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Akakura Onsen Ski Area | 1.5 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Akakura Kanko Ski Resort | 1.7 km | 445 cm | 117 |
| Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Ski Resort | 3.6 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Myoko Suginohara | 4.4 km | 357 cm | 268 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 44% 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 103 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
195cmDec
236cmJan
156cmFeb
103cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 689 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 273 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 867 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.
273
867
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
1
Run length
1.4km
Lifts
2
Vertical
281m
Top 1,195 m · base 914 m
Run map
Easy Lift
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.4 km
Steepest pitch25°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs11.6°
Which way the slopes face
North 1%
East 77%
South 16%
West 6%
78% 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 1
Lift types
- Chairlift2
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
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
Roads nearby国道18号 ↗From the resort: 5.5 kmOperated by: 北陸地方整備局 高田河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道18号 ↗From the resort: 6.4 kmOperated by: 関東地方整備局 長野国道事務所
Road conditions decide whether you can get there at all. Check before you leave.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Myoko and Joetsu webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →
See the snow in motion
Videos remain the copyright of whoever filmed them. JAPANSNOWLINE stores no video and plays everything through the standard YouTube player.
What was actually measured nearby
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 信濃町 weather station — 11.4 km from this ski area, 314 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 545 cm |
| 2023/24 | 550 cm |
| 2024/25 | 683 cm |
| 2025/26 | 403 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 748 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
6 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 92 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 関河原湯 | 0.4 km | 52℃ hot | 6.7 neutral | — | — |
| 燕北地獄谷 | 1.8 km | 47.5℃ hot | 6.7 neutral | — | — |
| 白滝白瀧温泉 | 2.6 km | — | — | simple | — |
| 赤倉・新赤倉元湯 | 2.9 km | 53.5℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | simple | — |
| 妙高・池ノ平南地獄谷A | 3.9 km | 92℃ hot | 5.6 mildly acidic | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tsubame Onsen燕温泉 | Hot spring town | 1 km |
| Mount Myōkō妙高山 | Mountain | 4.2 km |
| Mount Kurohime黒姫山 (長野県) | Mountain | 10.6 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 10.7 km |
| Mount Togakushi戸隠山 | Mountain | 17.6 km |
| Togakushi Shrine戸隠神社 | Shrine | 19.3 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 ↗ Coordinates: 36.9058, 138.1572
Places to stay nearby
72 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ｆｏｒｅｓｔ＆Ｓｔａｒｓ Ａｋａｋｕｒａ Ｖｉｌｌａ | ¥2,800 | — | 3.2 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車で10分 |
| ロッジ トロンコ | ¥3,850 | 4.67 18 reviews | 3.3 km | えちごトキめき鉄道妙高はねうまライン 妙高高原駅よりお車で５分。上信越道 妙高高原ICより車で６分。 |
| 赤倉温泉 スターホテル 赤倉 | ¥4,500 | 4.29 171 reviews | 2.2 km | 妙高高原駅・妙高高原ICより車で10分★ |
| 妙高高原 ペンション山三 | ¥4,800 | 4.33 24 reviews | 3.5 km | ＪＲ信越本線「妙高高原駅」よりお車にて約１０分。 |
| ホテル岩戸屋 | ¥5,000 | 3.75 104 reviews | 1.1 km | えちごトキめき鉄道関山駅からバスで約２５分／お車で約２０分 |
| 関温泉 登美屋旅館 | ¥5,500 | 4.25 53 reviews | 0.4 km | ＪＲ 関山駅よりお車にて１５分／バスにて２５分 |
| 赤倉温泉 旅館 清水屋 | ¥5,500 | 4.14 89 reviews | 2.0 km | ＪＲ 妙高高原駅から車で１０分／上信越道 妙高高原ＩＣより車で１０分 |
| 赤倉温泉 赤倉ワクイホテル | ¥5,555 | 4.63 243 reviews | 2.0 km | 上信越自動車道 妙高高原ＩＣよりお車にて１０分。 |
| ペンション 天使の翼 | ¥5,665 | — | 3.4 km | ＪＲ妙高高原駅よりお車で１０分、上信越自動車道妙高高原Ｉ．Ｃ．より８分 |
| 藤原荘 | ¥6,500 | 4.40 8 reviews | 2.9 km | 市営バス赤倉温泉行乗車・新赤倉三又路下車後徒歩２分・タクシーで７分／上信越自動車道 妙高高原ＩＣより車で５分 |
| ゆの宿望月（旧赤倉パークホテル） | ¥6,600 | 4.13 82 reviews | 2.4 km | ＪＲ信越線 妙高高原駅より赤倉温泉行バスで赤倉温泉下車後、徒歩にて５分 |
| ウッディハウス 風見鶏 | ¥7,000 | 4.43 35 reviews | 3.4 km | 妙高高原インターチェンジより約4km、車6分。 |
Show the other 60
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 赤倉温泉 エホー旅館 | ¥7,100 | 4.33 15 reviews | 2.7 km | JR妙高高原駅よりお車にて約１０分 |
| プチハウス ふぉ〜ゆ〜 | ¥7,300 | 4.00 39 reviews | 3.3 km | 妙高高原ICから国道18号線左折、豊橋交差点を左折、赤倉方面に直進、右にペンション村の看板が出たら右折。約8分ほど。 |
| ホテルモック | ¥7,350 | 4.00 32 reviews | 2.8 km | 北陸新幹線上越妙高駅から車で約３０分。えちごトキメキ鉄道妙高高原駅下車タクシー約５分。上信越自動車道妙高高原ＩＣ約５分。 |
| 赤倉温泉 ペンション あっとＨＯＭＥ | ¥8,000 | 1.00 54 reviews | 3.3 km | 上信越自動車道 妙高高原I.Cから約8分 |
| 新赤倉館 | ¥8,300 | — | 2.8 km | 妙高高原駅より車で約１０分、バスで約２０分 |
| 赤倉温泉 お宿 ふるや | ¥8,800 | 4.32 151 reviews | 2.3 km | JR 妙高高原駅よりお車にて10分 ※妙高高原駅までの送迎をご希望の方は「送迎希望」とご記入ください。 |
| 赤倉温泉 癒し温泉の宿 遠間旅館 | ¥8,950 | — | 2.1 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車にて約１０分 |
| 赤倉温泉 ホテル無門 | ¥9,000 | 4.44 92 reviews | 2.3 km | 上信越道、妙高高原ＩＣより１０分、信越線「妙高高原駅」より１０分 送迎：妙高高原駅⇔当館 片道1500円、往復3000円 |
| スキーデモンストレーター金子裕之の宿、ホテル金甚 | ¥9,350 | 4.67 23 reviews | 2.5 km | 信越本線 妙高高原駅より車で１０分 |
| 秘湯 花文（旧燕温泉 ホテル花文） | ¥9,550 | 4.30 210 reviews | 1.0 km | 関山駅からバス乗車し20分。妙高高原ICより車で30分(冬季45分) |
| 赤倉温泉 香嶽楼（こうがくろう） | ¥9,700 | 4.63 103 reviews | 2.4 km | 信越本線 妙高高原駅下車／上信越自動車道 妙高高原ＩＣより７分 |
| 休暇村 妙高 | ¥10,000 | 4.12 294 reviews | 1.4 km | 無料送迎有り。妙高はねうまライン関山駅より送迎バスにて15分(要予約、お問い合わせください） |
| 赤倉温泉 赤倉ホテル | ¥10,450 | 3.93 367 reviews | 2.1 km | 妙高高原駅より車で１０分、妙高高原ＩＣより車で１０分。国道１８号線の信号「豊橋」より左上に曲がって、赤倉温泉街へ・・ |
| ヴィラシャモア | ¥11,000 | 4.50 28 reviews | 2.9 km | 上信越道妙高高原ＩＣより５分、ＪＲ妙高高原駅から赤倉温泉行きバス１２分 |
| ＯＮＳＥＮ ＣＯＴＴＡＧＥ ＡＪＩＳＡＩ | ¥11,000 | — | 3.0 km | 妙高高原駅から車で約５分 |
| 上杉謙信の隠し湯 関温泉 朝日屋旅館 | ¥11,350 | 4.63 130 reviews | 0.4 km | ＪＲ信越本線 関山駅より車で１５分 |
| 関温泉 中村屋旅館＜新潟県＞ | ¥12,100 | — | 0.4 km | 信越線 関山駅／上信越道 妙高高原ICより20分 |
| 新赤倉温泉 赤倉ユアーズ・イン | ¥14,500 | 4.57 117 reviews | 3.4 km | 信越本線妙高高原駅から車で５分,妙高高原ＩＣより５分 |
| 赤倉温泉 旅館 おかやま | ¥15,400 | 4.81 142 reviews | 3.0 km | ＪＲ信越本線 妙高高原駅から２．７ｋｍ（徒歩３０分、お車で５分）／妙高高原市営バス赤倉線 新赤倉上下車 徒歩1分 |
| 赤倉温泉 ホテル太閤 | ¥16,300 | 5.00 459 reviews | 2.3 km | 妙高高原駅よりバス約20分、タクシー約10分／妙高高原ICより車約10分 ★注意★カーナビは「住所」で検索して下さい。 |
| 妙高高原赤倉温泉 香雲閣 | ¥18,500 | — | 2.2 km | 車：上信越道妙高高原IC下車、赤倉温泉へ7分/JR：信越本線妙高高原駅下車赤倉温泉行バスで20分、送迎も有り。応相談 |
| うぐいすの初音 | ¥26,400 | 4.67 76 reviews | 0.4 km | お車の場合 上信越道 妙高高原ICまたは 中郷ＩＣより約20分。電車の場合 関山駅下車 市営バス 関温泉下車 |
| ｇｒｅｅｎｂｅｌｌ | ¥31,500 | — | 3.7 km | 妙高高原駅より車で約８分 |
| ペンションハートウォーマー | ¥35,000 | — | 3.1 km | 妙高高原駅から車で10分 |
| 赤倉温泉 赤倉観光ホテル | ¥38,500 | 4.88 654 reviews | 2.2 km | 電車◆しなの鉄道・えちごトキめき鉄道－妙高高原駅から無料送迎バス（予約制）あり／車◆上信越道－ 妙高高原ＩＣより１０分 |
| Ｆｏｒｅｓｔ＆Ｓｔａｒｓ Ａｋａｋｕｒａ Ｌｕｘｅ | ¥70,000 | — | 2.5 km | 妙高高原駅から車で10分 |
| Ｆｏｒｅｓｔ＆Ｓｔａｒｓ Ａｋａｋｕｒａ Ｓａｕｎａ | ¥98,000 | — | 2.9 km | 妙高高原駅から車で10分 |
| 源泉１００％かけ流し 旅館 吉野屋 | — | — | 0.4 km | 北陸新幹線 上越妙高駅（車で約４０分）／信越線 関山駅／上信越道 中郷ICより15分／妙高高原ICより20分 |
| 源泉100％の天然かけ流し温泉 山の湯 せきぜん＜関温泉＞ | — | 3.50 42 reviews | 0.4 km | JR利用：信越本線関山駅よりバス１５分・タクシー１０分 車利用：上信越自動車道中郷IC・妙高高原ICより２０分 |
| 燕温泉 燕ハイランドロッジ（旧燕ハイランドホテル） | — | 3.33 107 reviews | 1.0 km | 上越自動車道妙高高原IC30分／JR妙高高原駅よりタクシー30分、JR関山駅よりタクシー20分※関見峠は現在、交通止め |
| 山の湯宿 針村屋 | — | — | 1.1 km | 関山駅よりお車にて２０分 |
| 赤倉温泉源泉掛け流し 湯の宿 美鷹 | — | — | 1.6 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車にて約１０分 |
| ロッジ＆レストラン 「ベアー」 | — | — | 1.7 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車で１５分 |
| 赤倉温泉 ホテル タケダ | — | 4.56 289 reviews | 2.2 km | 上信越道 妙高高原ＩＣから１０分 妙高高原駅から車で１０分 |
| ロッヂハンター | — | — | 2.2 km | ＪＲ 妙高高原駅からお車で５分 |
| ほてる千家 | — | — | 2.3 km | 妙高高原駅から車で８分 |
| 赤倉温泉 高原ホテル対山 | — | — | 2.3 km | 上信越自動車道 妙高高原ICより5分 |
| 赤倉温泉 寿楼 | — | 4.67 25 reviews | 2.3 km | 妙高高原駅よりバスで２０分（夏季のみ送迎予約）／妙高高原ＩＣより５ｋｍ・７分 |
| 赤倉温泉 きよし旅館 | — | — | 2.3 km | 妙高高原駅から車で５分 |
| アドレス赤倉 | — | — | 2.3 km | えちごトキめき鉄道・しなの鉄道 妙高高原駅よりお車にて約６分（送迎あり） |
| 妙高薫風 | — | — | 2.4 km | 妙高高原駅より車で10分 |
| 木島屋 | — | — | 2.4 km | 妙高高原駅より車で１５分 |
| 赤倉温泉 旅館 星野 | — | — | 2.5 km | ＪＲ信越線 妙高高原駅より車で１０分／上信越道 妙高高原ＩＣより車で１０分 |
| Ｐｏｗｄｅｒ Ｒｅｃｏｎ Ｌｏｄｇｅ | — | — | 2.5 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車にて15分 |
| 金型あかくら荘 | — | — | 2.6 km | 北しなの線（北陸新幹線 長野駅で乗り換え）「妙高高原駅」下車～バス２０分（妙高駅間無料送迎有り） |
| 赤倉温泉 ヴィラ・モンルポ | — | 5.00 41 reviews | 2.6 km | 信越線妙高高原駅よりタクシー10分、妙高高原ICより10分 |
| 貸別荘ログコテージ グリーンベル | — | — | 2.8 km | 練馬〜関越道〜上信越自動車道→妙高高原ＩＣ出て５分／妙高高原駅 |
| ホテルシルバーホーン | — | — | 2.9 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車にて約15分 |
| 赤倉温泉 コルチナ荘 | — | 4.17 15 reviews | 2.9 km | 上信越道妙高高原Ｉ．Ｃから7分、妙高高原駅から車で7分。 |
| アルトピャーノ妙高 | — | 4.00 109 reviews | 2.9 km | 越後トキめき鉄道。しなの鉄道北しなの線 妙高高原駅よりお車にて約１0分（送迎あり） 妙高高原インターより車で10分 |
| アーデン妙高 | — | — | 3.0 km | 信越線 妙高高原駅からバスに乗車、赤倉温泉で下車 |
| Ｆｏｒｅｓｔ＆Ｓｔａｒｓ Ａｋａｋｕｒａ Ｃａｂｉｎ | — | — | 3.0 km | 妙高高原駅から車で10分 |
| ゲストハウス青空 | — | — | 3.1 km | 妙高高原駅 車で約7分 |
| ロッヂ大野 | — | — | 3.1 km | ＪＲ 妙高高原駅よりお車にて１５分 |
| モン・セルヴァン妙高 | — | — | 3.2 km | 上信越自動車道『妙高高原IC』より10分/『妙高高原駅』 |
| モン・セルヴァン | — | — | 3.2 km | 妙高高原駅から車で10分 |
| 麦笛 | — | — | 3.3 km | ＪＲ 妙高高原駅より車で１０分 |
| ゲストハウス ボンク | — | — | 3.5 km | JR妙高高原駅より車で１０分 |
| Ｍｙｏｋｏ Ｈｏｕｓｅ | — | — | 3.5 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車にて約５分 |
| COUNTRY INN カナディアン ハウス | — | — | 3.7 km | 信越線妙高高原駅よりタクシー５分（送迎あり）、上信越道妙高高原ＩＣより３Km・５分。 |
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Stay nearby
2 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
2 Hotel
Nearest: 1 km
Nearest first
- Hanabun Onsen Hotel Hotel 1 km
- Tsubame Highland Lodge Hotel 1 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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What we have measured at Seki Onsen Ski Area
- Which Ski Resort Gets the Most Snow in the World? We measured snowfall at all 3,069 ski areas on earth the same way. The top two both shut in winter because they get too much snow: a Norwegian glacier at 783 cm that opens in May, and Okutadami Maruyama in Niigata at 765 cm. 46 of the top 100 are Japanese.
- Is March a Good Time to Ski in Japan? Across twelve winters at 397 Japanese ski areas, March delivers 46 cm against January's 81 cm. Niigata keeps 38% of its January; Hokkaido keeps 69%. But Niigata's 38% is 76 cm and Hokkaido's 69% is 41 cm, which reverses the advice.
- Japan or the Alps for March Skiing? It Depends on the Altitude Over the same twelve winters at 397 Japanese and 963 Alpine ski areas, March delivers 57% of January's snowfall in Japan and 84% in the Alps. Matching the altitudes does not close the gap. What closes it is how much snow Japan starts with.
- When Is There Snow at Japan's Hot Spring Towns? If you want to sit in an outdoor bath with snow on the ground, the question is when, not just where. We measured the snow depth at 14 Japanese hot spring towns across three winters — arrival, departure, and how many days it is actually deep.
- A Singapore Fund Is Spending ¥200 Billion on Myoko. We Measured What It Bought. Patience Capital Group bought Madarao in 2022 and Myoko Suginohara in 2023, and will spend about ¥200 billion over ten years building Japan's Aspen. The snow record says it picked the right valley: Madarao is 129th in the world and Seki Onsen, 13 km away, is 19th, while Niseko is 526th. The catch is rain.
- Myoko's Eleven Ski Areas: Which One to Choose Eleven ski areas sit within 16 km of Akakura. Measured over twelve winters, Seki Onsen gets 689 cm and Myoko Suginohara 357 cm — and Seki is the only one of the eleven in Japan's top 50 for both how much snow falls and what that snow is like. Here is what each one actually offers.
Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 00:52