Tsugaike Mountain Resort is a large ski area located in Otari Village in the northwestern region of Nagano Prefecture.
Otari is just north of Hakuba Village, and Tsugaike is one of the ski areas making up what most people know as the Hakuba region.
Tsugaike Mountain Resort has been operating since 1950, and until 2021, it was always known as Tsugaike Kogen.
The wide main lower areas are particularly suited to beginner skiers and snowboarders.
TG PARKS is a snow park in the upper section of the ski area, wbile a gated known as Tsugaike Powder DBD (or Tsuga Pow DBD) is available in the main powder season. To take part, attending lectures and signing agreements are necessary.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1704
Vertical (m)
904
Bottom/base (m)
800
Beginner runs (%)
50
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
5000
Steepest slope (°)
35
Number of courses
10
Ski lifts
16
Ropeway cable car
1
Gondola
1
Quad lift (4-person)
7
Triple lift (3-person)
1
Pair lift (2-person)
6
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Tsugaike Mountain Resort usually plans to be open from late November until early May. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Tsugaike Mountain Resort is normally open from 8:00am until 5:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing operations at Tsugaike during the 2025-2026 winter season.
Parks & DBD Areas
There are a few special areas at Tsugaike Kogen including TG Parks (by the Han-no-ki high speed pair lift) and the gated Tsugaike Powder DBD areas.
Families & children
The Kids Park is by the Kane-no-naru-oka course area and features a moving walkway and items to play with. Entry is 500 yen (with one adult entering at no charge). It is usually open from 10:00am until 3:00pm on weekends and holidays. Various other activities are available at Tsugaike including sledding, snow shoes, snow scoots and fat bikes.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Tsugaike Mountain Resort. There are a number of independent ski and snowboard schools that cover the Hakuba area and offer lessons in English and other languages.
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
Adult: 8,200 yen
Child: 4,900 yen
Senior: 6,700 yen
2 days
Adult: 14,600 yen
Child: 9,000 yen
Senior: 11,500 yen
Morning
Adult: 6,500 yen
Child: 4,200 yen
Senior: 5,000 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 6,500 yen
Child: 4,200 yen
Senior: 5,000 yen
Beginner area only
Adult: 4,900 yen
Gondola 1 way
Adult: 2,380 yen
Gondola return
Adult: 4,300 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 75,000 yen
Child: 51,000 yen
Senior: 69,000 yen
Cheaper lift tickets are available online and also during the early and spring season periods.
Early season is from opening until 12th December 2025.
Spring season is from 23rd March until 6th May 2026.
There is no night skiing at Tsugaike in the 2025-2026 season.
Hakuba Valley lift tickets (2025-2026 season)
The below tickets are valid at all of the Hakuba Valley ski areas and can be used at multiple ski areas on the same day. Usage of the Hakuba Valley Shuttle Bus during the daytime is also included. The ticket is not valid for any night skiing or night time shuttle buses.
1 day ticket: 10,400 yen (6,000 yen child, 6-12 years) [valid on the day of use]
2 day ticket: 20,400 yen (11,700 yen child) [valid for 4 days from the first day of use]
3 day ticket: 30,200 yen (17,000 yen child) [valid for 6 days from the first day of use]
4 day ticket: 40,100 yen (22,400 yen child) [valid for 8 days from the first day of use]
5 day ticket: 50,000 yen (27,900 yen child) [valid for 10 days from the first day of use]
6 day ticket: 59,900 yen (33,600 yen child) [valid for 11 days from the first day of use]
7 day ticket: 69,800 yen (39,100 yen child) [valid for 12 days from the first day of use]
8 day ticket: 79,700 yen (44,600 yen child) [valid for 13 days from the first day of use]
9 day ticket: 89,500 yen (49,600 yen child) [valid for 14 days from the first day of use]
10 day ticket: 99,400 yen (55,100 yen child) [valid for 16 days from the first day of use]
The following 10 ski areas are included in the Hakuba Valley group:
ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Happo-one
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Jigatake
Kashimayari Family Park
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
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: 1st December - 6th May (157 days)
2024-2025 season: 30th November - 6th May (158 days)
2023-2024 season: 30th November - 6th May (159 days)
2022-2023 season: 11th December - 5th May (146 days)
2021-2022 season: 1st December - 8th May (159 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 301cm on 13th January
2024-2025 season: 409cm on 20th February
2023-2024 season: 307cm on 21st March
2022-2023 season: 257cm on 2nd February
2021-2022 season: 431cm on 22nd February
2020-2021 season: 390cm on 12th January
2019-2020 season: 220cm on 28th February, 17th-18th, 21st and 24th March
2018-2019 season: 350cm on 29th January and 1st February
2017-2018 season: 370cm on 2nd March
2016-2017 season: 395cm on 23rd February and 10th March
2015-2016 season: 300cm on 10th February
2014-2015 season: 480cm on 14th March
Resources
Daily weather & snow reporting on SnowJapan
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [links open in new window]
SnowJapan Directory: accommodation listings in the region
Hakuba Tsugaike Espoir-Misawa (about 0.1km)
Hakuba Alps Hotel (about 2.1km)
Hotel Hakuba Hifumi (about 7.7km)
Hotel Taigakukan (about 8.1km)
Alps View Chalet (about 8.5km)
Winterstorm Apartments Hakuba (about 8.6km)
Hakuba Royal Suites (about 12.8km)
SnowJapan Directory: travel services listing in the region
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.
Ten individual ski areas within Hakuba Village, and neighbouring Otari Village to the north and Omachi City to the south, are collectively promoted as 'Hakuba Valley'.
The region is in the northwest of the prefecture, about an hour west of central Nagano City. It has become one of Japan's most popular winter-sports destinations for overseas visitors, giving it an increasingly international feel. The spectacular mountainous surroundings and associated outdoor activities make it popular year-round.
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