Consistent Katashina powder and some of the best snow quality in Gunma — a growing Tokyo day-trip favourite.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 11°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 Kawaba Ski Resort
Consistent Katashina powder and some of the best snow quality in Gunma — a growing Tokyo day-trip favourite.
Kawaba Ski Resort is a ski resort in Gunma, with 19 marked runs and 620m of vertical. It averages around 6m of snowfall a season, over terrain that suits intermediates. Expect deep powder and well-groomed pistes.
Terrain in detail
BalancedMixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
45
Mixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Sea-of-Japan storm cycles — deep, heavier snow.
Heavier, frequent storm cycles — deep refills, denser snow.
6
m
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
6 of 19
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
620m
Solid sustained pitch.
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
Terrain
Getting there
From airport
80 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Jomo-Kogen Shinkansen Station 80 minutes by Shinkansen from Toky
Shuttle from JR Jomo-Kogen Shinkansen Station 80 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Photo: Qurren / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Curated guides covering Kawaba Ski Resort and the rest of Gunma.
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