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Hachimantai Resort Panorama Ski Are

八幡平リゾート パノラマスキー場
15 / 100 Powder Score
No Snow Weather Clear
Official site Lift tickets (official)

Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.

Base depth
7cm
Snow 48h
0cm
Next 72h
0cm

A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →

Snow 24h
0 cm
Next 24h
0 cm
Temperature
−2°C
Max wind
9 km/h
Elevation
557–975 m
Across
2.4 km

This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 12 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →

Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15

7-day outlook

Date Weather Snow (cm) Low / high (°C) Wind (km/h)
Tue 10 Nov Partly cloudy 0 −5 to 2 9
Wed 11 Nov Partly cloudy 0 −4 to 3 9
Thu 12 Nov Cloudy 0 −1 to 11 6
Fri 13 Nov Drizzle 0 4 to 12 15
Sat 14 Nov Fog 0 5 to 13 10
Sun 15 Nov Drizzle 0 6 to 11 6
Mon 16 Nov Drizzle 0 −4 to 7 14

Score breakdown

Fresh (48h) 1/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 4/20
Wind 10/10
Base 0/5

The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure

Long, moderate and gentle runs make up most of the mountain, so families can ski it from top to bottom. The Konide B course has a long string of rolling waves, and Panorama B keeps a permanent gate-training lane. A free shuttle bus links it with the steeper Shimokura area, and one lift ticket covers both. Sources: hachimantai.co.jp (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)

Runs and lifts

Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.

Marked runs
11
Run length
10km
Lifts
4
Vertical
418m
Top 975 m · base 557 m

Run map

EasyIntermediate Lift
North is up. Runs are coloured by difficulty; black lines are lifts.
Run map

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Slope shape, difficulty and lift types

The shape of the mountain

Longest run on the map1.7 km
Steepest pitch15°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs10°

Which way the slopes face

North 94%
East 2%
South 0%
West 4%

96% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.

By difficulty

Easy 7 · 7.8 km
Intermediate 4 · 2.4 km

Lift types

  • Chairlift4

See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗

Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.

Live cameras

On the mountain八幡平リゾート パノラマスキー場 ↗Roads nearby国道4号 ↗From the resort: 17.6 kmOperated by: 東北地方整備局 岩手河川国道事務所

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Appi and Hachimantai webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →

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Official YouTube channel

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How much snow it gets

Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.

Seasonal snowfall
329cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
167cm
The middle winter of the 12: 334 cm. The best: 429 cm.
World rank
360
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
127
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
207
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 731 m, 35 m below the national median.
Quality rank
66
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−4.7°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
10%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
20%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
16km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 48
Frequency 56
Freedom from rain 74
Calm when snowing (model grid) 99

The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.

The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).

Compared with what is nearby

Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.

Ski areaDistanceSeasonal snowfallWorld rank
Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area3.2 km329 cmsame grid cell360
Iwate Kogen Snow Park6.9 km332 cm345
Amihari Onsen Ski Resort7.2 km358 cm262
Appi Kogen11.0 km377 cm211
Shizukuishi Ski Resort12.0 km358 cm262

Compare side by side with Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area and Iwate Kogen Snow Park →

When it falls, and how winters differ

Month by month

The most snow falls in January. March brings 69% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 66 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.

95cm
Dec
96cm
Jan
72cm
Feb
66cm
Mar
Average snowfall by month, last 12 winters

Winter by winter

Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 329 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 167 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 429 cm (2.6 times as much).

228
167
299
429
329
385
338
377
328
371
321
379
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26

Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.

How these figures are made

Hot springs nearby, as analysed

3 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 65 °C).

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SourceDistanceTemperaturepHType
七滝一号泉3.8 km65℃ hot4.1 mildly acidiciron
松川松川荘の湯4.6 km42℃ hot3.9 mildly acidicsulphur
澄川(松川)4.9 km44.4℃ hot5.8 mildly acidicsimple

These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.

Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST

Worth seeing nearby

Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.

Show the list
PlaceTypeDistance
Mount Iwate岩手山Mountain4 km
Matsukawa Geothermal Power Plant松川地熱発電所Landmark5.1 km
Yakehashiri lava flow焼走り熔岩流Mountain5.9 km
鏡沼Nature13.1 km
Hachimantai八幡平Mountain13.4 km
Koiwai Farm小岩井農場Nature15.2 km

Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map

The weather map, and where it sits among nearby ski areas.

Official piste map ↗

Getting there

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Going with children

Kids’ area
Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
Childcare
Not checked
Parking
Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
Rental
Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)

Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →

Places to stay nearbyPR

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19 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.

Property (links to Rakuten Travel)Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.)RatingDistanceGetting there
八幡平マウンテンホテル ¥5,5004.37／5 736 reviews1.2 km東北自動車道 松尾ICより15分。盛岡駅より岩手県北バスで約80分。
全4室の小さな宿 Beaver ¥14,0804.80／5 90 reviews1.4 kmJR盛岡駅よりバス利用90分「温泉郷」下車徒歩7分 / 東北道 松尾八幡平ICより15分
岩手山Motorlodge OLDWOOD ^ ¥19,720—1.5 km松尾八幡平駅から車で約20分
天然温泉付貸別荘レンガ館(旧:八幡平温泉郷 フレンズ別館) ¥60,000—1.6 km東北自動車道松尾八幡平ICより15分
リブマックスリゾート八幡平フォレスト ¥1,6702.82／5 154 reviews1.7 km盛岡駅からバスで温泉郷西口、徒歩10分
八幡平温泉郷 ペンション日の出 ¥4,9303.33／5 20 reviews1.9 kmJR花輪線 大更駅より車で20分/盛岡駅下車、八幡平温泉郷行きバス90分/東北自動車道 松尾八幡平ICより右折10分
温泉&グルメ パレット ¥9,4604.89／5 12 reviews1.9 km盛岡駅よりバスにて約80分/東北自動車道松尾八幡平ICより13分(八幡平温泉郷)
八幡平温泉郷 ペンション ムース ¥9,9003.83／5 91 reviews1.9 km東北自動車道松尾八幡平ICより車15分/JR盛岡駅より岩手県北バス八幡平マウンテンホテル行き
八幡平ライジングサンホテル ¥7,1504.12／5 492 reviews2.0 kmJR盛岡駅から岩手県北バスで約80分「ライジングサンホテル前」下車/東北自動車道 松尾八幡平ICから車で約15分
温泉ゲストハウス やすもり(ONSEN YASUMORI) ¥3,3004.67／5 36 reviews2.1 km東北自動車道 松尾八幡平ICより15分/JR盛岡駅3番バス停より約90分『八幡平ライジングサンホテル前』下車 徒歩約2分
Asu base Yuge ¥8,880—2.2 kmJR花輪線大更駅よりお車で約20分、東北自動車道松尾八幡平ICより約15分
八幡平温泉郷 八幡平ハイツ ¥14,4004.31／5 775 reviews2.2 km東北自動車道松尾八幡平ICから車で15分。JR盛岡駅より岩手県北バス乗車。ハイツ前下車。6名様より送迎可(要予約)
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Places to stay on the map

3 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.

Nearest: 1.8 km

Show the nearest places

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Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap

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