Kandatsu Snow Resort
神立スノーリゾート36°54′ N 138°48′ E529 m vertical16 runs11.2 kmNight riding
Kandatsu suits Tokyo day-trippers and night owls who want natural snow seven minutes from Echigo-Yuzawa, and its trade-off is a modest top at about 1,000 metres.
- Beginner3.4 km
- Intermediate3.7 km
- Advanced4.1 km
Figures the resort does not publish are measured from the map data.
OpenStreetMap maps 15 named runs and 6 lifts at Kandatsu Snow, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model. It also marks 1 off-piste line, which the numbers leave out.
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Ride every run at Kandatsu Snowコース
| Avg | Faces | Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PolluxポルックスNotes | 1,035 m | 224 m | 23.3° | 12.2° | N | ||
| Procyonプロキオン | 738 m | 85 m | 10.8° | 6.5° | N | ||
| Andromedaアンドロメダ | 295 m | 42 m | 14.9° | 7.3° | W | ||
| Vegaベガ | 365 m | 40 m | 9.7° | 5.4° | NE | ||
| ポラリス | 524 m | 36 m | 7.1° | 3.8° | NE | ||
| Pegasusペガサス | 1,058 m | 244 m | 22° | 13° | NW | ||
| Castorカストル | 1,182 m | 224 m | 14.7° | 10.7° | NE | ||
| Siriusシリウス | 588 m | 152 m | 21.2° | 14.5° | NW | ||
| SubaruスバルNotes | 533 m | 117 m | 22.7° | 12.2° | NE | ||
| Regulusレグルス | 334 m | 113 m | 20.1° | 18.8° | N | ||
| Milky WayミルキーワエイNotes | 1,702 m | 355 m | 22.3° | 11.8° | NW | ||
| HerculesヘラクレスNotes | 915 m | 204 m | 34.4° | 20.5° | N | ||
| OrionオリオンNotes | 647 m | 168 m | 32.6° | 23.4° | N | ||
| Perseusペルセウス | 477 m | 166 m | 25.9° | 19.2° | NW | ||
| Super AntaresスーパーアンタレスNotes | 403 m | 129 m | 25.6° | 17.5° | NW | ||
| Tree HerculesツリーヘラクレスOff-pisteNotes | 345 m | 158 m | 34.8° | 24.1° | N |
Lengths, vertical, pitch and aspect are measured from OpenStreetMap run lines and the elevation model. Steepest is the hardest 60 m pitch. Read them as a guide and follow the signs on the hill.
Know the zones before you goエリア
Ground BaseGROUND BASE
base
The base building at the car park with tickets, rental, the Pegasus restaurant and the Kami no Yu baths.
Good for tickets, rental, baths
Mid BaseMID BASE
base
A food court with six counters halfway up the slope.
Good for lunch
6 lifts on the map
Know the liftsリフト
Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥6,800, about CAD 61 or USD 43 (October 2026 rates)
- Early and late season
- ¥5,800, about CAD 52 or USD 37 (October 2026 rates)
- Night
- ¥4,900, about CAD 44 or USD 31 (October 2026 rates)
These are the 2026/27 window prices. Children pay ¥3,500 to ¥4,000, and preschoolers always ride free. A four-hour day ticket costs ¥4,700 to ¥4,900 and a four-hour night ticket ¥3,900. The early-bird day ticket at ¥4,500 sells from 1 October to 10 December 2026. During the 40th-anniversary weeks (12–15 January and 23–26 March 2027) a day ticket costs ¥4,400. A 25-hour ticket costs ¥25,000. Specified days are 10 January and 21 March.
Get thereアクセス
From Tokyo Station
- Drive
- Kan-etsu Expressway to Yuzawa IC, then about 1 km (3 minutes).
- Bus
- Free shuttle bus from Echigo-Yuzawa east exit, about 7 minutes
- Train
- Joetsu Shinkansen to Echigo-Yuzawa, then the free shuttle bus from the east exit, about 7 minutes.
The nearest station is Echigo-Yuzawa, 7 minutes from the first lift. Free shuttle bus from the east exit.
Kandatsu sits just above the Yuzawa interchange, about one kilometre from the exit ramp, and calls itself the closest natural-snow resort to the Kanto region. A free shuttle covers the seven minutes from Echigo-Yuzawa station. The Ground Base building at the car park holds the ticket desk, rental, the Pegasus restaurant and the Kami no Yu baths and sauna on its top floors. Kandatsu turns 40 this season.
The resort lays out 16 courses on 130 hectares, and each one takes the name of a star or a constellation. Pollux and Castor form the wide main slope at the bottom. Orion drops off Shiraitayama as the hardest run on the map, and Hercules beside it has held mogul contests. Super Antares stays ungroomed, and Tree Hercules is a tree run cut beside the C lift in 2019/20. Milky Way follows the ridge for a long run, with the best views on a clear day.
Night riding goes on until 02:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays. Riders can take a Friday-evening train from Tokyo, ride until late and sleep in Yuzawa. Expect only part of the lift network to run after dark.
Worth knowing
- Take the Friday-evening Shinkansen to Echigo-Yuzawa and the free shuttle for a night session that runs to 02:00.
- The 40th-anniversary weeks in January and March bring the day ticket down to ¥4,400.
- Kids ride free on their birthday with a day ticket from the counter.
- Kami no Yu & Sauna sits on the upper floors of Ground Base, so you can bathe before the train home.
Quick answers about Kandatsu Snow Resortよくある質問
How big is Kandatsu Snow?
Kandatsu Snow has 16 runs and 6 lifts over 529 m of vertical, from 471 m at the base to 1,000 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 11.2 km of piste there.
How steep is Kandatsu Snow?
The steepest mapped pitch at Kandatsu Snow is about 34.4° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 4.1 km of the mapped total.
How much is a lift ticket at Kandatsu Snow?
An adult day ticket at Kandatsu Snow costs ¥6,800, about CAD 61 or USD 43 (October 2026 rates) in the 2026/27 main season and ¥5,800, about CAD 52 or USD 37 (October 2026 rates) early or late in the season.
Does Kandatsu Snow have night riding?
Yes. Kandatsu Snow runs night lifts 18:00–02:00. Night riding runs on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays from 18 December 2026 to 27 March 2027, plus a run of nights over New Year; the operator's two pages give the New Year nights as 29 December to 2 January and as 30 December to 2 January. Only some lifts run at night.
How do you get to Kandatsu Snow from Tokyo Station?
Kandatsu Snow is kan-etsu Expressway to Yuzawa IC, then about 1 km (3 minutes) by car from Tokyo Station. By bus: Free shuttle bus from Echigo-Yuzawa east exit, about 7 minutes.
When is the season at Kandatsu Snow?
Kandatsu Snow usually opens 11 December 2026 (pre-season) and closes 11 April 2027. The deepest, most reliable snow comes 19 December 2026 to 28 March 2027 (top season).
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One adult sharing a room spends about ¥90,000 on a budget week in Yuzawa and from about ¥178,000 for a mid-range week in Hakuba, before flights and rental. A ryokan-hotel week in Myoko runs to about ¥286,000.
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Where can you ski on a day trip from Tokyo?
In winter the Shinkansen stops inside GALA Yuzawa's base building. Kagura has the biggest terrain within reach of Echigo-Yuzawa, and Mt.T in Minakami has the steepest, an hour from Tokyo plus a bus.