The snowfall amount TOP5 ranking of ski areas in Japan as of 4/9 (Wed). Gassan which opened on 4/11 (Fri.), was over 10 meters in mid-April! On 4/15 (Tue.), 4/16 (Wed.), snow fell at higher elevations due to the inflow of cold air.
1st Gassan (Yamagata) ×1,160cm
2nd Tengendai Kogen (Yamagata) ×720cm
3rd Charmant Hiuchi (Niigata) ◎420cm
4th Arai (Niigata) △412cm
5th Kagura (Niigata) ◎380cm
5th Okutadami Maruyama (Niigata) ◎380cm
7th Hakuba Happo-one (Nagano) △365cm
8th Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ×330cm
8th Grandeco (Fukushima) ○330cm
10th Kiroro (Hokkaido) △300cm
10th Sapporo Teine (Hokkaido) ×300cm
10th Hakuba Goryu&Hakuba47 (Nagano) ○300cm
10th Seki Onsen (Niigata) ×370cm
14th Geto Kogen ◎290cm, 15th Tsugaike △271cm
*Gassan and Daisetsuzan Kurodake are closed all day due to strong winds.
*Tengendai Kogen is closed every Wednesday. Sapporo Teine and Seki Onsen are closed on weekdays.
*”◎” … Over 80% area open, “○” … Over 50% area open, “△” … Under 50% area open, “×” … Not open
*Backnumbers → 4/9 (Wed), 4/2 (Wed), 3/26 (Wed), 3/19 (Wed), 3/12 (Wed), 3/5 (Wed), 2/26 (Wed), 2/19 (Wed), 2/12 (Wed), 2/5 (Wed), 1/29 (Wed), 1/22 (Wed), 1/15 (Wed), 1/8 (Wed), 1/1 (Wed), 12/25 (Wed), 12/18 (Wed), 12/11 (Wed), 12/6 (Fri)