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Ski season
WinterDec–Mar
Now at the resorts · Planned 19 Dec to 4 Apr
JAM Fukui Katsuyama plans to open on 19 December 2026 and close on 4 April 2027, depending on snow.
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Season 2026-27
Planned 19 December 2026 to 4 April 2027
Altitude
610 m base to 1,320 m top (710 m vertical)
Courses
12 courses and 3 tree zones; 30% easy, 40% intermediate, 30% advanced
Adult day ticket
¥4,500 to ¥6,500 by date; ¥5,500 on weekdays
Night skiing
None; lifts 8:30 to 16:30
Nearest Shinkansen
Fukui, 2h 50m from Tokyo; about 40 min by car
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Planned dates; the resort confirms them as the snow arrives.

In brief

JAM Fukui Katsuyama Mountain Resort (formerly Ski Jam Katsuyama, スキージャム勝山) is the largest ski area in the Kansai-Hokuriku belt: 12 courses and 3 tree zones, a longest run of 5,800 m and 710 m of vertical. The season is planned for 19 December 2026 to 4 April 2027. An adult day ticket is ¥4,500 to ¥6,500 by date. The base is Fukui, 2h 50m from Tokyo on the Shinkansen, then the Echizen Railway and a free shuttle, or about 40 minutes by car.

Why Katsuyama

The resort was renamed on 1 April 2026, so older guides and booking pages may still say Ski Jam Katsuyama. The mountain is the same: a long, varied hill above the Katsuyama basin in the east of Fukui, with a 30/40/30 split of easy, intermediate and advanced courses, a Kids Park, and a Snow Park that opens in March. There is no night skiing, so a ski day runs from 8:30 to 16:30.

It suits a trip that mixes snow with the rest of Fukui. The Echizen Railway runs from Fukui city to Katsuyama past Eihei-ji, and the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is on the same shuttle line, so a bad-weather day has somewhere to go. Below: how to get there by train and shuttle or by car, the lift ticket price for every date, the mountain, and where to stay.

Getting there

By train and shuttle, or by car

Both start at Fukui, on the Hokuriku Shinkansen.

No car needed
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By train and shuttle

Tokyo to Fukui · 2h 50m

Hokuriku Shinkansen to Fukui: Tokyo 2h 50m. Change to the Echizen Railway (Katsuyama Eiheiji Line) to Katsuyama, about 55 minutes. It is a private line and is not covered by rail passes.

Free shuttle from Katsuyama Station. Open to everyone, day-trippers included. Book online in advance; the winter shuttle is planned from 18 December 2026 to 4 April 2027.

Hotel guests: staying at the resort hotel gets you a shuttle from Fukui Station, also booked in advance.

Direct ski buses run in season from Osaka, Nagoya and Fukui Station; the resort posts the timetables.

Passes: the Hokuriku Arch Pass (¥35,000, 7 days) and the JR Pass cover the Shinkansen to Fukui. The Echizen Railway and the ski buses are not covered.

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By car

Fukui Station · about 40 minutes

Collect the car at Fukui Station. The resort is about 40 minutes away. From the Chūbu-Jūkan Expressway, leave at Katsuyama IC and drive about 20 minutes.

Winter tyres are needed. Ask for them when you book the hire car. Parking has about 3,400 spaces; in winter there is a ¥1,000 snow-removal fee per car, and spaces nearer the facility can be reserved and paid for online in advance. Licence rules are in our car-hire notes.

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Lift tickets

Lift ticket prices 2026-27 (雪票)

One-day tickets, priced by the date. In yen, tax included.

TicketA: in-out daysB: weekdayC: weekend and holidayD: special days
Adult (junior high and over), 1 day¥4,500¥5,500¥6,200¥6,500
Senior (60 and over, ID)¥4,000¥5,000¥5,700¥6,000
Child (primary school), 1 day¥2,900¥2,900¥2,900¥2,900
Pre-schoolFreeFreeFreeFree

The date classes: A is 19 to 25 December and 29 March to 4 April; D is 2 to 3 January, 9 to 10 January and 13 February; C is every other Saturday, Sunday and holiday, including 26 to 27 December, 29 December to 1 January, 11 January and 16 to 17 January; B is the remaining weekdays. A single ride is ¥1,000. The IC card that holds your ticket has a ¥500 refundable deposit. Cards, e-money and QR payments are accepted, and holders of a disability certificate pay half price, with one carer.

The Variety Area ticket covers the Variety quad, Variety pair, Fantasy pair and Kids Park lifts for ¥5,200 (adult) or ¥2,800 (child), a good choice for a first day. Prices can change in season.

Rental and lessons

Rental, per dayAdultChild
Ski or snowboard set (boots, poles)¥5,500¥4,000
Set with helmet¥6,000¥4,500
Full set with wear¥13,000¥9,000
Wear only¥4,500¥3,000
Helmet only¥1,500¥1,000

Gloves, a cap and goggles are free with a full set. Damage cover is ¥500 a day and switching between skis and a board is ¥3,000. Rental is booked online in advance through the Tokyu snow resorts site and opens at 8:00 (7:30 at weekends). Lessons are run by JAM Pro Ski School, the Japan Snowboard Academy and a kids snow class; the ski school phone line (0779-87-6111) opens on 1 December.

On the mountain

Terrain, Snow Park and kids

Long runs for every level, from a gentle Kids Park to ungroomed steeps.

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Twelve courses and three tree zones12コース・3ツリーゾーン

Base 610 m · top 1,320 m · 6 lifts

The resort has 12 courses and 3 tree-run zones over 710 m of vertical, with a longest run of 5,800 m. About 30% is beginner, 40% intermediate and 30% advanced, and the steepest pitch, Extreme, reaches 37° and is not groomed. Six lifts serve it: two pairs, a triple and three quads.

Lifts run from 8:30 to 16:30 on weekdays and 8:00 to 16:30 at weekends and holidays, and the ticket booth opens 30 minutes earlier.

Vertical
710 m
Longest run
5,800 m
Easy / Inter. / Adv.
30 / 40 / 30%
Weekday ticket
¥5,500
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Snow Park, Kids Park and lessonsスノーパーク・キッズ

Snow Park JAM opens in March · Kids Park · ski and snowboard schools

Snow Park JAM, with kickers and jibs, opens in March. For small children the Kids Park (entry is paid) has sledding, a snowman area and a practice slope, and the kids snow class offers snow play for the youngest.

Group and private lessons run through JAM Pro Ski School and the Japan Snowboard Academy. The Variety Area ticket (¥5,200) keeps a first-timer on the gentler lifts.

Snow Park
March
Night skiing
None
Child ticket
¥2,900
Where to stay

Hotels at Katsuyama and in Fukui city

Ten stays: four at the resort and in Katsuyama, six in Fukui city. Check rates shows tonight's price for your dates.

How to choose: the Tokyu resort hotel is the one stay at the foot of the courses with a large number of guest reviews, and its guests get a shuttle from Fukui Station. The other Katsuyama stays are small and close to the resort or the town. Fukui city, 40 minutes away, has the biggest choice of rooms and sits on the Shinkansen, so it works if you arrive by train and want a city evening, or if you drive.

At the resort and in Katsuyama

Resort · at the base

JAM Fukui Katsuyama Tokyu

JAM福井勝山東急ホテル＆リゾーツ · Katsuyama

The resort hotel at the foot of the courses, ski-in and ski-out, with a shuttle from Fukui Station for guests. Scored 8.4 on Agoda from 100 reviews.

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Katsuyama · town

Katsuyama New Hotel

Katsuyama · 1.7 km from the town centre

A town hotel 4.5 km from the lifts, near Katsuyama Station where the Echizen Railway and the free shuttle meet. Scored 8.0 on Agoda from 343 reviews.

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Izumi · Ōno side

Kuzuryu Flair Izumi

九頭竜 フレアール和泉 · Izumi, about 8 km

A lodge on the Ōno side of the mountain, about 8 km from the resort, scored 8.3 on Agoda from 26 reviews.

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Stay in Fukui city and travel to the slopes

Fukui · hot spring

Dormy Inn Premium Fukui

Fukui city · 40 min by car

A reliable business hotel with an onsen bath and free late-night ramen, and the best-reviewed in the city. Scored 8.7 on Agoda from 3,509 reviews.

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Fukui · station

Fukui Manten Hotel Ekimae

Fukui Station area

The closest of the large hotels to the station: 189 rooms, a guest bath with an open-air tub and sauna, and a breakfast with Hokuriku dishes from 06:30. Scored 8.7 on Agoda from 1,471 reviews.

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Fukui · driving

Hotel Fujita Fukui

Fukui city · 3 min by taxi from the station

The prefecture's biggest hotel at 354 rooms, with indoor parking, which makes it the easy base if you are driving to the slopes. Scored 8.0 on Agoda from 1,749 reviews.

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Fukui · budget

Toyoko Inn Fukui Ekimae

Fukui Station area

A budget chain hotel of about 238 rooms with a free breakfast buffet from 06:30 and the station a minute away. Scored 8.3 on Agoda from 1,095 reviews.

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Fukui · East Exit

Hotel Keifuku Fukui Ekimae

Fukui Station East Exit

74 rooms on the East Exit side, where the Echizen Railway and the highway buses leave: handy for an early start to the slopes. Scored 8.1 on Agoda from 913 reviews.

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Fukui · riverside

Hotel Riverge Akebono

Fukui city · Asuwa River

A city hotel of 142 rooms beside the Asuwa River and its riverbank cherry avenue. Scored 8.3 on Agoda from 1,613 reviews.

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Eat and off the slopes

After the lifts

Fukui eats well in winter, and the railway to Katsuyama passes two of the prefecture's best day trips.

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    Echizen oroshi soba. Buckwheat noodles with grated daikon (越前おろしそば), the dish of the prefecture. See Imajō-juku for a soba stop on the Hapi-Line.
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    Sauce katsu-don. A pork cutlet dipped in sauce over rice (ソースカツ丼), a Fukui lunch that suits a ski day. See the Fukui guide for the local food.
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    Snow crab. The Echizen crab season opens in November, so a ski trip in January or February can end with crab in Fukui city. See the snow crab guide.
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    Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. A non-ski day in Katsuyama, on the same shuttle line from Katsuyama Station. Entry is by timed ticket booked online. See the Dinosaur Museum guide.
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    Heisen-ji Hakusan Shrine. A free moss forest with stone paths in Katsuyama, a short bus from the station. See Heisen-ji.
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    Eihei-ji. The Zen head temple lies on the same Echizen Railway line, so it fits the day you travel in or out. See Eihei-ji or the Eihei-ji and dinosaurs day.
FAQ

JAM Fukui Katsuyama questions, answered

How much is a JAM Fukui Katsuyama lift ticket in 2026-27?

An adult day ticket (junior high school and over) is ¥4,500 to ¥6,500 depending on the date: ¥5,500 on weekdays, ¥6,200 at weekends and holidays, ¥4,500 on the in-out days at the start and end of the season and ¥6,500 on 2 to 3 January, 9 to 10 January and 13 February. Seniors aged 60 and over pay ¥500 less, primary school children ¥2,900 on every day, and pre-school children ski free. Prices can change in season.

When does JAM Fukui Katsuyama open for 2026-27?

The season is planned for 19 December 2026 to 4 April 2027, depending on snow. Lifts run from 8:30 to 16:30 on weekdays and 8:00 to 16:30 at weekends and holidays. There is no night skiing. The resort was called Ski Jam Katsuyama until 1 April 2026.

Is JAM Fukui Katsuyama good for beginners and children?

Yes. Thirty per cent of the courses are beginner and 40% intermediate, there is a Kids Park with sledding and a snowman area, and a kids snow class for the youngest. Primary school children pay ¥2,900 for a day ticket and pre-school children ski free. The Variety Area ticket (¥5,200 for adults, ¥2,800 for children) covers the gentler lifts and the Kids Park.

Can I get to JAM Fukui Katsuyama without a car?

Yes. Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Fukui, the Echizen Railway to Katsuyama (about 55 minutes), then the free resort shuttle from Katsuyama Station, which you book online in advance. Guests staying at the resort hotel have a shuttle from Fukui Station. Direct ski buses also run from Osaka, Nagoya and Fukui Station in season. The Echizen Railway and the buses are not covered by rail passes, but the Shinkansen to Fukui is.

How far is JAM Fukui Katsuyama from Fukui Station by car?

About 40 minutes. From the Chūbu-Jūkan Expressway, leave at Katsuyama IC and drive about 20 minutes. Parking has about 3,400 spaces, with a ¥1,000 snow-removal fee per car in winter. Ask for winter tyres when you book a hire car.

Does the Hokuriku Arch Pass or JR Pass cover the trip?

Both cover the Shinkansen to Fukui. Neither covers the Echizen Railway to Katsuyama or the ski buses, which are private. The shuttle from Katsuyama Station to the resort is free.

Can I rent ski gear at JAM Fukui Katsuyama?

Yes. A ski or snowboard set is ¥5,500 a day for adults and ¥4,000 for children (¥6,000 and ¥4,500 with a helmet), and a full set with wear is ¥13,000 and ¥9,000. Gloves, a cap and goggles are free with a full set. Rental opens at 8:00 (7:30 at weekends) and is booked online in advance.

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