Kurodake Snow Forecast
Kurodake is sitting around 2°C as winter gets closer. Winter is knocking: 41 cm is on the way in the next 3 days, best tomorrow night. It may fall wet lower down, with the best of it up high.
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24 Hour Forecast
10 day forecast
A typical season at Kurodake
Kurodake is outside its usual snow season right now.
A typical season here runs November to May, peaking in December, with around 15m of snow in total.
- Average season
- ~15m of snow
- Snowiest month
- December (295–500cm)
- Usual season
- November to May, peaking in December
- Base to summit
- 670m – 1520m (850m vertical)
That makes Kurodake the 5th snowiest of 33 Hokkaido resorts we have reviewed.
Month by month
Estimated cumulative fresh snowfall at major on-mountain ski areas; actual totals vary substantially by resort, elevation, measurement location, and season.
Forecast tips for Kurodake
Check the freezing level against the full vertical first. When cold inland air is the pattern to watch, the live numbers usually matter most in the first lift window. With a 670 to 1520 metre elevation band and 850 metres of vertical, the trees and upper storm laps hold soft snow well after the open faces are worked. A seasonal baseline around 15 metres means the headline numbers can be real storm signals rather than background noise. The swing variable is wind: light flow lets the trees refill, while a hard blast strips the exposed entrances. Use the access rules on the day as the limit, then let the wind and temperature decide how far to push it. Chase it when 15 to 25 cm lands overnight with light to moderate wind; if gusts climb, make it a sheltered-tree day.
Nearby forecasts
The closest resort we've reviewed is Asahidake, 10km SW, topping out at 1,600m. When a storm misses Kurodake, check these first.