Snow

Thirteen resorts, one valley

We pick the mountain. You pick nothing.

Yatsugatake is a highland range in Nagano, two hours from Tokyo, ringed by thirteen small ski areas. None of them are famous, which is the point.

Pilatus Tateshina Snow Resort

ピラタス蓼科スノーリゾート

We ski this one

Course counts to confirm

Magic carpet
Snow play area
Lift for non-skiers

Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK

車山高原SKYPARK

We ski this one

Course counts to confirm

Magic carpet
Snow play area
Lift for non-skiers

Châteraisé Ski Valley Nobeyama

シャトレーゼスキーバレー野辺山

We ski this one

5/11 beginner courses

1.4 km longest beginner run

Magic carpet
Snow play area

Sun Meadows Kiyosato

サンメドウズ清里

We ski this one

3/12 beginner courses

2.2 km longest beginner run

Magic carpet
Snow play area
Lift for non-skiers

Châteraisé Ski Valley Koumi

シャトレーゼスキーバレー小海

4/8 beginner courses

1.5 km longest beginner run

Magic carpet
Snow play area

Yachiho Kogen Ski Resort

八千穂高原スキー場

3/9 beginner courses

1.6 km longest beginner run

Snow play area

Shirakaba Kogen International

白樺高原国際スキー場

Course counts to confirm

Magic carpet
Snow play area
Lift for non-skiers

Shirakaba Resort Ike-no-Taira Snow Park

白樺リゾート池の平スノーパーク

Course counts to confirm

Magic carpet
Snow play area

Shirakaba Resort 2in1

しらかば2in1スキー場

Course counts to confirm

1.8 km longest beginner run

Magic carpet
Snow play area

Shirakabako Royal Hill

白樺湖ロイヤルヒル

Course counts to confirm

Magic carpet
Snow play area

Fujimi Kogen Ski Resort

富士見高原スキー場

3/10 beginner courses

2.0 km longest beginner run

Magic carpet
Snow play area
Lift for non-skiers

Blanche Takayama Ski Resort

ブランシュたかやまスキーリゾート

Course counts to confirm

Fujimi Panorama Resort

富士見パノラマリゾート

2/13 beginner courses

3.5 km longest beginner run

Magic carpet
Snow play area
Lift for non-skiers
Night skiing

Snow out the front door.

And then there is Hakuba.

World-class, and the most internationally famous skiing in Japan — which is exactly the problem in peak season.