Best Ski Resorts in December at high altitude in the world 2026

    51 resorts in the world
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    The earliest-opening in the world resorts are Geto Kogen, Kagura, Lotte Arai, Akakura Onsen and Hakuba Cortina, all confirmed open or opening soon.

    We cross-filtered every ski resort in the world that matches both december and high-altitude, then ranked the results by the most relevant signal — price first when a budget tier is selected, otherwise live snow depth. 51 resorts currently qualify.

    51 matching resorts

    Geto Kogen ski resort in Japan

    Geto Kogen

    Iwate, Japan

    €45

    day pass

    Opens in 19 days

    published season date

    Kagura ski resort in Japan

    Kagura

    Niigata, Japan

    €45

    day pass

    Opens in 163 days

    published season date

    Lotte Arai ski resort in Japan

    Lotte Arai

    Niigata Prefecture, Japan

    €46

    day pass

    Opens in 36 days

    published season date

    Akakura Onsen ski resort in Japan

    Akakura Onsen

    Niigata, Japan

    €42

    day pass

    Opens in 33 days

    published season date

    Hakuba Cortina ski resort in Japan

    Hakuba Cortina

    Nagano, Japan

    €63

    day pass

    Opens in 33 days

    published season date

    Myrkdalen ski resort in Norway

    Myrkdalen

    Voss, Vestland, Norway

    €62

    day pass

    Opens in 18 days

    published season date

    Goryu ski resort in Japan

    Goryu

    Nagano, Japan

    €58

    day pass

    Opens in 16 days

    published season date

    Happo-One ski resort in Japan

    Happo-One

    Nagano, Japan

    €53

    day pass

    Snow report pending

    updates in season

    Stevens Pass ski resort in USA

    Stevens Pass

    Skykomish, Washington, USA

    €140

    day pass

    Opens in 26 days

    published season date

    Grandeco Snow Resort ski resort in Japan

    Grandeco Snow Resort

    Fukushima, Japan

    €27

    day pass

    Opens in 12 days

    published season date

    Alyeska ski resort in USA

    Alyeska

    Alaska, USA

    €159

    day pass

    Opens in 125 days

    published season date

    Cortina Nagano ski resort in Japan

    Cortina Nagano

    Nagano Prefecture, Japan

    €38

    day pass

    Opens in 36 days

    published season date

    Crystal Mountain ski resort in USA

    Crystal Mountain

    Enumclaw, Washington, USA

    €165

    day pass

    Opens in 18 days

    published season date

    Mt. Baker ski resort in USA

    Mt. Baker

    Deming, Washington, USA

    €91

    day pass

    Snow report pending

    updates in season

    Tazawako ski resort in Japan

    Tazawako

    Akita, Japan

    €62

    day pass

    Opens in 40 days

    published season date

    Alta ski resort in USA

    Alta

    Utah, USA

    €199

    day pass

    Opens in 11 days

    published season date

    Flaine ski resort in France

    Flaine

    Grand Massif, Haute-Savoie, France

    €61

    day pass

    Opens in 26 days

    published season date

    Snowbird ski resort in USA

    Snowbird

    Utah, USA

    €64

    day pass

    Opens in 30 days

    published season date

    Asahidake ski resort in Japan

    Asahidake

    Hokkaido, Japan

    €35

    day pass

    Opens in 46 days

    published season date

    Eaglecrest ski resort in USA

    Eaglecrest

    Juneau, Alaska, USA

    €83

    day pass

    Opens in 33 days

    published season date

    Grand Targhee ski resort in USA

    Grand Targhee

    Alta, Wyoming, USA

    €138

    day pass

    Opens in 11 days

    published season date

    Grandeco ski resort in Japan

    Grandeco

    Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

    €39

    day pass

    Opens in 12 days

    published season date

    Hakkaisan ski resort in Japan

    Hakkaisan

    Niigata, Japan

    €35

    day pass

    Opens in 40 days

    published season date

    Kicking Horse ski resort in Canada

    Kicking Horse

    Golden, British Columbia, Canada

    €126

    day pass

    Opens in 26 days

    published season date

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