The best run of your life
Just one great ski day can change your life.The moment when you and the snow meet.
What we deliver is more than just skiing
—it’s the best run of your life.
The moment when you and the snow meet.
What we deliver is more than just skiing
—it’s the best run of your life.
Behind the scenes
Behind-the-scenes Efforts
Snow grooming performed by real craftsmen, combined with endless refinement of the slopes. All this is behind the best run of your life.
A commitment to grooming
Under our Master Groomer system, highly skilled cat operators perform a sculpting of the slopes tailored to each course. Careful attention to weather and snow quality allow the groomers to finish the surface with optimal timing and pressure. A slope quality check system evaluates course quality on a five-point scale, with the results shared with all the staff to ensure constant, consistent course quality. Only the Masters are allowed to groom the A4 Olympic Course, the special run that was one of the sites of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
Course expansion
We have opened a new ungroomed area, expanding the joys of sliding on snow. These provide a variety of snow surfaces and difficulty levels; you’ll find a new best one every time!
A wonderful environment
The Excellent Conditions
Some of the finest powder in the world, thanks to a 2,000-meter elevation, ensures one of the finest runs of your life.
Comparison of temperature with the world’s top snow resorts
The main factor in deteriorating snow quality is rising temperatures. Looking at the finest snow resorts around the world, Shiga Kogen Yakebiyama stands near the top for consistent snow quality (source: National Centers for Environmental Information).source：National Centers for Environmental Information
Related services
Our Special Offers
The special services of Shiga Kogen Yakibiyama that ensure the best run of your life.
25-26 NEWPOWDER EXCLUSIVE ― A luxurious plan to share with friends ―
The Yakebi Coast powder course is reserved for just five people per day. Share this untouched snow with your friends—and only you! The best run really happens as the powder sprays and the cheers ring out.
- Operation:
- Late December 2025 to mid-March 2026
*Operations depend on snow conditions; snow safety of the course will be confirmed
- Time:
- 8:30am
- Location:
- No. 2 gondola lift ticket office
- Cost:
- ¥30,000/person
- Capacity:
- Five people; advanced reservation by telephone required
25-26 NEWEARLY ACCESS ― no one out there earlier than you ―
Exclusively for guests of the Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel’s East Wing on weekdays, Early Access allows boarding of the gondola 10 minutes before the regular opening of business. Slide out in the morning sun onto an untracked field below you. That ten minutes could well be that best run of your life.
- Period:
- Weekdays from December 25, 2025 to April 3, 2026
*New Year holiday period from December 29 to January 2 excluded
- Time:
- 8:20am
- Location:
- No.1 gondola
- Exclusively for:
- Staying guests of the East Wing, Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel
25-26 NEWTUNING LAB ― The best run begins with tuning ―
Staying guests of the East Wing, Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel are provide with free rental of tuning sets, and the exclusive Tuning Lab space. Take a quiet moment before riding to take care of your skis or board; beautifully tuned edges will take you into a perfect run.
PREMIUM PLAN ― A pre-dawn run from the summit ―
Ride a snow grooming machine to the 2,000-meter top of the mountain. The moment the sun comes up, the one group of the day gets to begin an early-morning descent. Add on a dedicated butler, dinner in a private room, coffee hand-brewed by a barista, and a photographer just for the group to record the ride. A very special stay plan to bring the best run of your life to all the senses.
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