Miyagi Zao Eboshi Resort is a ski area in Miyagi, Japan. The terrain spans roughly 567–1364 m above sea level. The mapped ski area covers about 3.4 km². Within 1.3 km of the centre, the map shows 20 marked runs and 9 lifts, totalling about 11 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 297 cm of snowfall a season, 503rd (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. 2 official live cameras are linked below. 54 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℃
Max wind
7.1km/h
Elevation (est.)
567–1364m
Area
3.4km²
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 | 12.8 / 16.9 | 7.1 |
| 🌦️ 28 Sept | 0 | 14.5 / 20 | 17.3 |
| 🌦️ 29 Sept | 0 | 11.7 / 18 | 12.7 |
| 🌤️ 30 Sept | 0 | 9.5 / 18.1 | 5.5 |
| 🌦️ 1 Oct | 0 | 10.7 / 18 | 15.7 |
| 🌦️ 2 Oct | 0 | 6 / 11.7 | 22.9 |
| 🌦️ 3 Oct | 0 | 5.8 / 11.8 | 8.7 |
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
23
Run length
13km
Lifts
8
Vertical
674m
Top 1,361 m · base 687 m
Run map
NoviceEasyIntermediate Lift
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map2.3 km
Steepest pitch34°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs11.4°
Which way the slopes face
North 18%
East 81%
South 1%
West 0%
99% 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
Novice 11
Easy 7
Intermediate 5
Lift types
- Chairlift8
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 mountainWatch live ↗Operated by: みやぎ蔵王えぼしリゾートRoads nearby国道4号 ↗From the resort: 15.3 kmOperated by: 東北地方整備局 仙台河川国道事務所
Road conditions decide whether you can get there at all. Check before you leave.
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Zao webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
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
297 cm
per season
Range over three winters
114 cm
243–357 cm. The best winter was 1.5x the worst.
World rank
503
of 3,112 worldwide
Rank in country
175
of 395 in Japan
Elevation rank
146
Highest to lowest, of 395 in Japan. The centre point sits at 930 m, 177 m above the national median.
Quality rank
107
of 395 in Japan
Temp when snowing
-4.5°C
Japanese median: -3.5°C
Rain days
13%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
17%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
21 km/h
Dryness 0.46
Frequency 0.48
Freedom from rain 0.66
Calm when snowing 0.94
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Zao Sumikawasu Snow Park | 2.6 km | 297 cm | 503 |
| Miyagi Zao Shiroishi Ski Resort | 6.2 km | 206 cm | 1025 |
| Zao Liza World | 9.0 km | 297 cm | 503 |
| St. Mary | 10 km | 243 cm | 802 |
| Zao Onsen | 10 km | 297 cm | 503 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 57% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (51%). In amount, March brings 51 cm, about the same as the median of 45 cm.
67cmDec
89cmJan
57cmFeb
51cmMar
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 83 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 峩々 | 2.6 km | 58.1℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | — | — |
| 青根花房の湯 | 3 km | 72℃ hot | 7 neutral | — | — |
| かもしか上原山137噴気孔 | 5 km | 83℃ hot | 2.6 acidic | acidic | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aone Onsen青根温泉 | Hot spring town | 3 km |
| Okama御釜 (蔵王連峰) | Nature | 5.9 km |
| Mount Zaō蔵王連峰 | Mountain | 6.5 km |
| Miyagi Zao Fox Village宮城蔵王キツネ村 | Museum | 9.4 km |
| Zaō Ropeway蔵王ロープウェイ | Landmark | 9.6 km |
| Shiroishi Castle白石城 | Historic site | 16.2 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: 38.1242, 140.5145
Places to stay nearby
18 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ｄａｒｉ | ¥5,900 | 4.43 19 reviews | — | ＪＲ 白石蔵王駅よりお車／白石ＩＣまたは村田ＩＣよりお車にて約２５分 |
| ペンション陽だまり | ¥7,000 | 4.55 166 reviews | — | 東北自動車道:白石IC・村田ICそれぞれから車で約30分。JR白石蔵王駅・白石駅からバスで約40分。 |
| 青根温泉 山景の宿 流辿 | ¥11,000 | 4.37 336 reviews | — | 送迎要予約 （遠刈田温泉メルキュールホテル前より）時間宿指定 |
| ＺＡＯ ＬＯＧ ＨＯＵＳＥ － 宮城蔵王のまるまる貸切ログハウス 最大９名 － ガイアリゾート／民泊 | ¥11,047 | — | — | 東白石駅から車で約２７分 |
| お宿 はなぶさ | ¥19,800 | 4.29 135 reviews | — | 白石蔵王駅より車で40分 送迎要予約（遠刈田温泉メルキュールホテル前より）時間宿指定 |
| 青根温泉 湯元不忘閣 | ¥20,000 | 4.41 174 reviews | — | ＪＲ東北新幹線 白石蔵王駅よりミヤコーパス メリキュール宮城蔵王ゆき メリキュール宮城蔵王バス停下車 無料送迎 要予約 |
| 青根温泉 一棟温泉宿 | ¥25,000 | 4.57 64 reviews | — | 宮城川崎ICから車で15分。 |
| 流辿別邸 観山聴月 | ¥29,700 | 3.71 183 reviews | — | 仙台より車で60分 送迎要予約（遠刈田温泉メルキュールホテル前より）時間宿指定 |
| 遠刈田温泉 美食と温泉宿 らぶりぃ | — | — | — | 白石Ｉ．Ｃから４０分、白石駅からバスで５０分。 |
| 遠刈田温泉 ペンションそらまめ | — | — | — | 白石蔵王 |
| ペンション マウンテンママ | — | — | — | 白石IC・村田ＩＣから約２０分 白石蔵王駅よりバスにて約５０分 |
| 遠刈田温泉 たんぽぽ | — | — | — | 仙台駅西口３４番【高速バス】→広瀬通り→青葉山トンネル→仙台宮城ＩＣ→村田ＩＣ/白石ＩＣ/笹谷ICいずれも５０分→遠刈田 |
Show the other 6
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 峩々温泉 | — | — | — | 【自家用車】東北道 村田I.C.より・白石I.C.より約40分。【送迎あり要別途電話予約】 |
| Ｔロッジ青根３ Ｐｉｃｃｏｌｏ | — | — | — | 山形自動車道 川崎ＩＣよりお車で約１５分、仙台駅よりお車で約４５分。 |
| 青根温泉 一棟温泉宿 ひとひかり | — | — | — | 仙台駅よりお車にて約６０分 |
| 青根温泉 岡崎旅館 | — | — | — | 仙台宮城 IC(村田JCT経由→宮城川崎IC経由）車で45分。 |
| 温泉露天風呂・オール電化・ワンちゃん連れＯＫ・ＢＢＱエリア有り・楽しく過ごせる貸切別荘です。 ＾ | — | — | — | 東白石駅から車で約２６分 |
| ＨＡＮＡＢＵＳＡ ＤＯＧｌａｍｐｉｎｇ ＾ | — | — | — | 東白石駅から車で約３０分 |
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Stay nearby
25 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