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    Best Skiing in Japan in January

    January is mid-winter in the northern hemisphere: cold, with good snow quality and the snowpack still building. Days are short, so ski days are shorter too.

    After the New Year week ends, January is one of the quietest and best-value times of the season.

    Top resorts in Japan for January snow

    63 resorts in Japan are open in January 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キロロリゾート, Kiroro Resort137 cm1,180 m
    2トマム スキー場, Tomamu Ski Resort132 cm1,165 m
    3志賀高原 焼額山スキー場, Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama Ski Area, 焼額山スキー場101 cm2,002 m
    4函館七飯スノーパーク, Hakodate Nanae Snowpark271 cm949 m
    5戸隠スキー場, Togakushi Ski Area92 cm1,744 m
    6よませ温泉スキー場, Yomase Onsen Ski Area132 cm1,175 m
    7戸狩温泉スキー場, Togari Onsen Ski Resort126 cm845 m
    8白馬五竜, Hakuba Goryu98 cm1,640 m
    9田代エリア, Tashiro Area86 cm1,596 m
    10ホワイトワールド尾瀬岩鞍, White World Oze Iwakura88 cm1,678 m
    11ピヤシリスキー場, Nayoro Piyashiri138 cm654 m
    12アライスノーリゾート, ARAI SNOW RESORT119 cm1,275 m
    13グランスノー奥伊吹, Gransnow Okuibuki119 cm1,217 m
    14湯沢高原スキー場, Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort105 cm1,142 m
    15ダイナランドスキー場, Dynaland Ski Area79 cm1,424 m
    16太平山スキー場　オーパス, Taiheizan Ski Area Opus150 cm330 m
    17Geto Kogen85 cm1,063 m
    18サンライバスキー場, Sanlaiva123 cm716 m
    19日高国際, Hidaka Kokusai122 cm747 m
    20富良野スキー場, Furano ski resort, ふらのスキー場81 cm1,062 m
    21安比高原スキー場, Appi Kogen Ski Resort68 cm1,268 m
    22白馬乗鞍スキー場, Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort, はくばのりくらスキーじょう72 cm1,277 m
    23立山山麓スキー場, Tateyama Sanroku Ski Area79 cm1,160 m
    24糸魚川シーサイドバレースキー場, Itoigawa Seaside Valley Ski Resort83 cm730 m
    25雫石スキー場, Shizukuishi Ski Resort68 cm1,146 m
    26やわたハイランド１９１リゾート, Yawata Highland 191 Resort100 cm951 m
    27谷川岳天神平スキー場, Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Area71 cm1,486 m
    28フッズスノーエリア, Fu's snow area120 cm547 m
    29ぶどうスノーリゾート, Budoh Snow Resort116 cm656 m
    30白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One51 cm1,817 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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