アラウンド西吾妻(白布温泉×天元台高原） 冬のプロモーション
By: 【公式】天元台高原 · 29 Apr
Japan · Yamagata
Tengendai Kogen
天元台高原
28 / 100 Powder Score
No Snow Weather Partly cloudy Official site Lift tickets (official) 2026/27 adult day ticket ¥6,000 1-day passport (ropeway and lifts), regular price (checked 10 Nov)
The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 28 Nov (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 5 May (the resort’s announcement).
Base depth
4cm
Snow 48h
2cm
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
- −4°C
- Max wind
- 11 km/h
- Elevation
- 927–1,815 m
- Across
- 2.9 km
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 8 cm, 81% of the average for the same dates. 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 | −5 to −2 | 9 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −5 to 0 | 12 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −4 to 6 | 9 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 1 to 7 | 14 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 2 to 11 | 6 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 4 to 9 | 13 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −5 to 6 | 18 |
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 4/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 16/20
Wind 8/10
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
Access is by ropeway from Yumoto Station, about five minutes by car from Shirabu Onsen. When strong wind halts the ropeway, the only way back down is on foot. Beside the upper station stands the Albu Tengendai lodge, whose large communal baths are open to day visitors. Sources: winter.tengendai.jp, city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp (sources read 12 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
10
Run length
7.3km
Lifts
4
Vertical
887m
Top 1,815 m · base 927 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map2.5 km
Steepest pitch26°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs11°
Which way the slopes face
North 74%
East 2%
South 8%
West 16%
76% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east; plenty of the terrain faces the sun as well, so the lean is modest.
By difficulty
Easy 2 · 0.8 km
Intermediate 4 · 5.3 km
Advanced 4 · 1.3 km
Lift types
- Chairlift3
- Cable car1
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.
Roads nearby国道13号 ↗From the resort: 12.8 kmOperated by: 東北地方整備局 福島河川国道事務所Roads nearby国道13号 ↗From the resort: 12.9 kmOperated by: 東北地方整備局 山形河川国道事務所
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Bandai and Inawashiro webcams & snow report — all 7 ski areas →
Videos
Videos remain the copyright of whoever filmed them. JAPANSNOWLINE stores no video and plays everything through the standard YouTube player.
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.
Seasonal snowfall
379cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
151cm
The middle winter of the 12: 392 cm. The best: 518 cm.
World rank
206
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
85
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
32
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,548 m, 782 m above the national median.
Quality rank
19
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−7.0°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
12%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
27%
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 65
Frequency 76
Freedom from rain 69
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandeco Snow Resort | 6.5 km | 379 cmsame grid cell | 206 |
| Yonezawa Snow World | 14.0 km | 253 cm | 704 |
| Onogawa Onsen | 14.0 km | 314 cm | 430 |
| Yokomuki Onsen Ski Area | 16.0 km | 296 cm | 496 |
| Urabandai Ski Resort | 17.0 km | 347 cm | 289 |
Compare side by side with Grandeco Snow Resort and Yonezawa Snow World →
When it falls, and how winters differ
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 (52%). In amount, March brings 71 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
106cmDec
125cmJan
77cmFeb
71cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 379 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 151 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 518 cm (3.4 times as much).
234
151
416
461
375
378
382
472
410
401
518
351
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
4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 59.4 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 新高湯阿部 | 0.7 km | 50.5℃ hot | 7.1 neutral |
| 大平滝見屋 | 1.8 km | 52℃ hot | 7 neutral |
| 白布白布源泉 | 2.2 km | 59.4℃ hot | 6.8 neutral |
| 赤滝赤滝Ⅱ源泉 | 2.6 km | 33.4℃ lukewarm | 5.8 mildly 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Azuma-kofuji吾妻小富士 | Mountain | 10.7 km |
| Lake Hibara桧原湖 | Nature | 12.6 km |
| Yonezawa Castle米沢城 | Historic site | 16.2 km |
| Yonezawa Uesugi clan cemetery上杉家廟所 | Historic site | 17 km |
| Mount Bandai磐梯山 | Mountain | 19.3 km |
| Mount Adatara安達太良山 | Mountain | 19.6 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: 37.7665, 140.1380
Getting there
- By train
- Yonezawa Station (JR): about 40 minutes by Yamako bus (Yonezawa–Shirabu Onsen route); about 30 minutes by taxi (about 20 km)
- By car
- via Yonezawa-Hachimanbara IC (Tohoku-Chuo Expressway) and Route 13
Source: tengendai.jp · checked 1 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
- Not checked
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Rental
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
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11 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 11 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| アルブ天元台 | ¥9,000 | 3.90／5 22 reviews | 1.0 km | 東北中央自動車道米沢八幡原ICよりR13で米沢方面21km30分。天元台ロープウェイ乗車6分 |
| 天元台山荘 | ¥7,000 | 4.80／5 5 reviews | 1.2 km | 米沢駅から湯元駅までバスで約50分。ロープウェイで天元台高原駅までお上がりください。駅から徒歩約7分 |
| 歩いてたどりつく温泉 大平温泉 滝見屋 | ¥14,980 | 5.00／5 23 reviews | 1.8 km | 米沢駅よりお車にて約50分。駐車場から約20分のトレッキング |
| 白布温泉 東屋(ひがしや) | ¥7,150 | 4.62／5 133 reviews | 2.2 km | JR米沢駅より「白布天元台行」路線バスにて約50分 送迎バス:JR米沢駅発 14:30 旅館発 10:00 要予約 |
| 白布温泉 中屋別館 不動閣 | ¥8,470 | 4.36／5 313 reviews | 2.4 km | JR米沢駅から路線バス(山交バス白布温泉行き)約50分。東北中央自動車道~米沢八幡原IC~国道13号~県道2号線約30分 |
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Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese. · Property data by Rakuten Travel (Supported by Rakuten Developers)
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: 0.7 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- Shintakayu Onsen 0.7 km
- 白布温泉 西屋 2.2 km
- Ubayu Onsen Masugataya 7.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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