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Okutadami Maruyama

奥只見丸山スキー場

Yuki Recommends

3/5

Champagne snow and road less travelled — worth a look. 🐻

SnowChampagne13.3 m/yr at the valley station (JMA — the base gets more) · Yuki tastes champagne snow 🐻
Charm & cute
Storybook factor
Terrain
Onsen & culture
Road less travelled
Value

Yuki Recommends is our own scoring — charm, storybook feeling, snow texture and more. Subjective factors are our read from the data, not a hard grade.

Okutadami Maruyama is a ski resort in Niigata Prefecture, Chubu, Japan with 14 runs over 12 km and 380 m of vertical (760–1140 m). A one-day adult lift ticket costs ¥4,600. There is 1 onsen within 4.0 km. The nearest station is Urasa (Joetsu Shinkansen / JR Joetsu Line).

14
12 km
Runs
¥4,600
Lift (1-day)
380 m
760–1140 m
Vertical
Location

37.1593, 139.2314 · Google Maps ↗

Nearest station: UrasaJoetsu Shinkansen / JR Joetsu Line. Bus via the Okutadami Silver Line; no mid-winter road access — early & late season only

🎫 Lift ticket office

Okutadami Maruyama base ticket officemap ↗

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☕ Coffee within 1 km
  • 奥只見丸山 山頂ヒュッテ0.5 km
Notable
  • One of Japan's longest seasons — spring skiing into late May
  • Remote lakeside resort, closed mid-winter (access road shut)
  • Lake Okutadami views
  • Added from Japanese-directory scrape
♨ Onsens nearby (1)
  • Ginzandaira Onsen (銀山平温泉)4 km · Remote hot-spring hamlet by Lake Okutadami
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Common questions about Okutadami Maruyama

Is Okutadami Maruyama good for beginners?

Okutadami Maruyama is a reasonable beginner choice — gentle/varied terrain and a ski-school base (our read). Confirm green-run coverage before booking.

Is Okutadami Maruyama good for families?

Yes — Okutadami Maruyama has the mix families want: places to stay, 1 onsen nearby and terrain across abilities (our read).

Does Okutadami Maruyama get good powder?

Yes — excellent, 13.3 m of snow a year (JMA normals); among Japan's snowiest.

Does Okutadami Maruyama have an onsen?

Yes. There is 1 onsen recorded near Okutadami Maruyama, including Ginzandaira Onsen (銀山平温泉) (4 km).

How much is a lift ticket at Okutadami Maruyama?

An adult one-day lift ticket at Okutadami Maruyama is ¥4,600 (2024/25 season).

How do you get to Okutadami Maruyama?

The nearest station is Urasa on the Joetsu Shinkansen / JR Joetsu Line. Bus via the Okutadami Silver Line; no mid-winter road access — early & late season only

How big is Okutadami Maruyama?

Okutadami Maruyama has 14 runs totalling 12 km, with 380 m of vertical.

Data recorded for Okutadami Maruyama: terrain, price, access, onsen, dining, coffee, stay, features, official. Empty fields mean unknown, not zero — nothing here is invented. Lift prices are adult 1-day, 2024/25 season, JPY.

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