JAM Fukui Katsuyama Mountain Resort
JAM福井勝山マウンテンリゾート36°04′ N 136°33′ E710 m vertical12 runs
JAM Fukui Katsuyama suits families and western Japan skiers who want long runs and marked tree runs beside a ski-in hotel, and its trade-off is a modest 1,320 m summit.
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Ride every run at JAM Fukui Katsuyamaコース
Named runs from the trail map
Rindo林道コース3,000 m
This forest road averages 4 degrees and never tops 12.
Good for long cruise, beginners
Fantasy AファンタジーAコース1,620 m
The mid-mountain's main slope is wide and averages 11 degrees.
Good for cruising
Illusion AイリュージョンAコース1,230 m
This open slope near the summit runs over 1,000 m and tops out at 24 degrees.
Good for high-speed turns, views
Illusion BイリュージョンBコース750 m
Moguls fill this slope, which averages 19 degrees.
Good for moguls
Stream AストリームAコース1,170 m
This long run averages 14 degrees and includes a 30-degree wall.
Good for variety
Extremeエクストリームコース380 m
The steepest run on the hill reaches 37 degrees and stays ungroomed.
Good for steeps, ungroomed snow
Tree Run 1ツリーラン1620 m
The line drops about 600 m through trees and buried rocks and ends in a bowl-shaped gully.
Good for trees, gully
Tree Run 2ツリーラン2300 m
The resort picks this 11-degree cedar-forest run for a first try in the trees.
Good for first tree run
Tree Run 3ツリーラン3400 m
The newest tree area has wider spacing and averages 16 degrees.
Good for trees
Know the zones before you goエリア
Varietyバラエティ
areaBeginner
The front slope facing the resort centre has wide gentle pitches, and the Variety quad climbs from it to Mid Base.
Good for first days, families
JAM Mid BaseJAM MID BASE
base
This viewpoint and snow-activity area sits at about 1,000 m at the top of the Variety quad.
Good for views, non-skiers
Illusionイリュージョン
areaIntermediate
The resort says the summit area has its best snow, and the pitches up here are wide and open.
Good for views, long turns
Beyond the ropes · Marked runs only
Riding outside the managed boundary, the red dotted line on the trail map, is forbidden for any reason, and the area outside it gets no safety management. The resort bills searches and rescues outside the boundary at cost.
- Stay inside the red dotted boundary on the trail map
- Expect to pay the full cost of any search or rescue outside the boundary
Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥6,200, about CAD 56 or USD 39 (October 2026 rates)
- Early and late season
- ¥5,500, about CAD 49 or USD 35 (October 2026 rates)
- Bought online
- ¥4,500, about CAD 40 or USD 28 (October 2026 rates)
Opening and closing weeks (19–25 December 2026 and 29 March to 4 April 2027) cost ¥4,500, and set days (2, 3, 9 and 10 January and 13 February 2027) cost ¥6,500. Seniors 60 and over pay ¥4,000 to ¥6,000, children of primary-school age ¥2,900, and preschoolers ride free. Every ticket needs a ¥500 IC card deposit. An early-bird weekday ticket costs ¥4,000 and a child's all-day ticket ¥2,000.
Get thereアクセス
From Tokyo Station
- Drive
- About 15 km and 20 minutes from Katsuyama IC on the Chubu Jukan Expressway; about 69 km from Shirotori IC on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway.
- Bus
- Free shuttle from Katsuyama Station and the Dinosaur Museum, open to everyone, booked online; hotel guests also get a free bus from JR Fukui Station.
- Train
- Hokuriku Shinkansen to Fukui, Echizen Railway to Katsuyama, then the free resort shuttle booked online.
Parking for 3,400 cars costs ¥1,000 a car each day of the ski season toward snow clearing.
The nearest station is Katsuyama. Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji line; free shuttle booked online.
JAM Fukui Katsuyama Mountain Resort is the new name of Ski Jam Katsuyama, and it calls itself one of the biggest ski areas in western Japan. Six chairlifts serve a 710 m drop from 1,320 m to 610 m, and the longest run covers 5,800 m. The course guide lists 12 courses with a 30-40-30 split from beginner to advanced; the resort's overview page gives 16.
The Rindo course winds 3 km down through the woods at an average 4 degrees, which suits nervous beginners. Experts head to the ungroomed Extreme course at 37 degrees and to three marked tree runs inside the boundary. JAM Mid Base sits at about 1,000 m at the top of the Variety quad. It looks over Katsuyama and runs snow rafting for people who do not ski.
For 2026/27 the resort plans to open on 19 December 2026 and close on 4 April 2027. A weekend day ticket costs ¥6,200, or ¥4,500 bought online before 18 December. In October 2026 the operator named the Olympic skier Kentaro Minagawa as vice-president in charge of the resort.
Worth knowing
- Buy the early-bird all-day ticket on the resort's site before 18 December 2026; it costs ¥4,500 even on set days.
- Book the free shuttle from Katsuyama Station or the Dinosaur Museum online; it is open to day visitors.
Quick answers about JAM Fukui Katsuyama Mountain Resortよくある質問
How big is JAM Fukui Katsuyama?
JAM Fukui Katsuyama has 12 runs and 6 lifts over 710 m of vertical, from 610 m at the base to 1,320 m at the top.
Can you ride off-piste at JAM Fukui Katsuyama?
At JAM Fukui Katsuyama: Riding outside the managed boundary, the red dotted line on the trail map, is forbidden for any reason, and the area outside it gets no safety management. The resort bills searches and rescues outside the boundary at cost.
How much is a lift ticket at JAM Fukui Katsuyama?
An adult day ticket at JAM Fukui Katsuyama costs ¥6,200, about CAD 56 or USD 39 (October 2026 rates) in the 2026/27 main season and ¥5,500, about CAD 49 or USD 35 (October 2026 rates) early or late in the season.
How do you get to JAM Fukui Katsuyama from Tokyo Station?
JAM Fukui Katsuyama is about 15 km and 20 minutes from Katsuyama IC on the Chubu Jukan Expressway; about 69 km from Shirotori IC on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway by car from Tokyo Station. By bus: Free shuttle from Katsuyama Station and the Dinosaur Museum, open to everyone, booked online; hotel guests also get a free bus from JR Fukui Station.
When is the season at JAM Fukui Katsuyama?
JAM Fukui Katsuyama usually opens 19 December 2026 (planned) and closes 4 April 2027 (planned).
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