A quiet Chugoku-mountains resort — intermediate groomers, minimal crowds, and one of the region's more reliable snow records.
Runs
12
Vertical
721m
Summit
1212m
Base 491m
Region
Chugoku
Hiroshima Prefecture
Popular
Best season Late December to early March
Why Mizuho Highland Ski Area
A quiet Chugoku-mountains resort — intermediate groomers, minimal crowds, and one of the region's more reliable snow records.
Chugoku Mountain Range
Plan your trip
Mizuho Highland Ski Area is a small Chugoku-region hill — basic family terrain, Sea-of-Japan-influenced snow, and best reached by car. A regional day-trip option from western Japan cities.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Pass, lessons, gear, and guides for powder days.
Local-hill pricing — typically ¥3,500–¥4,800 adult day.
Terrain in detail
MellowCruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
32
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Western Honshu — wetter, warmer storm cycles.
Wet, heavy maritime snow — sticky on warm days.
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m
per season
Snowfall data not published — frequency is the regional baseline.
Expert runs
2 of 12
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
721m
Solid sustained pitch.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Limited
Mostly groomed terrain.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain & features
Photo: Ski Mania / Public domain · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
2 hours from Hiroshima Airport
Drive
Rental car recommended 2 hours from Hiroshima Airport
Overview
Rental car recommended
From airport
2 hours from Hiroshima Airport
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 19°C, wind 6 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
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