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Gransnow Okuibuki ski resort, Kansai
Shiga · KansaiPopular

Gransnow Okuibuki

Kansai's biggest resort — a major investment by Mt Fuji Resort has turned this into the default weekend mountain for Osaka and Nagoya.

27runs550mvertical

Live conditions

Off-season

The mountain is resting.

Next season

Opens late November

Current temp 16°C, wind 5 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.

Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.

Why Gransnow Okuibuki

Kansai's biggest resort — a major investment by Mt Fuji Resort has turned this into the default weekend mountain for Osaka and Nagoya.

Gransnow Okuibuki is a ski resort in Shiga, Kansai, with 27 marked runs and 550m of vertical. The terrain suits intermediates. Expect a large interconnected mountain.

Terrain in detail

Balanced

Mixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.

Hardcore index

41

Mixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers.

From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.

tamemellowbalancedseriousextreme

Powder profile

Heavy Maritime

Western Honshu — wetter, warmer storm cycles.

Wet, heavy maritime snow — sticky on warm days.

m

per season

Snowfall data not published — frequency is the regional baseline.

Dry14% waterWet

Expert runs

7 of 27

Estimated from advanced terrain split.

Vertical drop

550m

Compact mountain.

Steepest pitch

Pitch not published.

Backcountry gates

None

In-bounds skiing only.

Tree skiing

Limited

Mostly groomed terrain.

Moguls

Few

Mostly cord and powder.

Best for

beginnersfamiliesno car

Terrain

large terrainintermediatefamily

Getting there

How you actually get to the lifts.

From airport

90 minutes from Osaka Itami Airport

Train / bus

Shuttle from JR Maibara Shinkansen Station 90 minutes from Osaka Itami Airport

Shuttle from JR Maibara Shinkansen Station 90 minutes from Osaka Itami Airport

Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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