The gateway to the Tateyama-Kurobe alpine route — a smaller lift-served mountain that's best thought of as a base for spring backcountry.
Runs
8
Vertical
665m
Summit
1188m
Base 523m
Region
Gifu / Toyama
Toyama Prefecture
Popular
Best season Late December to late March
Why Tateyama Kogen Ski Resort
The gateway to the Tateyama-Kurobe alpine route — a smaller lift-served mountain that's best thought of as a base for spring backcountry.
Northern Alps; Tateyama-Kurobe alpine route
Plan your trip
Tateyama Kogen is a small Toyama-side resort on the Tateyama mountain range — wide groomed runs, family-focused, with views of the famous Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route mountains. Toyama Station + 60-min car/shuttle.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Limited slopeside accommodation — base in Toyama City for chain hotels and the famous local seafood scene.
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
2 of 8
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
665m
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
1 hour from Toyama Airport
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Tateyama Station 1 hour from Toyama Airport
Overview
Shuttle from JR Tateyama Station
From airport
1 hour from Toyama Airport
Live conditions
Live
Fresh, last 24 hours
0
cm
No fresh snow
Rain right now
Temp
11°C
Above freezing
Wind
8 km/h
Calm
Base depth
145 cm
7-day total
0 cm
Forecast snowfall
72h fresh
0 cm
7-day forecast
Wed
16° / 5°
Today
12° / 9°
Fri
10° / 6°
Sat
12° / 5°
Sun
11° / 3°
Mon
13° / 0°
Tue
14° / 4°
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
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day trip
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