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Okutone Snow Park

A high-altitude six-course snow park in Gunma's Okutone area with a quiet alpine setting.

6runs400mvertical~6m/seasonsnowfall

Live conditions

Off-season

The mountain is resting.

Next season

Opens late November

Current temp 11°C, wind 3 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 Okutone Snow Park

A high-altitude six-course snow park in Gunma's Okutone area with a quiet alpine setting.

Gunma high-altitude snow park with six courses. Alpine setting with reliable seasonal snow from mountain weather patterns.

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

42

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

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

tamemellowbalancedseriousextreme

Powder profile

Deep Maritime

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

Dry12% waterWet

Expert runs

2 of 6

Estimated from advanced terrain split.

Vertical drop

400m

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

beginnersfamilies

Terrain

beginnerintermediatefamily

Getting there

How you actually get to the lifts.

From airport

Approx

Train / bus

Car from JR Jomokogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen

Drive

Car from JR Jomokogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen

Car from JR Jomokogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen. Approx. 2.5 hours from Tokyo Haneda via Shinkansen + car.

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