Fukui's flagship — western Japan's largest terrain, strong night skiing, and a Shinkansen connection that just got much quicker with the Hokuriku extension.
Runs
21
Vertical
710m
Summit
1320m
Base 610m
Region
Gifu / Toyama
Fukui Prefecture
Popular
Best season Late December to late March
Why Skijam Katsuyama
Fukui's flagship — western Japan's largest terrain, strong night skiing, and a Shinkansen connection that just got much quicker with the Hokuriku extension.
Fukui–Ishikawa border; shuttle from JR Fukui
Plan your trip
Ski Jam Katsuyama is one of western Japan's largest resorts — wide groomed runs, popular with Osaka/Kyoto day-trippers, the Hotel Harvest Skijam at the base. Tsuruga + 60-min car/shuttle.
Trains, shuttles, and rentals from the airport.
Direct ski bus from Osaka and Nagoya to Ski Jam Katsuyama — popular bundled lift+bus packages.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Hotel Harvest Skijam at the lift base — large family-resort hotel, ski-in/ski-out, onsen.
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
38
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Northern Alps — frequent maritime storms.
Heavier, frequent storm cycles — deep refills, denser snow.
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m
per season
Snowfall data not published — frequency is the regional baseline.
Expert runs
5 of 21
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
710m
Solid sustained pitch.
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
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
75 minutes from Komatsu Airport
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Fukui Station 75 minutes from Komatsu Airport
Overview
Shuttle from JR Fukui Station
From airport
75 minutes from Komatsu Airport
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 18°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.
Nearby resorts
More resorts in Gifu / Toyama
day trip
The largest resort in Tokai — linked with Takasu for one of Japan's best night-skiing operations, lifts running until midnight on weekends.
family-focused
Takasu Mountains' central hub — linked with Dynaland under a single ticket, family-weighted terrain with an enormous snow-play area.
resort town
A small Hida-highlands mountain near Shirakawa-go — often paired with an onsen stay and a visit to the UNESCO gassho-zukuri villages.
day trip
The Gifu face of Mt Ontake — high base, short season elsewhere, genuinely remote.
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Stays, lift passes, rentals — everything you need in one place.
Book & plan
At the resort
Book accommodationOfficial resort siteGetting there
Domestic flights to NagoyaChubu airport transfers