POWDER5 Gunma
POWDER5 ぐんま5 resorts
POWDER5 Gunma suits drivers who want to hop between five Gunma resorts on one hour ticket, and its hours run out fast if you spend them on a single long day.
Compare the 5 resorts
| Resort | Top | Vertical | Runs | Lifts | Piste | Steepest | Advanced + Expert | Day ticket | Night | Off-piste |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KawabaGunma | 1,870 m | 580 m | 12 | 5 | 10.3 km | 29.2° | 24% | ¥7,900, about CAD 71 or USD 50 (October 2026 rates) (2026/27) | No | Gates |
| Marunuma KogenGunma | 2,000 m | 614 m | 22 | 8 | 10.2 km | 33.9° | 8% | ¥6,300, about CAD 57 or USD 40 (October 2026 rates) (2026/27) | No | Runs only |
| HodaigiGunma | 1,400 m | 570 m | 16 | 7 | 3 km | 22.7° | 30% | ¥7,400, about CAD 67 or USD 47 (October 2026 rates) (2026/27) | No | Runs only |
| Oze IwakuraGunma | 1,703 m | 659 m | 16 | 11 | 13.9 km | 33.6° | 26% | ¥6,700, about CAD 60 or USD 42 (October 2026 rates) (2026/27) | Yes | Runs only |
| Oguna HotakaGunma | 1,828 m | 584 m | 14 | 6 | 9.6 km | 26.8° | 17% | ¥5,900, about CAD 53 or USD 37 (October 2026 rates) (2026/27) | No | – |
POWDER5 Gunma common hour ticket · season 2026/27
The shared ticket counts hours. A 10-hour IC ticket costs ¥16,500 from December 2026 and a 20-hour ticket ¥30,000, or ¥13,500 and ¥25,000 as early-bird web tickets from 1 October to 30 November 2026. Each touch at a gate starts an hour, so you can ride several resorts on one day and save unused hours for later in the season. A shared season pass costs ¥120,000, limited to 100 passes sold first come first served from 1 October 2026. Parking is charged at each resort for hour-ticket holders and free for season-pass holders.
POWDER5 Gunma is a shared hour ticket for Kawaba, Marunuma Kogen, Hodaigi, Oze Iwakura and Oguna Hotaka. The card counts one hour from each gate touch, so a 10-hour card can cover a morning at one resort and an afternoon at another. Leftover hours carry over to other days in the same season.
For 2026/27 the early-bird 10-hour card costs ¥13,500 and the 20-hour card ¥25,000 until 30 November 2026, rising to ¥16,500 and ¥30,000 from December. The tickets sell through WINTER PLUS in limited numbers, and the ¥120,000 shared season pass sells through Nippon Ski Resort Development's site, capped at 100.
Worth knowing
- Carry only the card you are using through the gates, because the operators warn that a second card in the same pocket can be charged too.
- Hodaigi is the POWDER5 resort closest to Minakami; the other four sit around Kawaba and Katashina.
Quick answers about POWDER5 Gunmaよくある質問
Which resorts make up POWDER5 Gunma?
POWDER5 Gunma links 5 resorts: Kawaba, Marunuma Kogen, Hodaigi, Oze Iwakura, Oguna Hotaka.