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 →
The local nonprofit NPO Onogawa runs this slope, about a five-minute walk from the inns of Onogawa Onsen. The hill is mostly gentle, with a slightly steeper pitch near the top. Groups can hire the whole slope and ski centre for a private day, whether for a race or a photo shoot. Sources: npo-onogawa.org, city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp, yamagatakanko.com, yonezawa-kankou-navi.com (sources read 12 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengendai Kogen | 14.0 km | 379 cm | 206 |
| Yonezawa Snow World | 16.0 km | 253 cm | 704 |
| Tenoko Ski Area | 16.0 km | 312 cm | 439 |
| Grandeco Snow Resort | 20.0 km | 379 cm | 206 |
| Sannokura | 22.0 km | 384 cm | 201 |
Compare side by side with Tengendai Kogen and Yonezawa Snow World →
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.
Only 0% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (88%).
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.
The most snow falls in January. March brings 30% of January’s snowfall. That is a steeper fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%): the snow here is concentrated early in the season. In amount, March brings 35 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 314 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2019/20 with 164 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 495 cm (3.0 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 米沢 weather station — 8.1 km from this ski area, 159 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 515 cm |
| 2023/24 | 347 cm |
| 2024/25 | 706 cm |
| 2025/26 | 492 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 345 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
3 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 76.9 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小野川協組3号 | 0.5 km | 76.9℃ hot | 6.8 neutral | — |
| 岡原岡原1号 | 2.6 km | 32.5℃ lukewarm | 8.5 alkaline | — |
| 米沢鉱泉仁科 | 3.5 km | 13℃ cold | — | sulphur |
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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Onogawa Onsen小野川温泉 | Hot spring town | 0.6 km |
| Yonezawa Uesugi clan cemetery上杉家廟所 | Historic site | 4.9 km |
| Uesugi Shrine上杉神社 | Shrine | 5.1 km |
| Yonezawa Castle米沢城 | Historic site | 5.2 km |
| Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum米沢市上杉博物館 | Museum | 5.2 km |
| Shirakawa Dam白川ダム (山形県) | Nature | 16 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.
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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15 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.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小野川温泉 五つの心の宿 高砂屋 | ¥10,800 | 4.54／5 315 reviews | 0.5 km | JR米沢駅よりタクシー15分・バス40分 |
| 小野川温泉 名湯の宿 吾妻荘 | ¥13,500 | 4.65／5 614 reviews | 0.5 km | 東北自動車道、福島JCTより東北中央道へ 米沢中央ICより20分。 |
| 美湯美食の離れ宿 小野川温泉 河鹿荘 | ¥6,320 | 4.45／5 544 reviews | 0.6 km | 東北中央道米沢中央ICから20分・東京駅から山形新幹線で2時間9分!送迎バスの運行はございません |
| 小野川温泉 やな川屋旅館 | ¥6,600 | 4.00／5 84 reviews | 0.6 km | JR米沢駅よりバスで30分/福島飯坂IC⇒R13号、R121号⇒小野川温泉/会津若松IC⇒R121号⇒小野川温泉へ |
| 小野川温泉 湯杜 匠味庵 山川 yumori-shomian YAMAKAWA | ¥8,250 | 4.19／5 957 reviews | 0.6 km | 【山形新幹線】米沢駅より市内バスで小野川温泉へ約25分【東北中央自動車道】米沢中央ICよりR121で約20分 |
| 小野川温泉 うめや旅館<山形県> | ¥8,960 | 4.33／5 107 reviews | 0.6 km | 米沢駅よりお車にて20分 |
| 小野川温泉 扇屋旅館 | ¥10,000 | 4.39／5 149 reviews | 0.6 km | JR米沢駅より白布温泉行バスで30分(小野川温泉降車) 東北中央自動車道米沢中央ICより車で20分 |
| 小野川温泉 亀屋万年閣 | ¥23,100 | 4.82／5 113 reviews | 0.6 km | 【山形新幹線】「米沢駅」から路線バスまたはタクシー25分 【東北中央自動車道】米沢中央ICより約20分。 |
| 小野川温泉 鈴の宿 登府屋旅館 | ¥9,300 | 4.53／5 239 reviews | 0.7 km | 山形新幹線 米沢駅より路線バスで26分。東北自動車道 飯坂ICより60分 小野川温泉の中心に位置する宿です。 |
| 小野川温泉 宝寿の湯 | ¥8,000 | 4.44／5 111 reviews | 0.8 km | 米沢駅からお車で25分 |
| 小町の湯 やまぼうし | ¥7,225 | 4.17／5 156 reviews | 1.3 km | 米沢駅より小野川温泉行きバス乗車 |
| 米沢みさわ小学校|とここと | ¥7,000 | — | 1.5 km | ◆東京駅→米沢駅 約2時間 米沢駅からバスで「松の下」or「小野川温泉」にて下車→バス停より徒歩20分 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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53 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.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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