Shokawa Kogen saw 180cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 45% on last winter. It was the leanest in 31 years.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
10cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 10 Feb 2026.
106cm
deepest basemeasured on 11 Feb 2026.
86cm
snowiest monthJanuary 2026 stole the show.
31cm
best weekseven days from 7 Jan 2026.
66%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
72/100
GoodTypically about 123 ski days a season, declining by 4 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The leanest in 31 years.
Snowfall by month
January was the mid-winter peak, with 48% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.