Value Index

The resorts that give the most mountain for the money, ranked per yen across snow, lift infrastructure and terrain.

Value Index
Rank Resort Value Day pass Snow Lift Terrain
1 Seki Onsen Ski Resort 100 ¥4,500 71 31 36
2 Ryuoo Ski Park 85 ¥6,000 72 49 42
3 Akakura Onsen Ski Resort 83 ¥7,000 68 77 45
4 GALA Yuzawa 82 ¥7,300 75 63 57
5 Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort 82 ¥7,800 75 62 77
6 Kandatsu Snow Resort 80 ¥5,500 60 31 53
7 Hoshino Resorts Nekoma 79 ¥6,300 50 51 71
8 Maiko Snow Resort 76 ¥7,000 63 50 63
9 Akakura Kanko Resort 75 ¥7,000 75 52 38
10 Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort 73 ¥6,500 55 60 42
11 Iwappara 73 ¥5,500 51 35 45
12 Hakuba Cortina Snow Resort 71 ¥6,500 60 43 46
13 Zao Onsen Ski Resort 71 ¥8,000 40 91 72
14 Geto Kogen Ski Resort 68 ¥6,900 70 31 48
15 Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick 67 ¥6,900 66 32 50
16 Hakuba Happo-One Snow Resort 66 ¥9,800 67 84 67
17 Yuzawa Kogen 66 ¥6,900 57 55 33
18 Tangram Ski Circus 64 ¥7,000 60 35 49
19 Tazawako Ski Resort 64 ¥5,300 33 36 49
20 Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort 62 ¥7,000 66 33 34
21 Togakushi 62 ¥7,000 48 44 55
22 Tsugaike Mountain Resort 61 ¥9,800 63 89 47
23 Madarao Mountain Resort 61 ¥9,000 60 49 79
24 Dynaland 61 ¥5,900 37 31 57
25 Kiroro Snow World 60 ¥9,200 71 48 61
26 Ishiuchi Maruyama 58 ¥9,400 60 62 63
27 Takasu Snow Park 58 ¥6,000 45 25 44
28 Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 56 ¥10,000 54 75 62
29 Naeba Ski Resort 55 ¥9,800 61 63 57
30 Sapporo Teine 55 ¥9,400 60 66 46
31 Lotte Arai Resort 55 ¥7,500 59 27 44
32 Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field 55 ¥7,500 44 44 54
33 Niseko United 54 ¥12,600 77 67 83
34 Furano Ski Resort 54 ¥9,000 55 41 69
35 Kashimayari Snow Resort 53 ¥6,200 37 33 40
36 Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort 52 ¥9,000 68 32 47
37 Shiga Kogen Yakebitaiyama 49 ¥8,500 51 30 57
38 Hakuba Sanosaka 49 ¥5,700 24 37 38
39 Appi Kogen 48 ¥9,500 48 33 79
40 Hoshino Resorts Tomamu 46 ¥9,500 50 29 72
41 Palcall Tsumagoi Resort 41 ¥6,800 27 23 49
42 Rusutsu Resort 37 ¥16,700 60 70 84
43 Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort 33 ¥10,000 20 57 42
How the value index works
Value 0–100

Weighted value score ÷ adult day-pass price, rescaled so the best-value resort sits near 100. More mountain per yen ranks higher.

Snow 45%

Powder-day frequency (50%), snow-depth reliability (30%), and rain-on-snow risk (20%).

Lift 30%

Uphill capacity (40%), lifts per hectare (25%), lifts per slope (20%), and lift count (15%) — bigger is better.

Terrain 25%

Slope count (50%) and versatility (50%): difficulty balance plus terrain-type variety.

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