Ontake Snow Forecast
Storm-watching season is on at Ontake. No fresh snow on the radar for the next 3 days. Not especially cold yet, but this time of year turns fast in Japan. Keep watching: storms arrive fast this time of year.
Snow Trend
24 Hour Forecast
10 day forecast
A typical season at Ontake
- Average season
- ~9m of snow
- Base to summit
- 1680m – 2240m (560m vertical)
That makes Ontake the 19th snowiest of 39 Nagano resorts we have reviewed.
Forecast tips for Ontake
Start with the upper-mountain wind and cloud line. The headline number only helps once you know whether a cold inland trough is the pattern to watch. With a 1680 to 2240 metre elevation band and 560 metres of vertical, the sheltered trees make modest reloads feel deeper than the raw number. A seasonal baseline around 9 metres means small clean refills matter more than waiting for a giant number. The swing variable is whether the upper lift can run with enough visibility to make the top worth using. With patrol boundaries in play, focus on how the inbounds snow will hold through the first half of the day. Chase it when 10 to 20 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 Kiso Fukushima, 15km NE, topping out at 1,904m. When a storm misses Ontake, check these first.