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
- 259–329 m
- Across
- 0.8 km
Gentle all the way down, the slope suits first-timers and ski classes. It faces west on the hill directly behind Naruko Onsen and belongs to Osaki City. You can stay in the hot-spring town and fit in a few runs between baths. Sources: city.osaki.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onikobe Ski Area | 8.7 km | 260 cm | 667 |
| Hanagasa Kogen Ski Area | 29.0 km | 321 cm | 401 |
| Green Valley Kamuro Ski Area | 35.0 km | 277 cm | 586 |
| Spring Valley Izumi Kogen | 35.0 km | 146 cm | 1714 |
| Kurobushi Kogen Snow Park Jangle Jungle | 36.0 km | 302 cm | 472 |
Compare side by side with Onikobe Ski Area and Hanagasa Kogen Ski Area →
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 0% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (100%).
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.
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 45% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 28 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 178 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 141 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 220 cm (1.6 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.
What was actually measured nearby
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 川渡 weather station — 4.1 km from this ski area, 124 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 263 cm |
| 2023/24 | 166 cm |
| 2024/25 | 382 cm |
| 2025/26 | 241 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 175 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
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 98.5 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 東鳴子土蔵わき | 2.3 km | 83.5℃ hot | 6.9 neutral | — |
| 鳴子鳴子分院1号 | 2.3 km | 98.5℃ hot | 8.2 mildly alkaline | — |
| 中山平 | 3.2 km | 98℃ hot | 9.3 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 川渡石割の梅 | 3.4 km | 58℃ hot | 8 mildly alkaline | simple |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Katanuma潟沼 | Nature | 0.9 km |
| Naruko Canyon鳴子峡 | Nature | 1.9 km |
| Naruko Dam鳴子ダム | Nature | 2.5 km |
| Onikōbe Caldera鬼首カルデラ | Mountain | 10.8 km |
| Kurikoma Quasi-National Park栗駒国定公園 | Nature | 15.4 km |
| Yūbikan有備館 | Historic site | 15.5 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.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site. See the official site ↗
Places to stay nearbyPR
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26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鳴子温泉 湯元 吉祥(共立リゾート) | ¥9,900 | 4.37／5 1505 reviews | 0.7 km | 鳴子温泉駅より徒歩にて約7分 |
| 鳴子風雅 | ¥6,600 | 3.94／5 2120 reviews | 0.9 km | 古川I.Cより国道47号線鳴子方面へ約40分/JR陸羽東線「鳴子温泉駅」から徒歩5分 |
| 鳴子温泉 元祖うなぎ湯の宿 ゆさや | ¥8,900 | 4.17／5 322 reviews | 0.9 km | 鳴子温泉駅より徒歩にて4分 |
| 鳴子温泉 名湯の宿 鳴子ホテル | ¥9,900 | 4.43／5 2693 reviews | 0.9 km | JR鳴子温泉駅より徒歩にて5分。仙台駅から古川駅経由で電車で60分。 |
| 生蕎麦・旅館 登良家(とらや) | ¥13,750 | 4.68／5 84 reviews | 0.9 km | 鳴子温泉駅より徒歩にて約3分 |
| 鳴子温泉 源蔵の湯 鳴子観光ホテル | ¥8,250 | 4.25／5 1096 reviews | 1.0 km | 古川(東北新幹線)→鳴子温泉駅(陸羽東線) |
| 大江戸温泉物語 ますや | ¥9,700 | 3.75／5 1609 reviews | 1.0 km | 鳴子温泉駅より徒歩にて約3分 電車なら東京からも乗り換え1回、3時間以内で到着です |
| 鳴子温泉郷 東多賀の湯 | ¥6,600 | 4.26／5 518 reviews | 1.4 km | 陸羽東線鳴子温泉駅より徒歩8分道がわかりにくいので駅迎えできます(要連絡)/東北道古川ICより車で30分国道47号沿い |
| 鳴子温泉 扇屋 | ¥8,800 | 4.50／5 223 reviews | 1.4 km | 東北自動車道古川ICからR47号線35分/JR陸羽東線鳴子温泉駅から徒歩5分 |
| 鳴子温泉 旅館すがわら | ¥4,500 | 4.48／5 444 reviews | 1.7 km | JR陸羽東線『鳴子温泉駅』より徒歩10分/東北自動車道『古川IC』より約35分/高速バス「仙台駅前」から85分 |
| 大江戸温泉物語 幸雲閣 | ¥8,100 | 3.73／5 2501 reviews | 1.8 km | 鳴子温泉駅より徒歩にて約15分/東北自動車道古川ICより約40分 敷地内大駐車場完備で駐車らくらく。大型バス可能です |
| 鳴子温泉 鳴子旅館 | ¥7,370 | 4.64／5 48 reviews | 2.0 km | JR陸羽東線 鳴子温泉駅より徒歩17分位/東北道古川ICより国道47号線(約30km) |
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Places to stay on the map
45 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: 0.9 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- 農民の家 0.9 km
- 旅館 姥の湯 1.0 km
- 古来湯治 西多賀旅館 1.4 km
- 湯治処 東多賀の湯 1.4 km
- ホテルたきしま 1.6 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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