Tsugaike Kogen
Nagano Prefecture, JP — size M · 34 km of trails · 904 m vertical · 15 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: usually early December - early May.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts | no blackout dates |
| Shares that 5-day budget with Hakuba Cortina, Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba Iwatake, Hakuba Norikura Onsen. | ||
| Epic Local | 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts | no blackout dates |
| Shares that 5-day budget with Hakuba Cortina, Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba Iwatake, Hakuba Norikura Onsen. | ||
| Hakuba Valley Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 34 km — size M
- Vertical
- 904 m
- Summit
- 1707 m
- Base
- 803 m
- Lifts
- 15
- Region
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- By rail
- Hakubaōike station, 1.3 km — close enough to walk
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, JMA station
- 464 cm — 白馬 AMeDAS, 6.5 km away, 552 m below mid-mountain; 10-season mean, peak base 69 cm
- Powder days
- 5 a season — days with 20 cm or more; measured at 白馬
- Snow-day share
- 50% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; measured at 白馬
- Longest snowy stretch
- 17 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; measured at 白馬
- Model climatology
- 782 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×0.59 to JMA station mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
It drops 904 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of Japanese resorts on a pass, where the median is 454 m. 34 km of trails, in the largest tenth of Japanese resorts on a pass, where the median has 11 km. Its lift fleet runs to 1 cable car and 1 gondola among 15.
Terrain
- easygreen19.6 km · 16 runs
- intermediatered9.9 km · 12 runs
- advancedblack3.2 km · 3 runs
- other1.6 km · 5 runs
Japanese grading.
Lifts
- 1cable car
- 1gondola
- 13chairlifts
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen | 2 km | 11 km | moderate | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Iwatake | 4 km | 20 km | moderate | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Cortina | 4 km | 12 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Happo-One | 6 km | 31 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba47 | 9 km | 13 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Goryu | 10 km | 10 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) |
Written about it
FAQ
- Is Tsugaike Kogen on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts at Tsugaike Kogen for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Tsugaike Kogen on the Epic Local?
- Yes. The Epic Local grants 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts at Tsugaike Kogen for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Tsugaike Kogen on the Hakuba Valley Pass?
- Yes. The Hakuba Valley Pass grants unlimited days at Tsugaike Kogen for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Tsugaike Kogen get?
- Tsugaike Kogen has heavy snowfall by our banding.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Hakuba Norikura Onsen (2 km), Hakuba Iwatake (4 km), Hakuba Cortina (4 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic, Hakuba Valley Pass
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo