When each Japanese ski resort opens and closes, by resort and prefecture, from late November to May.
A month-by-month calendar of the Japanese ski season: openings and closings, when snowfall peaks, which holiday weeks fill up, and when spring skiing is still worth it.
January into early February is the snowiest stretch; New Year and the February holiday week are the busiest. From March the snow softens but crowds thin and prices drop.
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.