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SkiingKitahama, Shiga

びわ湖バレイ スキー場

Ski area5.5 kmSnow Jan–Feb · Dec
Pistes5.5 kmdownhill
Lifts7in the area
Snow seasonJan–Feb · DecMount Hōrai
Nearest townKitahama5.7 km
35.21° N, 135.89° EUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
When to goKitahama · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec68October
Best timeApr–May · Oct
October: high / low20° / 13°
Skiing

びわ湖バレイ スキー場 in brief

びわ湖バレイ スキー場 is a ski area in Kitahama, Shiga, Japan with about 5.5 km of downhill pistes and 7 lifts.

At Mount Hōrai (1,174 m), the nearest summit, precipitation falls mostly as snow in Jan–Feb · Dec.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kitahama, 5.7 km away.

Weather nearby now

Kitahama
13°
Clear now
Wind9 km/h
Humidity84%
Cloud cover0%
Today
23 Oct
20°
13°
Sat
24 Oct
21°
18°
17 mm
Sun
25 Oct
22°
20°
4 mm
Mon
26 Oct
21°
20°
36 mm
Tue
27 Oct
21°
15°
19 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Fresh snow, next 10 days

Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Total
Kitahama97 m–16°–20°–21°–20°–18°–14°–14°–18°–15°0 cm
Mount Hōrai1,174 m–9°–13°–14°–13°–11°–7°–7°–11°–8°0 cm

Estimate: the forecast's precipitation at each height shown, as snow when it is cold enough there (about 1 cm per mm). Resorts publish their own snow reports.

Pistes by difficulty

Kilometres of downhill piste, as mapped
Blue (easy)1.1 km
Red (intermediate)3.7 km
Black (difficult)0.7 km

Lifts

7
  • Chairlifts7

Snow through the year

Mount Hōrai · 1,174 m
Jan❄-3°
Feb❄-2°
Mar·1°
Apr·7°
May·12°
Jun·17°
Jul·20°
Aug·21°
Sep·18°
Oct·11°
Nov·5°
Dec❄0°
Snow: months when the mean temperature at the summit is at most +1 °C and at least 10 mm falls. Below: mean temperature at the summit.
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Towns close by

Kitahama
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Kitahama

Shiga · 5.7 km SE
20°Oct high
13wet days
68score
Kitahama
Yasu
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Yasu

Shiga · 17 km SE
21°Oct high
13wet days
68score
Yasu
Moriyama
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Moriyama

Shiga · 18 km SE
21°Oct high
13wet days
68score
Moriyama
Ōmihachiman
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Ōmihachiman

Shiga · 21 km SE
21°Oct high
13wet days
68score
Ōmihachiman
Around here

Kitahama and around

Kitahama
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Kitahama

Shiga · Japan
Apr–May · Octbest months
29°July high
97 maltitude
Kitahama

Nature

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10 km E

Hino River, Shiga

River
Hino River, Shiga
Lake Biwa
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18 km NE

Lake Biwa

River · 84 m
Lake Biwa
Takase River, Kyoto
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22 km SW

Takase River, Kyoto

River
Takase River, Kyoto

Mountains

Mount Bunagatake
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9.8 km N

Mount Bunagatake

1,214 m · Hira Mountains
Mount Bunagatake
Mount Hōrai
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5.5 km NW

Mount Hōrai

1,174 m · Hira Mountains
Mount Hōrai
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8.2 km N

Mount Doman

1,057 m · Hira Mountains
Mount Doman

Heritage

Enryaku-ji Temple
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13 km SW

Enryaku-ji Temple

National Treasure of Japan · 788
Enryaku-ji Temple
Shirahige Shrine, Kitahama
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15 km NE

Shirahige Shrine, Kitahama

Important Cultural Property of Japan · 1603
Shirahige Shrine, Kitahama
Hiyoshi Taisha
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12 km SW

Hiyoshi Taisha

Historic Site of Japan
Hiyoshi Taisha

Museums

Sagawa Art Museum
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6.9 km SE

Sagawa Art Museum

Art museum · 1998
Sagawa Art Museum
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10 km S

Lake Biwa Museum

Prefectural museum · 1996
Lake Biwa Museum
Kokuhōden Museum, Mt. Hiei
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13 km SW

Kokuhōden Museum, Mt. Hiei

Kokuhōden Museum, Mt. Hiei