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    Best Skiing in Japan in December

    December is when most northern-hemisphere resorts open. Snow cover is still building, so altitude and snowmaking matter more than they will later in the season.

    The Christmas and New Year weeks are the busiest and most expensive of the season; early December is quiet.

    Top resorts in Japan for December snow

    41 resorts in Japan are open in December with at least 30 cm of typical snow depth. Ranked 60% on snow depth, 20% on top elevation and 20% on piste kilometres.

    #ResortSnow depthTop
    1トマム スキー場, Tomamu Ski Resort97 cm1,165 m
    2函館七飯スノーパーク, Hakodate Nanae Snowpark193 cm949 m
    3キロロリゾート, Kiroro Resort84 cm1,180 m
    4よませ温泉スキー場, Yomase Onsen Ski Area95 cm1,175 m
    5志賀高原 焼額山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Ski Area, 焼額山スキー場66 cm2,002 m
    6戸狩温泉スキー場, Togari Onsen Ski Resort90 cm845 m
    7グランスノー奥伊吹, Gransnow Okuibuki87 cm1,217 m
    8ホワイトワールド尾瀬岩鞍, White World Oze Iwakura69 cm1,678 m
    9サンライバスキー場, Sanlaiva98 cm716 m
    10白馬五竜, Hakuba Goryu65 cm1,640 m
    11ダイナランドスキー場, Dynaland Ski Area62 cm1,424 m
    12アライスノーリゾート, ARAI SNOW RESORT83 cm1,275 m
    13戸隠スキー場, Togakushi Ski Area57 cm1,744 m
    14太平山スキー場　オーパス, Taiheizan Ski Area Opus107 cm330 m
    15ピヤシリスキー場, Nayoro Piyashiri89 cm654 m
    16田代エリア, Tashiro Area57 cm1,596 m
    17湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort68 cm1,142 m
    18日高国際, Hidaka Kokusai86 cm747 m
    19Geto Kogen55 cm1,063 m
    20フッズスノーエリア, Fu's snow area86 cm547 m
    21黒姫高原スノーパーク, Kurohime Kogen50 cm1,175 m
    22ぶどうスノーリゾート, Budoh Snow Resort77 cm656 m
    23立山山麓スキー場, Tateyama Sanroku Ski Area46 cm1,160 m
    24やわたハイランド１９１リゾート, Yawata Highland 191 Resort61 cm951 m
    25雫石スキー場, Shizukuishi Ski Resort38 cm1,146 m
    26谷川岳天神平スキー場, Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Area40 cm1,486 m
    27富良野スキー場, Furano ski resort, ふらのスキー場37 cm1,062 m
    28糸魚川シーサイドバレースキー場, Itoigawa Seaside Valley Ski Resort47 cm730 m
    29しらおスキー場, Shirao Ski Area39 cm1,241 m
    30イオックス・アローザ, IOX-AROSA57 cm777 m

    Snow depth, snowfall and temperature are 2020-24 monthly averages from Open-Meteo's historical weather data at each resort's coordinates. They are modelled values for the area, not the resort's own snow reports, so treat them as a guide to typical conditions.

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