PLAN
Where should I go?
Start with mountain fit.
Compare mountains, regions and base areas around how you ride.
Plan the trip. Watch the mountains. Make the call.
Mountain Call helps condition-focused skiers and snowboarders choose where to stay, what to watch and which mountain suits the day.
Current coverage Myoko / Joetsu · Nozawa Onsen · Shiga Kogen · Yuzawa / Kagura
The problem
A ski trip is a chain of decisions, not one forecast.
Mountain fit, where you stay, developing conditions and the best mountain each day are connected. Mountain Call keeps the whole decision in view.
One system · Four moments
Useful before, during and after the snow day.
WATCH
What is shaping up?
See the picture become clearer.
Follow the useful signals without mistaking a distant forecast for a decision.
CALL
Where should I ski?
Choose the mountain for the day.
Get one clear choice, the reasons it leads and the alternatives considered.
REVIEW
What should I carry forward?
Keep an honest trip record.
See what happened and what suited you, based on what was actually recorded.
The Call
One mountain, with reasons.
The conclusion comes first, followed by the evidence that matters for this rider and this day.
Today's Call
Example
Go — Madarao
Strong tree terrain, excellent rider match.
- Fresh snow
- 31 cm
- Visibility
- Good
- Drive
- 45 min
Why Madarao
- Best sheltered tree terrain in the region today
- Lifts serving the relevant terrain are operating
Illustrative example of the Mountain Call format. Not live recommendation output.
What Mountain Call reads
Different evidence, kept in its proper place.
You + mountain
Your ability, preferences and travel tolerance meet each mountain's terrain.
Snow + weather
Forecasts, measured snowfall, wind, visibility and freezing level.
Operations
Reported lifts, terrain access and mountain status—unknown stays unknown.
Travel effort
Road-based estimates where available, always compared from your trip base.
Where it works
Current coverage: 18 mountains across Niigata and Nagano.
Myoko / Joetsu, Nozawa Onsen, Shiga Kogen and Yuzawa / Kagura. More regions coming.
Myoko / Joetsu
7 mountains
Nozawa Onsen
1 mountain
Shiga Kogen
5 mountains
Yuzawa / Kagura
5 mountains
Image credits (4)
- Myoko / Joetsu — Raita Futo · CC BY 2.0
- Nozawa Onsen — Fin 22 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shiga Kogen — 姐夫 吳 · CC BY 2.0
- Yuzawa / Kagura — Toshihiro Gamo · CC BY-SA 2.0
Terrain illustrations are drawn by Mountain Call where no rights-cleared photograph is approved. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · style © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA).
Built for condition-focused skiers and snowboarders willing to compare mountains when the day justifies it.
Explore current coverageTrust
Clear about what is known—and what is not.
- Forecast, measured and resort-reported information stay separate.
- Stale or missing evidence is labelled rather than hidden.
- A Call can be withheld when the evidence is too thin.
- Trip Review never claims the system learned something you did not confirm.