YAMABOKU Wild Snow Park
Official name YAMABOKUワイルドスノーパーク · Formerly 山田牧場スキー場
Nagano · 1,500–1,750 m · 19 runs · 3 lifts
- 2026-27 season: until Mar 15 (planned)
- Summit: Today cloudy -2–5°C / Tomorrow clear -1–10°C
- Snow depth 0 cm | New snow, next 12h 0 cm · 24h 0 cm · 48h 0 cm · 7 days 1 cm · 14 days 13 cm
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YAMABOKU Wild Snow Park trail map
YAMABOKU sits on the old Yamada Bokujo pastures on the south face of Mount Kasagatake at the edge of Shiga Kogen. About seventy percent of its runs are left ungroomed, so the light natural powder that falls between 1,500 and 1,750 metres and the rolling terrain are the main draw. There are groomed practice slopes, but also 38-degree pitches, cornice drops, tight trees and moguls, plus the Tacochi course for an extra fee. The upper slopes look out to the Northern Alps, and serows are sometimes seen. There is no snowmaking. It is about 40 minutes from the Suzaka-Naganohigashi IC, with onsen inns nearby.
YAMABOKU Wild Snow Park weather at the top (1,750 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:11, sunset 16:49
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.7 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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YAMABOKU Wild Snow Park lift tickets and prices
2025-26 prices
- 1-day ticket
- Adult ¥2,500 (weekdays) / ¥4,000 (weekends and holidays) · Child ¥1,000 (weekdays) / ¥3,000 (weekends and holidays) · Senior ¥2,500 (weekdays) / ¥3,500 (weekends and holidays)
- Half day
- ¥3,000
- Season pass
- ¥35,000
Early-bird tickets
- 2026-27 season pass, early-bird 2nd · ¥28,000 · on sale until Nov 30
- 2026-27 season pass, early-bird last · ¥30,000 · on sale until Dec 18
Discounts
- Junior high and younger living in Takayama, Nagano, Suzaka, Obuse, Nakano, Yamanouchi or Chikuma are free all season (ID required)
- People with physical disabilities 1-day ticket ¥1,000
- Season pass is the same price for adults, seniors and children
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- Thanksgiving day (3/14 in 2026): elementary students from anywhere in Japan ride lifts free
- New Year holidays (12/27-1/4) use weekend and holiday prices
Opening hours
- Lifts
- 9:00-16:00 (No. 1 pair and No. 3 single until 15:30; No. 2 pair not running) (weekdays) / 8:30-16:30 (No. 3 single until 16:00) (weekends and holidays)
- Night skiing
- no night skiing
Getting to YAMABOKU Wild Snow Park and parking
- Car
- Joshin-etsu Expressway, Suzaka-Nagano-Higashi IC (上信越道 須坂長野東IC), 40 min
- Parking
- 200 spaces · Slope parking, 200 cars, free
Train
- Nagano Station → Suzaka Station Nagano Electric Railway · To Nagano Station by Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo or Kanazawa, or from Osaka via Nagoya on the Chuo Line limited express Shinano → Nagaden Bus Yamada Onsen Line to "Yamada Onsen", then shuttle bus to the ski area
YAMABOKU Wild Snow Park runs and lifts
Lifts
Runs
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Backcountry
Tacochi (タコチ) course is entered from the R entrance and needs a ¥3,000 contribution on top of a day or half-day ticket; other closed areas are off limits.
Rental, lessons and facilities
- Rental
- Ski school (Japanese)
- Kids area
- Restaurants
- Accommodation
- Hot spring (Takayama village hot springs such as Okuyamada Onsen, Shichimi Onsen, Goshiki Onsen and Yamada Onsen)
- Activities: Sledding, Kids park