Shimane's main ski area — small, remote, and genuinely off the tourist track.
Runs
7
Vertical
300m
Summit
1200m
Base 900m
Region
Chugoku
Shimane Prefecture
Popular
Best season Late December to early March
Why Nita Kogen Ski Resort
Shimane's main ski area — small, remote, and genuinely off the tourist track.
Shimane's main ski area
Plan your trip
Nita Kogen Ski Resort 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.
Terrain in detail
TameFamily-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
19
Family-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere.
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
1 of 7
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
—
Steepest pitch
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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: Karl Thomas Moore / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
2 hours from Izumo Airport
Drive
Rental car recommended 2 hours from Izumo Airport
Overview
Rental car recommended
From airport
2 hours from Izumo Airport
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 19°C, wind 7 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.
Nearby resorts
More resorts in Chugoku
resort town
Chugoku's largest resort, set against the cone of Mt Daisen — the mountain everyone in western Japan learned to ski on.
family-focused
A small, family-focused resort in the Mt Daisen area — often paired with Daisen White under a combined ticket.
day trip
A quiet Chugoku-mountains resort — intermediate groomers, minimal crowds, and one of the region's more reliable snow records.
day trip
Inland Okayama — a plateau resort deep in the Chugoku Mountains.
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At the resort
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Domestic flights to HiroshimaChugoku airport transfers
