September 2026 snow outlook for Japan's ski resorts: current base depth, seven-day snowfall forecast, typical monthly snowfall and season status, resort by resort.
A calendar view of snowfall and resort activity by month, showing how many areas are open, how many cameras are running and what snow depth to expect.
December opens the lower runs, January and February are the deep months, March and April keep the base but soften by midday, and May skiing is limited to a handful of areas such as Gassan.
We cover 573 ski areas and 127 live webcams in total, across Hokkaido, Nagano, Niigata, Tohoku, Gunma, Gifu, Fukui, Yamagata, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Our introduction to Hokkaido, Our introduction to Nagano Prefecture, Our introduction to Fukushima Prefecture, Our introduction to Iwate Prefecture.