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By: YuzawaKogen Ropeway · 2026-09-14
Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort is a ski area in Niigata, Japan, on slopes between roughly 337 and 922 m. Its mapped area is about 2.9 km across, with 13 marked runs and 7 lifts (about 7.3 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 618 cm of snowfall a season, 29th of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2016/17 (774 cm), brought more than twice as much as the leanest, 2015/16 (328 cm). January is usually the snowiest month, with about 216 cm. Weather models read low in the mountains: a Japan Meteorological Agency station 1.7 km away measured 810 cm a winter over the last three seasons, against 610 cm from the model. Snowfall days average −1.5 °C at mid-mountain, close to freezing, so the snow is often heavy, and its snow-quality score ranks 191st of 397 in Japan.
The nearest city of any size is Nagano, about 64 km away. Below are links to 3 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
13.4℃
Max wind
7.2km/h
Elevation (est.)
337–922m
Across
2.9km
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
618 cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
328 cm
A typical winter: 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
191
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
-1.5°C
Japanese median: -3.5°C
Rain days
32%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
37%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
14 km/h
Dryness 0.25
Frequency 1.00
Freedom from rain 0.35
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ippon Sugi Ski Resort | 1.1 km | 695 cm | 12 |
| NASPA Ski Garden | 1.4 km | 618 cm | 36 |
| Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort | 2.0 km | 618 cm | 36 |
| Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort | 3.6 km | 618 cm | 36 |
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort | 4.2 km | 695 cm | 12 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
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). 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.
328
774
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
13
Run length
7.3km
Lifts
7
Vertical
793m
Top 1,141 m · base 348 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
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
Intermediate 3
Advanced 1
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.
Live Cameras
On the mountainWatch live ↗Operated by: 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
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.
Echigo-Yuzawa webcams & snow report — all 18 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.
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).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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: 36.9331, 138.7938
Places to stay nearby
50 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 越後湯沢駅（西口）温泉街 徒歩３分の好立地 朝食無料・Ｗｉ－Ｆｉ・中国語対応可 ＾ | ¥3,434 | — | 1.5 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩で約３分 |
| 越後湯沢 ホテルアスター | ¥3,500 | 3.61 604 reviews | 1.9 km | ＪＲ上越新幹線『越後湯沢駅東口』から徒歩６分／関越自動車道『湯沢Ｉ．Ｃ』から車で４分。 |
| Ｙｕｚａｗａ Ｈｏｕｓｅ ＾ | ¥3,707 | — | 1.6 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩で約４分 |
| リブマックスリゾート越後湯沢 | ¥3,800 | 3.91 309 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 22 reviews | 1.2 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩で約10分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 ホテルやなぎ＜新潟県＞ | ¥4,730 | 4.34 500 reviews | 1.6 km | ●湯沢駅東口より【右側】歩道歩いて【１分】●関越湯沢ＩＣ↓信号右折⇒歩道橋信号左折⇒信号直進道なり右カーブ⇒湯沢駅東口前 |
| 駅本ビル | ¥5,000 | — | 1.6 km | 越後湯沢駅より歩いて約１分、駐車場は越後湯沢東口有料駐車場になります。 |
| 越後湯沢温泉ガーデンタワーホテル ＹＲＡＸリゾート | ¥5,300 | 4.31 64 reviews | 1.5 km | JR越後湯沢駅より無料送迎バスにて約5分。関越自動車道湯沢ICより車で約5分。ナビご利用の方は住所設定をお薦めします。 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 音羽屋旅館 | ¥5,500 | 4.05 689 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 ロッジ スエヒロ | ¥5,500 | 4.09 424 reviews | 1.5 km | 上越新幹線「越後湯沢駅」より徒歩５分 / 関越道 湯沢ICより３分 |
| 越後湯沢 ホテルニューモンド | ¥5,900 | 4.26 197 reviews | 1.4 km | 越後湯沢駅東口を出てすぐ左に直進徒歩３分。お車の場合約５分 湯沢ICから越後湯沢駅方向に向かい線路沿いの通りになります |
| 越後湯沢温泉 広川ホテル | ¥6,500 | 4.05 161 reviews | 1.4 km | 上越新幹線越後湯沢駅より徒歩５分 |
Show the other 38
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民宿中澤 | ¥6,500 | 4.68 116 reviews | 1.6 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩にて3分 |
| ゆんぐアネックス | ¥6,580 | 4.44 26 reviews | 2.2 km | 越後湯沢駅より車で約５分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 湯沢東映ホテル | ¥6,600 | 4.08 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 ＮＡＳＰＡニューオータニ | ¥6,800 | 4.45 2085 reviews | 1.5 km | ＪＲ上越新幹線越後湯沢駅から車で3分（送迎バスあり／定時運行）、関越自動車道湯沢Ｉ．Ｃより５分 |
| パーパスリゾート 越後湯沢「蔵」 | ¥6,900 | 4.33 10 reviews | 1.6 km | JR越後湯沢駅東口より徒歩にて約６分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 三徳屋（みのりや） | ¥7,150 | 4.31 269 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） |
| 匠の宿みやた | ¥7,850 | 4.50 23 reviews | 1.6 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩で約５分 関越道湯沢ＩＣより車で約５分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 和みのお宿 滝乃湯 | ¥8,800 | 4.25 261 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 さくら亭 | ¥8,800 | 4.37 495 reviews | 1.5 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩５分 湯沢ICより車で5分 |
| 舘ーＹＡＫＡＴＡー ＾ | ¥9,280 | — | 1.3 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩で約２分 |
| ＴＨＥ ＨＯＴＥＬ ＹＵＺＡＷＡ ＰＡＲＡＤＩＳＯ／民泊 | ¥9,285 | — | 1.4 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩で約３分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 湯沢グランドホテル＜新潟県＞ | ¥9,375 | 4.55 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 | 4.40 426 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♪ |
| 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 | 4.42 163 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 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 一望千里 御湯宿 中屋 | ¥11,550 | 4.49 437 reviews | 1.6 km | 越後湯沢駅西口よりお車で約3分・徒歩約20分／湯沢IC→国道17号線約10分 ★駅から送迎あり（要連絡20時迄） |
| 越後湯沢温泉 松泉閣花月 | ¥12,100 | 4.61 417 reviews | 1.3 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩約５分。越後湯沢駅への送迎も可能です。（要事前連絡）・お車で湯沢IC～１０分 |
| 越後湯沢湯元 卵の湯 雪國の宿 高半 | ¥13,000 | 4.71 412 reviews | 1.7 km | 越後湯沢駅より車で5分／関越道湯沢ICより車で約10分 |
| 越後湯沢 ＨＡＴＡＧＯ井仙 | ¥13,240 | 4.30 229 reviews | 1.3 km | ＪＲ越後湯沢駅下車 西口正面徒歩１分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 水が織りなす越後の宿 双葉 | ¥14,300 | 4.33 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。 |
| 湯けむりの宿 雪の花（共立リゾート） | ¥14,300 | 4.41 547 reviews | 1.3 km | JR越後湯沢駅より徒歩にて約３分 |
| ＴＨＥ ＨＯＴＥＬ ＹＵＺＡＷＡ ＳＴＡＲＤＵＳＴ／民泊 | ¥18,560 | — | 1.4 km | ガーラ湯沢駅より徒歩にて約２分 |
| 四季Ｙｕｚａｗａ ＱＵＡＴＴＲＯ（クワトロ） | ¥24,200 | 4.33 169 reviews | 1.5 km | ＪＲ上越新幹線 越後湯沢駅から徒歩５分 湯沢ＩＣからお車で5分 |
| 旅館ゆざわ ＾ | ¥48,720 | — | 1.2 km | ガーラ湯沢駅から徒歩で約２分 |
| こいずみや ＾ | ¥48,720 | — | 1.4 km | ガーラ湯沢駅から徒歩で約２分 |
| 合宿に！スキーイン、スタジオ、業務用キッチン、薪ストーブ、ビリヤード、一頭貸温泉付ホテル ＾ | ¥55,216 | — | 1.4 km | ガーラ湯沢駅から徒歩で約３分 |
| オーラー湯沢アパートメントホテル | — | — | 1.1 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩で約10分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 湯沢ホテル | — | 1.00 69 reviews | 1.2 km | ＪＲ 越後湯沢駅より徒歩にて７分 |
| ファミリーハウスＹＡＭＡＤＡ | — | — | 1.2 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩１０分 |
| 越後湯沢の温泉宿・湯沢スキーハウス | — | 5.00 171 reviews | 1.3 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩７分。関越自動車道湯沢ＩＣより５分。 |
| 大峰山荘 | — | 4.53 62 reviews | 1.3 km | 越後湯沢駅から徒歩７分（冬期町営無料シャトルバス有り） |
| 島村ロッヂ | — | 4.36 80 reviews | 1.3 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩にて１０分 |
| ザ・ホテル湯沢オリエンタル | — | — | 1.3 km | 新宿駅から電車で２時間 ／ 越後湯沢駅から徒歩約１０分 |
| ヴィラ まつのや | — | 4.00 7 reviews | 1.4 km | ＪＲ 越後湯沢駅・GALA湯沢よりお車にて３分※車送迎有り（但しＡＭ８：３０～ＰＭ１７：００迄） |
| 越後湯沢温泉 かわむら | — | — | 1.4 km | ＪＲ上越線 越後湯沢駅より徒歩５分 |
| 民宿 きのえね | — | — | 1.4 km | 越後湯沢駅より徒歩にて２分 |
| ホテル バレ・ヴィラージュ | — | 4.21 158 reviews | 1.5 km | 越後湯沢駅東口から徒歩で２～３分 |
| 越後湯沢温泉 ゲストハウス 扇和 | — | 4.73 329 reviews | 1.5 km | 上越新幹線越後湯沢駅東口から徒歩3分。関越道湯沢IC降り、国道17号線塩沢方面車で7分。 |
| Ｓａｎｓａｎ Ｙｕｚａｗａ | — | 5.00 18 reviews | 1.7 km | 越後湯沢駅東口より屋根付きの商店街を歩いて約３分 |
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