Oguna Hotaka is a ski area located in Katashina Village in the northeastern region of Gunma Prefecture.
This ski area is on the southwestern slopes of the 2,158m Mt Hotaka and features six pair lifts (535m, 1,035m, 759m, 461m, 704m and 579m) and a longest course of 3,500m.
This ski area originally opened in 1975 as Kokusetsu Hotaka ski area. In 1994, the name was changed to Snowpal Oguna Hotaka, but since 2013, it has been chiefly known as Oguna Hotaka. Even so, on its Japanese website, the ski area also currently identifies itself Katashina Ogna Hotaka Snow Resort...in English characters.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1828
Vertical (m)
628
Bottom/base (m)
1200
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
3500
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
9
Ski lifts
6
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
6
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Oguna Hotaka usually plans to be open from late December until late March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening hours
Oguna Hotaka is normally open from 8:00am until 4:00pm on weekends and holidays and from 8:30am on weekdays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Oguna Hotaka.
Snow Park
The Ogu-chan Snow Park is by the side of the Number 1 pair lift. It is normally open from 9:30am until 3:30pm.
Families & children
The main Kids Park area is at the base of the ski area. It is free to enter with a valid lift ticket (otherwise the snow escalator charge is 1,500 yen).
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Oguna Hotaka.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment & wear rental is available.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 5,600 yen
Child: 4,400 yen
Seniors 5,000 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 5,300 yen
Child: 4,100 yen
Seniors 4,700 yen
5 hours
Adult: 5,100 yen
Child: 3,900 yen
Seniors 4,600 yen
4 lift coupons
Adult: 2,500 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 54,000 yen
Child: 34,000 yen
Seniors 44,000 yen
The 5 hour ticket is valid for five hours from time of purchase.
Historical snow depth data
The following ski season and official snow depth data have been independently compiled by SnowJapan for publication on this website. Where available, the data is updated annually after each ski season.
First and last dates of recent seasons
2025-2026 season: 25th December - 22nd March (88 days)
2024-2025 season: 25th December - 30th March (96 days)
2023-2024 season: 9th January - 24th March (76 days)
2022-2023 season: 25th December - 26th March (92 days)
2021-2022 season: 24th December - 27th March (94 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 200cm on 11th-16th February
2024-2025 season: 270cm on 20th February - 5th March
2023-2024 season: 140cm on 6th-14th February and 21st-24th March
2022-2023 season: 170cm on 26th January - 7th February and 18th February - 1st March
2021-2022 season: 280cm on 23rd February - 15th March
2020-2021 season: 180cm on 10th February - 10th March
2019-2020 season: 100cm on 11th-16th February
2018-2019 season: 190cm on 29th January - 4th March
2017-2018 season: 200cm on 26th January - 9th March
2016-2017 season: 230cm on 22nd February - 20th March
2015-2016 season: 130cm on 10th-20th February
2014-2015 season: 240cm on 16th-26th February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Gunma Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of the Kanto region on the main island of Honshu. It is one of eight landlocked prefectures in Japan. Gunma is surrounded by Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Tochigi Prefecture to the east, and Saitama Prefecture to the south.
The ski areas of Gunma are largely found in the northern region (Minakami Town, Kawaba Village and Katashina Village) and the western region (Kusatsu Town and Tsumagoi Village).
The region east of Minakami Town and northeast of Numata City comprises Kawaba Village and Katashina Village. There are several ski areas in this region's mountains, all accessible from the main Route 120 road from central Numata. The road is also known as the Nihon Romantic Highway. It continues east towards Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture, but the prefectural border section of the road is closed during the main winter season.
Oguna Hotaka is one of 5 ski areas currently operating in Katashina Town.
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