【岩手・八幡平市】下倉スキー場｜晴天すぎて景色が別世界…これは神ビューだった
By: K channel 岩手 · 2026-03-17
Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area is a ski area in Iwate, Japan. The terrain spans roughly 563–1155 m above sea level. The mapped ski area covers about 2.5 km². Within 1.6 km of the centre, the map shows 14 marked runs and 3 lifts, totalling about 7.6 km of piste. There is no settled snow at the moment — the season has not started here yet. Over the last three winters the ERA5 reanalysis gives it 357 cm of snowfall a season, 268th (tied) of the 3,112 ski areas we measure worldwide. The model runs well below what resorts report, so the ranking is the meaningful part rather than the centimetre figure. The nearest city of any size is Morioka, about 25 km away. 1 official live camera is linked below. 37 other ski areas lie within 120 km. Snow figures and the Powder Score are recalculated every day.
Base depth
0cm
Snow 24h
0cm
Snow 48h
0cm
Next 24h
0cm
Next 72h
0cm
Temperature
15.4℃
Max wind
7.8km/h
Elevation (est.)
563–1155m
Area
2.5km²
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 0/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 0/20
Wind 10/10
Base 0/5
Powder Score v1.0.0
7-day outlook
| Date | Snow | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☁️ 27 Sept | 0 | 12.6 / 18.9 | 8.4 |
| 🌦️ 28 Sept | 0 | 13 / 20 | 13.7 |
| 🌤️ 29 Sept | 0 | 10.2 / 16.1 | 11.9 |
| 🌤️ 30 Sept | 0 | 7.3 / 17.4 | 8.2 |
| 🌧️ 1 Oct | 0 | 7.7 / 16 | 13 |
| 🌦️ 2 Oct | 0 | 5.4 / 10.1 | 21.1 |
| 🌦️ 3 Oct | 0 | 4.3 / 11.4 | 11.2 |
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
10
Run length
7.6km
Lifts
3
Vertical
519m
Top 1,123 m · base 604 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map2.1 km
Steepest pitch31°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs11.8°
Which way the slopes face
North 19%
East 71%
South 10%
West 0%
90% 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 3
Intermediate 4
Advanced 3
Lift types
- Chairlift3
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
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Appi and Hachimantai webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →
See the snow in motion
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Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
How much snow it gets
Measured by us across 3,112 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
357 cm
per season
Range over three winters
58 cm
321–379 cm. Steadier from winter to winter than most.
World rank
268
of 3,112 worldwide
Rank in country
113
of 395 in Japan
Elevation rank
194
Highest to lowest, of 395 in Japan. The centre point sits at 772 m, 19 m above the national median.
Quality rank
46
of 395 in Japan
Temp when snowing
-5.3°C
Japanese median: -3.5°C
Rain days
10%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
20%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
16 km/h
Dryness 0.52
Frequency 0.56
Freedom from rain 0.74
Calm when snowing 0.99
The tick marks the median across the 395 Japanese ski areas. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachimantai Resort Panorama Ski Are | 3.2 km | 357 cm | 268 |
| Amihari Onsen Ski Resort | 7.7 km | 386 cm | 196 |
| Iwate Kogen Snow Park | 8.5 km | 357 cm | 268 |
| Appi Kogen | 8.9 km | 413 cm | 157 |
| Shizukuishi Ski Resort | 13 km | 386 cm | 196 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 67% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (51%). In amount, March brings 66 cm, more than the median of 45 cm.
98cmDec
99cmJan
76cmFeb
66cmMar
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 44.4 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 松川松川荘の湯 | 3.3 km | 42℃ hot | 3.9 mildly acidic | sulphur | — |
| 赤川(松川) | 4.3 km | 31.6℃ lukewarm | 3.9 mildly acidic | simple | — |
| 澄川(松川) | 4.4 km | 44.4℃ hot | 5.8 mildly acidic | simple | — |
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
Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Matsukawa Geothermal Power Plant松川地熱発電所 | Landmark | 3.5 km |
| Mount Iwate岩手山 | Mountain | 6.9 km |
| 鏡沼 | Nature | 10 km |
| Hachimantai八幡平 | Mountain | 10.2 km |
| Koiwai Farm小岩井農場 | Nature | 17.4 km |
| Tamagawa Hot Spring玉川温泉 (秋田県) | Hot spring town | 19.6 km |
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
Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.
Official piste map ↗ Coordinates: 39.8971, 140.9444
Places to stay nearby
20 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| リブマックスリゾート八幡平フォレスト | ¥1,670 | 2.82 154 reviews | — | 盛岡駅からバスで温泉郷西口、徒歩10分 |
| 温泉ゲストハウス やすもり（ＯＮＳＥＮ ＹＡＳＵＭＯＲＩ） | ¥3,300 | 4.67 36 reviews | — | 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 |
| 八幡平温泉郷 ペンション日の出 | ¥4,930 | 3.33 20 reviews | — | ＪＲ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 |
| 八幡平マウンテンホテル | ¥5,500 | 4.37 736 reviews | — | 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。 |
| 八幡平ライジングサンホテル | ¥7,150 | 4.12 492 reviews | — | JR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 |
| 東八幡平温泉 温泉民宿ぱどっく | ¥8,000 | 4.83 106 reviews | — | JR盛岡駅→JR花輪線大更駅→県北バスで松尾鉱山資料館→徒歩20分／ＪＲ盛岡駅→県北バスで松尾鉱山資料→徒歩20分 |
| Ａｓｕ ｂａｓｅ Ｙｕｇｅ | ¥8,880 | — | — | JR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 |
| 温泉＆グルメ パレット | ¥9,460 | 4.89 12 reviews | — | 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 | ¥9,900 | 3.83 91 reviews | — | 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 |
| 松川温泉 松川荘 | ¥12,450 | 3.82 80 reviews | — | 盛岡駅より岩手県北バスで110分 |
| 全４室の小さな宿 Ｂｅａｖｅｒ | ¥14,080 | 4.80 90 reviews | — | JR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 |
| 八幡平温泉郷 八幡平ハイツ | ¥14,400 | 4.31 775 reviews | — | 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） |
Show the other 8
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 松川温泉 峡雲荘 | ¥17,200 | 4.67 184 reviews | — | 盛岡駅→バス松川温泉行き約１１０分松川温泉徒歩約０分（大人片道1350円）／東北自動車道 松尾八幡平ＩＣより車で約２５分 |
| 岩手山Ｍｏｔｏｒｌｏｄｇｅ ＯＬＤＷＯＯＤ ＾ | ¥19,720 | — | — | 松尾八幡平駅から車で約２０分 |
| 八幡平温泉郷 ペンション アドバンテージ | — | — | — | 東北新幹線『盛岡駅』下車、バスで１時間３０分／東北自動車道松尾八幡平ＩＣ下車１５～２０分程度 |
| 東八幡平温泉 ペンション あんとる・ど・めえる | — | — | — | ＪＲ盛岡駅より八幡平方面行バス９０分／東北自動車道・松尾八幡平ＩＣで下り１５分 |
| 天然温泉の宿 アンダンテ（安暖庭） | — | — | — | ＪＲ 盛岡駅より岩手県北バスに乗車、八幡平交通センター下車／東北自動車道松尾八幡平インターより１５分 |
| 八幡平温泉郷 ペンション ラム | — | — | — | 花輪線大更駅下車／東北道松尾八幡ＩＣより２０分 |
| 八幡平温泉郷 ペンション フレンズ | — | — | — | 東北自動車道 松尾八幡平ＩＣより温泉郷方面へ車で１０分 |
| ペンション アルファ | — | — | — | ＪＲ花輪線 大更駅／松尾八幡平ＩＣより２０分 |
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Stay nearby
1 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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Updated: 26 Sept 2026, 23:28