Japan's largest resort — 18 interconnected ski areas, 48 lifts, one ticket. High base elevation keeps snow good into May, and most of the skiing is at 1,500m+.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 9°C, wind 2 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 Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort
Japan's largest resort — 18 interconnected ski areas, 48 lifts, one ticket. High base elevation keeps snow good into May, and most of the skiing is at 1,500m+.
Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort is a premier ski resort in Nagano, with 85 marked runs and 1035m of vertical. It averages around 12m of snowfall a season, over terrain that suits intermediates. Expect well-groomed pistes and a large interconnected mountain.
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
56
Mixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Highest base in Japan — colder, drier honshu snow.
Drier on cold storms, deeper when the Sea of Japan fires.
12
m
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
26 of 85
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
1035m
Big-mountain vertical.
Steepest pitch
35°
Stiff black-run pitch.
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
90 minutes by Shinkansen + shuttle from Tokyo
Train / bus
Direct shuttle from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station 90 minutes by Shinkansen + shut
Direct shuttle from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station 90 minutes by Shinkansen + shuttle from Tokyo
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