Snow-laden forest below the Myoko peaks in deep winter

Find the better mountain for today.

Compare the mountains within reach using snow, weather, terrain, resort conditions and travel, matched to how you ride, so you can decide where your ski day is best spent.

Mountain Call is free for a limited time. Use it on your trip and tell us what you think.

Current coverage Myoko / Joetsu · Nozawa Onsen · Shiga Kogen · Yuzawa / Kagura

One morning, several choices

A snowy forecast does not tell you which mountain will deliver the better day.

Snowfall is only part of the decision. Wind, visibility, terrain, lift status and travel can favour a different mountain. You may otherwise check several forecasts, resort pages, webcams and maps before deciding. Mountain Call brings that evidence into one rider-specific comparison.

Your trip

Plan the trip. Watch the conditions. Make the morning Call.

01

Before the trip

Choose the mountain area and base that suit how you ride and how far you are willing to travel.

02

As conditions develop

Follow the snow, wind, visibility and resort situation that could influence the choice.

03

When it is time to choose

Compare the mountains, understand the trade-offs and decide whether the extra travel looks worthwhile.

Familiar information

The weather tells you what may happen. Mountain Call helps you decide what to do.

Mountain Call brings together snow, weather, wind, visibility, terrain, lift information and travel time, then compares the mountains around your trip and how you ride.

Where it works

18 mountains across four Japan ski regions.

Current coverage includes Myoko / Joetsu, Nozawa Onsen, Shiga Kogen and Yuzawa / Kagura. Mountain Call focuses on regions where several realistic mountain choices can be within reach on the same day.

Snow-laden forest below the Myoko peaks in deep winter

Myoko / Joetsu

7 mountains

Snow-covered Mount Kenashi and wooded ridgelines above Nozawa Onsen

Nozawa Onsen

1 mountain

Snow-covered trees and the Northern Japanese Alps viewed from Terakoya in Shiga Kogen

Shiga Kogen

5 mountains

Snow-covered ridgelines of Mount Naeba above the Yuzawa valley

Yuzawa / Kagura

5 mountains

A clearer choice

Know why one mountain looks better

The Call is not a black-box answer. See the evidence and trade-offs that currently put one mountain ahead.

  • Snow and weather
  • Wind and visibility
  • Terrain that suits how you ride
  • Lift and resort updates
  • How far you need to travel

You can see why one mountain is leading, what could still change, and whether going farther looks worth it.

If important information is missing or out of date, Mountain Call tells you.

Spend less time comparing. Spend more time on the mountain.