Okutadami Maruyama Snow Forecast
Early-season weather is the story at Okutadami Maruyama right now. The forecast is getting interesting, with 4 cm due over the next 3 days and the heaviest falls Wednesday morning. It's borderline low down, so the higher slopes get the good stuff.
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A typical season at Okutadami Maruyama
Okutadami Maruyama is outside its usual snow season right now.
A typical season here runs November to April, peaking in January, with around 15m of snow in total.
- Average season
- ~15m of snow
- Snowiest month
- January (315–530cm)
- Usual season
- November to April, peaking in January
- Base to summit
- 735m – 1242m (507m vertical)
That makes Okutadami Maruyama the 4th snowiest of 30 Niigata 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 Okutadami Maruyama
Start with overnight snowfall and wind direction. Here, Sea of Japan storm flow is the pattern to watch, so the useful question is how cold and calm the next window stays. With a 735 to 1242 metre elevation band and 507 metres of vertical, the sheltered trees make modest reloads feel deeper than the raw number. 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. With patrol boundaries in play, focus on how the inbounds snow will hold through the first half of the day. 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 Kita Nikko Takahata, 19km E, topping out at 1,240m. When a storm misses Okutadami Maruyama, check these first.