Nomugitoge is a ski area located on the southern slopes of Kohachimoriyama in Matsumoto City in the western region of Nagano Prefecture.
This ski area is within the borders of Matsumoto. It is, however, over 40km from the city centre, in a remote location to the southwest. The border with Kiso Village is close by.
Nomugitoge has one 1600m quad lift, one high speed 1060m pair and two other pair lifts (630m and 300m).
The top of Nomugitoge is at an elevation of 2,130m, and there is a 4,000m downhill course back down to the base at 1,400m.
This ski area opened in 1981.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
2130
Vertical (m)
730
Bottom/base (m)
1400
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
4000
Steepest slope (°)
31
Number of courses
14
Ski lifts
4
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
1
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
3
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Nomugitoge 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 times
Nomugitoge is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm on weekdays and from 8:30am until 4:00pm on weekends and holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Nomugitoge.
Families & children
The Bambi beginners area is located in the base area of the ski area. It is free to enter. There is also a Bambi Terrace covered rest area close-by.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Nomugitoge.
Family
Ski and snowboard equipment & rental is available in the base building.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 4,000 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Seniors: 3,500 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Seniors: 2,000 yen
4 hours
Adult: 2,800 yen
Child: 1,000 yen Seniors: 2,500 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 300 yen
Child: 200 yen
Seniors: 300 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 30,000 yen
Child: 13,000 yen
Seniors: 4,000 yen
The 4 Hour ticket is valid for four hours from the time of purchase.
The Skyliner lift requires 3 lift coupons and the Sky Rabbit requires 2 lift coupons.
A season ticket for 1 adult and 1 child is 36,000 yen.
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: 20th December - 29th March (100 days)
2024-2025 season: 20th December - 23rd March (94 days)
2023-2024 season: 27th December - 24th March (89 days)
2022-2023 season: 23rd December - 26th March (94 days)
2021-2022 season: 24th December - 27th March (94 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 100cm on 8th-22nd February
2024-2025 season: 135cm on 13th-26th February
2023-2024 season: 85cm on 13th-17th and 21st-24th March
2022-2023 season: 95cm on 11th-12th February
2021-2022 season: 130cm on 12th-31st January and 21st-23rd February
2020-2021 season: 120cm on 5th-14th February and 16th February - 2nd March
2019-2020 season: 100cm on 26th February - 11th March
2018-2019 season: 95cm on 10th-25th February
2017-2018 season: 140cm on 14th February - 3rd March
2016-2017 season: 130cm on 11th February - 13th March
2015-2016 season: 100cm on 25th-30th January
2014-2015 season: 190cm on 11th-19th March
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Nagano Prefecture is located in the Chubu region of the main island of Honshu. It is one of only eight landlocked prefectures in Japan, bordered by Niigata, Gunma, Saitama, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, and Toyama.
Nagano Prefecture is sometimes referred to as 'the roof of Japan' because of the steep, rugged terrain of the many 2,000-3,000m mountains that comprise the Japan Alps. The Northern Alps are located along the northwestern region bordering Gifu and Toyama. The Central Alps are in the southwestern region, and the Southern Alps are along the southeastern border.
After Hokkaido, Nagano Prefecture is home to the second-largest number of ski areas in Japan. It has multiple world-class winter sports resorts within its boundaries, and some were venues for the main events of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. There are ski areas throughout the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, but the majority are in the northern and central regions.
Nomugitoge is one of 2 ski areas currently operating in the western region of Matsumoto City. The other is Mt Norikura Snow Resort.
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