【秋田県たざわ湖スキー場】全日本スキー技術選手権大会の会場に来ました田沢湖眺めながらのスキーはメチャ素敵
By: M.K SKI channel 【栗山未来/公式】 · 28 Feb
The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 19 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
This season is planned to run until 28 Mar (the resort’s announcement).
Base depth
1cm
Snow 48h
1cm
Next 72h
0cm
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
- 10 km/h
- Elevation
- 577–1,173 m
- Across
- 2.3 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 | −4 to 0 | 10 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Partly cloudy | 0 | −3 to 2 | 9 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 0 to 9 | 7 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 5 to 12 | 20 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 6 to 12 | 17 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 6 to 11 | 8 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −4 to 7 | 22 |
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 2/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 11/20
Wind 10/10
Base 0/5
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
Ski down the Kokutai run and Lake Tazawa, the deepest lake in Japan, opens out below you. The steep Kuromoriyama run is the venue for the FIS Freestyle Moguls World Cup. At the Tazawako Sports Center next door and other baths, adults get a hot-spring discount on showing that day's lift ticket. Sources: tazawako-ski.com (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.
Marked runs
16
Run length
11km
Lifts
6
Vertical
596m
Top 1,173 m · base 577 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.4 km
Steepest pitch31°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs14.2°
Which way the slopes face
North 7%
East 1%
South 5%
West 87%
Only 8% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (87%).
By difficulty
Easy 8 · 5.3 km
Intermediate 4 · 4 km
Advanced 4 · 2.2 km
Lift types
- Chairlift6
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. What follows are nearby cameras, not the pistes themselves.
Roads nearby国道46号 ↗From the resort: 6.5 kmOperated by: 東北地方整備局 岩手河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道46号 ↗From the resort: 6.5 kmOperated by: 東北地方整備局 湯沢河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道46号 ↗From the resort: 6.9 kmOperated by: 東北地方整備局 秋田河川国道事務所
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Some cameras here are provided by Windy.com. Footage plays in Windy’s own player; we do not store it. Windy.com
Appi and Hachimantai webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →
Videos
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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.
Seasonal snowfall
318cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
220cm
The middle winter of the 12: 312 cm. The best: 460 cm.
World rank
408
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
140
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
193
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 784 m, 18 m above the national median.
Quality rank
98
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−4.8°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
15%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
20%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
22km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 48
Frequency 56
Freedom from rain 61
Calm when snowing (model grid) 92
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shizukuishi Ski Resort | 13.0 km | 358 cm | 262 |
| Amihari Onsen Ski Resort | 16.0 km | 358 cm | 262 |
| Iwate Kogen Snow Park | 18.0 km | 332 cm | 345 |
| Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski area | 21.0 km | 329 cm | 360 |
| Hachimantai Resort Panorama Ski Are | 22.0 km | 329 cm | 360 |
Compare side by side with Shizukuishi Ski Resort and Amihari Onsen Ski Resort →
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 62% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 61 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
88cmDec
99cmJan
71cmFeb
61cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 318 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 220 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 460 cm (2.1 times as much).
315
220
300
460
308
342
291
326
283
319
309
348
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
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
8 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 90 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 水沢 | 1.6 km | 44.8℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | — |
| 田沢湖高原1・2・4号混合泉 | 1.8 km | 49.7℃ hot | 5.1 mildly acidic | sulphur |
| 赤倉沢 | 3.3 km | 29℃ lukewarm | 6.4 neutral | — |
| 国見薬師の湯 | 4.3 km | 54.6℃ hot | 7 neutral | sulphur |
| 田沢日東オプチカル | 4.3 km | 43.8℃ hot | 7.5 mildly alkaline | — |
| 空吹空噴の湯 | 5 km | 90℃ hot | 5.7 mildly acidic | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tazawako-Kōgen Onsenkyō田沢湖高原温泉郷 | Hot spring town | 2.2 km |
| Akita-Komagatake秋田駒ヶ岳 | Mountain | 2.8 km |
| Nyuto Spa Resort乳頭温泉郷 | Hot spring town | 4.3 km |
| 国見温泉 | Hot spring town | 4.3 km |
| Lake Tazawa田沢湖 | Nature | 10.3 km |
| Matsukawa Geothermal Power Plant松川地熱発電所 | Landmark | 17.6 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.
Coordinates: 39.7624, 140.7712
Getting there
- By train
- Tazawako Station (JR Akita Shinkansen): about 30 minutes by Ugo Kotsu local bus (Nyuto Line) from outside Tazawako Station to the Tazawako Ski-jo-mae stop; about 20 minutes by taxi
- By car
- about 1 hour from Morioka IC (Tohoku Expressway) via Route 46
Source: tazawako-ski.com, city.semboku.akita.jp · checked 7 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Not checked
- 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 (22 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 田沢湖高原温泉 どんぐり山荘 | ¥10,000 | 4.50／5 49 reviews | 1.3 km | JR田沢湖駅 |
| ロッヂヨーデル | ¥11,000 | 3.80／5 20 reviews | 1.4 km | 田沢湖駅からお車で15分 |
| 心に和みが灯る宿 水沢温泉郷 青荷山荘 | ¥10,000 | 4.26／5 291 reviews | 1.6 km | 車以外/JR秋田新幹線田沢湖駅より乳頭温泉行バスで水沢温泉郷下車。車/東北自動車道盛岡IC~国道46号線を秋田方面へ。 |
| 田沢湖水沢温泉郷セルリアンリゾートAONI | ¥11,500 | 4.22／5 330 reviews | 1.6 km | 田沢湖駅よりバスで約25分(乳頭線、水沢温泉郷で降車)、タクシーで約15分 |
| 宿 小町や ^ | ¥4,524 | 3.40／5 10 reviews | 1.7 km | 田沢湖駅から車で約19分 |
| 田沢湖高原温泉 田沢高原ホテル | ¥8,800 | 4.56／5 307 reviews | 2.0 km | 田沢湖駅前バスターミナルより高原温泉バス停下車、隣りになります。 |
| 亀の井ホテル 田沢湖 | ¥5,376 | 4.06／5 1607 reviews | 2.2 km | JR田沢湖駅より乳頭温泉行バス約35分「杉谷地」下車 駒ケ岳登山口行きバス停まで徒歩約10分 乳頭温泉まで車で約10分 |
| ホテルグランド天空 | ¥7,200 | 4.45／5 404 reviews | 2.4 km | JR 田沢湖駅からバスで約36分 乳頭行バスでアルパこまくさ停留所か次の上高原バス停 |
| 田沢湖高原温泉 ロッジアイリス | ¥7,500 | 4.42／5 65 reviews | 2.4 km | 田沢湖駅よりお車にて30分 |
Pick dates and guests to check rooms on Rakuten Travel
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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Places to stay on the map
38 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: 1.1 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- 天然温泉 田沢湖レイクリゾート 4.4 km
- Kyukamura Nyuto Onsen 4.7 km
- Tsuru-no-yu Onsen 4.8 km
- Nyuto Onsenkyo Taenoyu 5.1 km
- 大釜温泉 5.2 km
- 蟹場温泉 5.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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