No snow yet. Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear once snow is on the ground or forecast.
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 →
- Elevation
- 540–957 m
- Across
- 1.8 km
It shares its grounds with Kirara no Mori, a cluster of cottages with camping, so you can stay overnight beside the slopes. The town of Shichikashuku owns the facility and a designated manager runs it; the gentle, open slopes suit beginners and families. Sources: zao-7kashuku.jp, town.shichikashuku.miyagi.jp (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
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.
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 area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Zao Shiroishi Ski Resort | 14.0 km | 190 cm | 1240 |
| Zao Sarukura | 15.0 km | 253 cm | 704 |
| Zao Liza World | 15.0 km | 254 cm | 701 |
| Miyagi Zao Sumikawasu Snow Park | 18.0 km | 258 cm | 673 |
| Zao Onsen | 19.0 km | 258 cm | 673 |
Compare side by side with Miyagi Zao Shiroishi Ski Resort and Zao Sarukura →
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.
Run map
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
Only 27% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (73%).
By difficulty
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.
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 48% of January’s snowfall.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 256 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 179 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 341 cm (1.9 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Live cameras
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Zao webcams & snow report — all 7 ski areas →
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
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Zao Fox Village宮城蔵王キツネ村 | Museum | 14.6 km |
| Okama御釜 (蔵王連峰) | Nature | 16.9 km |
| Mount Zaō蔵王連峰 | Mountain | 17.2 km |
| Zaō Ropeway蔵王ロープウェイ | Landmark | 17.5 km |
| Iizaka Onsen飯坂温泉 | Hot spring town | 19.6 km |
| Kaminoyama Castle上山城 | Historic site | 19.9 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.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Parking
- Not checked
- 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 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: 5.1 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- Kaido Hostel Otate 5.1 km
- 七ヶ宿館 6.1 km
- Minshuku Ōkawaya 6.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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