Are you getting prepared to hit the slopes? Have you checked your gear, and switched to snow tires? For the 2025-26 winter season, Yeti is once again likely to be the first ski area in Japan to open, currently aiming for a late October start. Nagano’s earliest hope, the Karuizawa Prince Hotel, is planning to open on 11/1 (Sat.) again this year!
[Resorts Scheduled to Open by 11/24 (Mon., Holiday)]
Yeti (late October), Sayama (10/31), Karuizawa Prince Hotel (11/1), Yokoteyama (11/8), Oku-Ibuki (11/14), Kuma-no-yu (11/15), Sapporo Kokusai (11/21), White Pia Takasu (11/21), Washigatake (11/21), Sapporo Teine (11/22), Geto Kogen (11/22), Tengendai Kogen (11/22), Grandeco (11/22), Kagura (11/22), Kazawa (11/22), Takamine (11/22), Yunomaru (11/22), Sugadaira Kogen (11/22), Shirakaba 2in1 (11/22), Tateyama (mid-November)
*A number of ski resorts nationwide are scheduled to open on 11/29 (Sat.).