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About the updating of our ski area information [2023-2024 season]
Every year we manually check and update the information about Japanese ski areas published on SnowJapan.
The process of updating information for the upcoming 2023-2024 season has already started. It's complicated and time-consuming, and we are updating information every day.
Below, we will try to explain the process and what to expect:
- We are as careful and thorough as possible as we check and update information.
- Our intention is to bring you correct, reliable, and up-to-date information.
- It is a manual process.
- We only use original and reliable Japanese sources to check information.
- Our updates for each ski area (about 500 of them) are often done in stages as information becomes available and we become aware of it. For example, planned opening dates are often announced first, then lift ticket prices. Then other details follow at a later date.
- We go back to update each ski area multiple times as we check information.
- As such, updates may seem somewhat random, and some information from the previous season will temporarily remain on a page.
- So, to be clear, updates do not appear automatically and/or simultaneously. It is an ongoing and gradual process.
- We try to update information for larger, more well-known and popular ski areas as early as possible. However, that is not always possible since we rely on official information sources.
- In our experience over many years, the majority of Japanese ski areas do not update their websites until November. Some even wait until December. (Crazy, right?!)
- So, you can expect the most updates to appear on SnowJapan in November and early December.
As always, and as long-time followers of SnowJapan will know, we are not here to bring you marketing messaging or promotional press releases. No-one tells us what to do and we'll always do what we feel is right.
Please read this for more information on 'planned opening dates'.
Our daily weather/snow reporting will start appearing later in November.
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SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past.
Kanjoji Ski Area
閑乗寺スキー場
Nanto City, Toyama
富山県南砺市https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/toyama-nanto-kanjoji
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Added 16th August 2023:
Kanjoji, Nanto, Toyama
https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/toyama-nanto-kanjoji
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Alts Bandai and Nekoma officially become 'Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain'
Earlier, we reported a new ski lift being built to connect Hoshino Resorts Alts Bandai and Hoshino Resorts Nekoma.
The two ski areas will effectively 'merge' from the coming season to become Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain. The new name in Japanese is 星野リゾート ネコマ マウンテン
The relevant information within SnowJapan will be updated within the coming week.
Updated here (15th August 2023):
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/fukushima/bandai/hoshino-resorts-nekoma-mountain
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SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past.
Swiss Village Ski Resort
(Shinrin Koen Suisu Mura)
森林公園スイス村スキー場
Kyotango City, Kyoto
京都府京丹後市https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/kyoto-kyotango-shinrin-koen-suisu-mura-swiss-village-ski-resort
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Added 11th August 2023:
Swiss Village Ski Resort, Kyotango, Kyoto
https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/kyoto-kyotango-shinrin-koen-suisu-mura-swiss-village-ski-resort
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Yamagata-shi Shonen Shizen-no-ie
Yamanobe Town, Yamagata山形市少年自然の家スキー場（山形県山辺町）
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/yamagata/yamanobe/yamagata-shi-shonen-shizen-no-ie
Note:
Yamagata-shi Shonen Shizen-no-ie has been added and appears in all of the main ski area listings on SnowJapan.
It will appear in the interactive graphs in our Guides section when they are updated in early 2024.
The all-Japan ski area statistics within our Guides will also be updated in early 2024. -
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Kawanishi Choei Komatsu
Kawanishi Town, Yamagata川西町営小松スキー場（山形県川西町）
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/yamagata/kawanishi/kawanishi-choei-komatsu
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Kawanishi Choei Komatsu has been added and appears in all of the main ski area listings on SnowJapan.
It will appear in the interactive graphs in our Guides section when they are updated in early 2024.
The all-Japan ski area statistics within our Guides will also be updated in early 2024. -
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Hirata
Sakata City, Yamagata平田スキー場（山形県酒田市）
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/yamagata/sakata/hirata
Note:
Hirata has been added and appears in all of the main ski area listings on SnowJapan.
It will appear in the interactive graphs in our Guides section when they are updated in early 2024.
The all-Japan ski area statistics within our Guides will also be updated in early 2024. -
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Matsuyama
Sakata City, Yamagata松山スキー場（山形県酒田市）
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/yamagata/sakata/matsuyama
Note:
Matsuyama has been added and appears in all of the main ski area listings on SnowJapan.
It will appear in the interactive graphs in our Guides section when they are updated in early 2024.
The all-Japan ski area statistics within our Guides will also be updated in early 2024. -
SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past.
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area
六呂師高原スキー場
Ono City, Fukui Prefecture
福井県大野市https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/fukui-ono-rokuroshi-kogen
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Added 5th August 2023:
Rokuroshi Kogen, Ono, Fukui
https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/fukui-ono-rokuroshi-kogen
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Ski area news for 2023-2024
It's already August and very hot here in Japan, but news about the upcoming 2023-2024 winter season is starting to appear.
News usually starts coming faster once we get into September and the autumn months.
(Our annual information updates also start in earnest later this month, more news on that later).
We will be reporting on news in the following thread:
https://www.snowjapan.com/community/index.php?/topic/26921-japanese-ski-area-news-2023/
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Gokase Highland closed for 2023-2024 season (due to nearby typhoon damage)
Gokase Highland（五ヶ瀬ハイランドスキー場）in Gokase (Miyazaki) will not be opening for the 2023-2024 season.
The ski area was closed last season (2022-2023) due to a powerful typhoon causing damage to the access road. Unfortunately, the road has not been fixed sufficiently, and it has been announced that the ski area will not be opening for the 2023-2024 winter season.
Gokase Highland is the most southerly ski area in Japan.
We wish them well and hope to see them back next year.
Ski area information on SnowJapan:
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/miyazaki/gokase/gokase-highland -
Sugadaira Kogen Snow Resort is planning to open on 21st October 2023
New snow-making machines installed
Sugadaira Kogen Snow Resort in Nagano Prefecture plans to make headlines this year by opening as soon as 21st October.
The early opening date comes thanks to 4 newly-installed French-made (MND SNOW) artificial snow-making machines, apparently the first of their kind in Japan.
The run that plans to open is the 450m Family Course in the central Taro area of the resort.
They plan to start 'making snow' from sometime in mid-September (next month!)
More information on the link below coming soon.
Ski area information on SnowJapan:
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/nagano/ueda/sugadaira-kogen-snow-resort -
SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past.
Morappu Ski Area
モーラップスキー場
Tomakomai City, Hokkaido
北海道苫小牧市https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/hokkaido-tomakomai-morappu
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Added 1st August 2023:
Morappu, Tomakomai, Hokkaido
https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/hokkaido-tomakomai-morappu
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Mitsunomata
Yuza Town, Yamagata三ノ俣スキー場（山形県遊佐町）
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/yamagata/yuza/mitsunomata
Note:
It kind of sounds like Mitsumata (part of Kagura) in Yuzawa Town, doesn't it!
Mitsunomata has been added and appears in all of the main ski area listings on SnowJapan.
It will appear in the interactive graphs in our Guides section when they are updated in early 2024.
The all-Japan ski area statistics within our Guides will also be updated in early 2024. -
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Doshojidaira
Nagai City, Yamagata道照寺平スキー場（山形県長井市）
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/yamagata/nagai/doshojidaira
Note:
Doshojidaira has been added and appears in all of the main ski area listings on SnowJapan.
It will appear in the interactive graphs in our Guides section when they are updated in early 2024.
The all-Japan ski area statistics within our Guides will also be updated in early 2024. -
Updated 26th July 2023:
Moriyama Kogen, Ono, Fukui
https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/fukui-ono-moriyama-kogen
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Updated on 26th July 2023 with more information and photographs
https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/fukui-ono-moriyama-kogen
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Shiramine Alpen Kyogijou
Hakusan City, Ishikawa白峰アルペン競技場（石川県白山市）
https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/ishikawa/hakusan/shiramine-alpen-kyogijou
Note:
Shiramine Alpen Kyogijou has been added and appears in all of the main ski area listings on SnowJapan.
It will appear in the interactive graphs in our Guides section when they are updated in early 2024.
The all-Japan ski area statistics within our Guides will also be updated in early 2024. -
SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past.
Heikedaira Ski Area
平家平スキー場
Ono City, Fukui Prefecture
岐阜県郡上市https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/gifu-gujo-heikedaira
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SnowJapanHistory.com updates
in SnowJapanHistory
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Added 20th August 2023:
Gotemba Shiei, Gotemba, Shizuoka
https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/shizuoka-gotemba-tarobo-gotemba-shiei