Miyagi Zao Sumikawasu Snow Park
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.
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
- 12 km/h
- Elevation
- 1,110–1,371 m
- Across
- 2.5 km
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 7 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 | Cloudy | 0 | −3 to 0 | 12 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | −4 to 2 | 11 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | 0 to 9 | 13 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 4 to 10 | 15 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 4 to 12 | 7 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 5 to 10 | 13 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −5 to 8 | 19 |
Score breakdown
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
Set in national forest along the Miyagi Zao Echo Line, it now goes by the name Mountain Field Miyagi Zao Sumikawa Snow Park. In winter, snowcats leave from in front of the lodge on tours up to the fields of snow monsters, the rime-coated trees of Zao. A one-coin shuttle bus, booked in advance, runs up from Togatta Onsen. Sources: zao-sumikawa.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.
Run map
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
94% 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
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
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 →
Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
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 Eboshi Resort | 2.6 km | 254 cm | 701 |
| Zao Liza World | 6.5 km | 254 cm | 701 |
| Miyagi Zao Shiroishi Ski Resort | 7.2 km | 190 cm | 1240 |
| Zao Onsen | 7.7 km | 258 cmsame grid cell | 673 |
| Zao Sarukura | 9.4 km | 253 cm | 704 |
Compare side by side with Miyagi Zao Eboshi Resort and Zao Liza World →
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 58% of January’s snowfall.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 258 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 129 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 357 cm (2.8 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
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).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 峩々 | 2 km | 58.1℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | — |
| かもしか上原山137噴気孔 | 2.5 km | 83℃ hot | 2.6 acidic | acidic |
| 青根花房の湯 | 4.6 km | 72℃ hot | 7 neutral | — |
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
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Okama御釜 (蔵王連峰) | Nature | 3.2 km |
| Mount Zaō蔵王連峰 | Mountain | 3.9 km |
| Zaō Ropeway蔵王ロープウェイ | Landmark | 7 km |
| Miyagi Zao Fox Village宮城蔵王キツネ村 | Museum | 10.7 km |
| Shiroishi Castle白石城 | Historic site | 18.3 km |
| Kaminoyama Castle上山城 | Historic site | 18.6 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.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- 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
1 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 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- 宮城蔵王高原ホテル 1.0 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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