Zao Onsen Ski Resort Yamagata Prefecture, JP
39 km M trails
869 m vertical
35 lifts
❄︎❄︎ moderate snow
240 cm a season, measured
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Japan Tokyo — town, pop. 9,733,276 Osaka — town, pop. 2,753,862 Nagoya — town, pop. 2,332,176 Sapporo — town, pop. 1,973,832 Fukuoka — town, pop. 1,612,392 Zao Onsen Ski Resort Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Sapporo Fukuoka Yamagata Prefecture Sendai — town, pop. 1,096,704 Niigata — town, pop. 797,591 Utsunomiya — town, pop. 518,757 Iwaki — town, pop. 357,309 Kōriyama — town, pop. 327,692 Akita — town, pop. 307,672 Cupid Valley Geto Kogen Giant Ski Area Hasuike Ski Area Higashidateyama Ski Area Hodaigi Mountain Resort Hoppo Bunadaira Ski Area Ichinose Diamond Ski Area Ichinose Family Ski Area Ichinose Yamanokami Ski Area Kandatsu Snow Resort Kumanoyu Ski Area Maiko Resort Maruike Ski Area Mt.T Muica Snow Resort Nekoma Mountain Ninox Snow Park Nishidateyama Ski Area Okushiga Kogen Ski Area Onikoube Ski Resort Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Snow Resort The Cupid of Romance Sun Valley Ski Area Takamagahara Mammoth Ski Area Tannenomori Okojo Ski Area Tazawako Terakoya Ski Area Togari Onsen Snow Resort Yakebitaiyama Ski Area Yokoteyama Ski Area Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Zao Onsen Ski Resort Sendai Niigata Utsunomiya Iwaki Kōriyama Akita Within 30 km Yamagata — town, pop. 248,772 Yonezawa — town, pop. 94,486 Tendō — town, pop. 65,393 Sagae — town, pop. 43,544 Murata — town, pop. 38,271 Kaminoyama — town, pop. 35,593 Zao Onsen Ski Resort Zao Onsen Ski Resort Yamagata Yonezawa Tendō Sagae Murata Kaminoyama
Season: Dec 5 – Apr 25
Webcams on zaomountainresort.com
26/27 Passes Pass What it grants Blackouts Ikon Pass 7 days no blackout dates Ikon Base 5 days no blackout dates
The mountain 1,661 m summit
869 m vertical
792 m base
Region Yamagata Prefecture, Japan Where it stands trails
39 km median 11 km
98%
vertical
869 m median 452 m
91%
advanced or harder
6% median 12%
14%
novice or easy
76% median 54%
100%
snowfall
240 cm median 405 cm · model here 304 cm
21%
The right-hand figure: higher than this share of the class. Trails, vertical and snowfall against the 66 Japanese resorts on a pass; terrain mix against the 7 Japanese resorts of 25 km to 60 km . Snowfall is the model's figure for every resort.
The Season 36% of Dec–Mar days it snows
2 powder days a season
7 days, longest snowy stretch
measured at 山形 Snow on the ground model 50 100 150 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun planned season
Snowfall, season to date model 100 200 300 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun planned season
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×0.79 to JMA station mean · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper
Terrain
above: this resort · below: typical of the 7 Japanese resorts of 25 km to 60 km
novice green 16.1 km · 24 runseasy green 13.7 km · 44 runsintermediate red 7.1 km · 17 runsadvanced black 2.4 km · 6 runsJapanese grading.
Trail map 菖蒲沼ゲレンデ — green (novice) ダイヤモンド — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) 太平コース — green (novice) ザンゲ坂・樹氷原コース — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) チューブスライダー — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) 大森ジャイアントコース — green (novice) * — green (novice) 太平コース — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) 黒姫スーパージャイアントコース — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) パラダイス迂回コース — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) 連絡コース — green (novice) 黒姫コネクションコース — green (novice) * — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) 見返りコース — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) unnamed run — green (novice) 竜山ゲレンデ — green (easy) 竜山ゲレンデ — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) ハーネンカムCコース — green (easy) unnamed run — green (easy) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) 高鳥コース — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) ザンゲ坂・樹氷原コース — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) 黒姫スーパージャイアントコース — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) unnamed run — red (intermediate) * — black (advanced) セーラーコース, Sailor Course — black (advanced) 横倉の壁38° — black (advanced) unnamed run — black (advanced) unnamed run — black (advanced) unnamed run — black (advanced) ユートピア第１ペア — chairlift — 1336 m to 1408 m ユートピア第１ペア — chairlift — 1336 m to 1408 m 中森第１トリプル — chairlift — 855 m to 987 m 中森第１トリプル — chairlift — 855 m to 987 m ダイヤモンド第１ペア — chairlift — 1164 m to 1253 m ダイヤモンド第１ペア — chairlift — 1164 m to 1253 m 竜山ペアリフト 1 — chairlift — 923 m to 1056 m 竜山ペアリフト 1 — chairlift — 923 m to 1056 m アストリア第２ペア — chairlift — 1052 m to 1202 m アストリア第２ペア — chairlift — 1052 m to 1202 m 横倉第１ペア — chairlift — 858 m to 999 m 横倉第１ペア — chairlift — 858 m to 999 m パラダイス第３ペア — chairlift — 1344 m to 1438 m パラダイス第３ペア — chairlift — 1344 m to 1438 m ユートピア第２ペア — chairlift — 1333 m to 1428 m ユートピア第２ペア — chairlift — 1333 m to 1428 m 蔵王中央ケーブル — cable car — 855 m to 1381 m 蔵王中央ケーブル — cable car — 855 m to 1381 m 菖蒲沼第１第２ — chairlift — 1288 m to 1345 m 菖蒲沼第１第２ — chairlift — 1288 m to 1345 m 中森第２ペア — chairlift — 953 m to 1096 m 中森第２ペア — chairlift — 953 m to 1096 m 12 中央第２ペアA,B, 12 Chuo No.2 Pair — chairlift — 1281 m to 1382 m 12 中央第２ペアA,B, 12 Chuo No.2 Pair — chairlift — 1281 m to 1382 m 32 国体ペア, 32 Onsen Zao Kokutai Pair — chairlift — 1139 m to 1351 m 32 国体ペア, 32 Onsen Zao Kokutai Pair — chairlift — 1139 m to 1351 m ダイヤモンド第２ペア, Diamond No. 2 Pair — chairlift — 1163 m to 1276 m ダイヤモンド第２ペア, Diamond No. 2 Pair — chairlift — 1163 m to 1276 m 14 中央第１ペア, 14 Chou No.1 Pair — chairlift — 1287 m to 1371 m 14 中央第１ペア, 14 Chou No.1 Pair — chairlift — 1287 m to 1371 m 5 温泉第１ペア, 5 Onsen 1st Pair — chairlift — 917 m to 997 m 5 温泉第１ペア, 5 Onsen 1st Pair — chairlift — 917 m to 997 m 竜山ペアリフト 2 — chairlift — 923 m to 1056 m 竜山ペアリフト 2 — chairlift — 923 m to 1056 m 33 見返りペア, 33 Mikaeri Pair — chairlift — 1252 m to 1358 m 33 見返りペア, 33 Mikaeri Pair — chairlift — 1252 m to 1358 m 温泉第２クワッド, Onsen No. 2 Quad — chairlift — 925 m to 1157 m 温泉第２クワッド, Onsen No. 2 Quad — chairlift — 925 m to 1157 m アストリア第１ペア — chairlift — 943 m to 1086 m アストリア第１ペア — chairlift — 943 m to 1086 m 横倉第２ペア — chairlift — 994 m to 1116 m 横倉第２ペア — chairlift — 994 m to 1116 m 黒姫第１クワトロ — chairlift — 984 m to 1397 m 黒姫第１クワトロ — chairlift — 984 m to 1397 m 唐松ペアリフト — chairlift — 908 m to 987 m 唐松ペアリフト — chairlift — 908 m to 987 m 横倉第１ペア — chairlift — 858 m to 999 m 横倉第１ペア — chairlift — 858 m to 999 m 2 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線, 2 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen — gondola — 1329 m to 1661 m 2 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線, 2 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen — gondola — 1329 m to 1661 m 片貝トリプル, Katagai Triple — chairlift — 1345 m to 1381 m 片貝トリプル, Katagai Triple — chairlift — 1345 m to 1381 m 1 蔵王ロープウェイ山麓線, 1 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen — cable car — 856 m to 1325 m 1 蔵王ロープウェイ山麓線, 1 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen — cable car — 856 m to 1325 m 大森クワトロ — chairlift — 792 m to 1147 m 大森クワトロ — chairlift — 792 m to 1147 m 17 パラダイスペアA,B, 17 Paradise Pair — chairlift — 1346 m to 1526 m 17 パラダイスペアA,B, 17 Paradise Pair — chairlift — 1346 m to 1526 m 37 温泉第４クワッド, 37 Onsen No. 4 Quad — chairlift — 981 m to 1252 m 37 温泉第４クワッド, 37 Onsen No. 4 Quad — chairlift — 981 m to 1252 m 黒姫第２クワトロ — chairlift — 994 m to 1260 m 黒姫第２クワトロ — chairlift — 994 m to 1260 m 蔵王スカイケーブル, Zao Sky Cable — gondola — 915 m to 1264 m 蔵王スカイケーブル, Zao Sky Cable — gondola — 915 m to 1264 m アストリア第３ペア — chairlift — 1204 m to 1344 m アストリア第３ペア — chairlift — 1204 m to 1344 m 温泉第３ — chairlift — 918 m to 1014 m 温泉第３ — chairlift — 918 m to 1014 m サンライズペア — chairlift — 951 m to 1089 m サンライズペア — chairlift — 951 m to 1089 m 1 km 2 cable cars2 gondolas31 chairliftsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Full screen ↗ Lifts and runs by name Lifts ユートピア第１ペア, 中森第１トリプル, ダイヤモンド第１ペア, 竜山ペアリフト 1, アストリア第２ペア, 横倉第１ペア, パラダイス第３ペア, ユートピア第２ペア, 蔵王中央ケーブル, 菖蒲沼第１第２, 中森第２ペア, 12 中央第２ペアA,B, 12 Chuo No.2 Pair, 32 国体ペア, 32 Onsen Zao Kokutai Pair, ダイヤモンド第２ペア, Diamond No. 2 Pair, 14 中央第１ペア, 14 Chou No.1 Pair, 5 温泉第１ペア, 5 Onsen 1st Pair, 竜山ペアリフト 2, 33 見返りペア, 33 Mikaeri Pair, 温泉第２クワッド, Onsen No. 2 Quad, アストリア第１ペア, 横倉第２ペア, 黒姫第１クワトロ, 唐松ペアリフト, 2 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線, 2 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen, 片貝トリプル, Katagai Triple, 1 蔵王ロープウェイ山麓線, 1 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen, 大森クワトロ, 17 パラダイスペアA,B, 17 Paradise Pair, 37 温泉第４クワッド, 37 Onsen No. 4 Quad, 黒姫第２クワトロ, 蔵王スカイケーブル, Zao Sky Cable, アストリア第３ペア, 温泉第３, サンライズペア Green 太平コース, ザンゲ坂・樹氷原コース, チューブスライダー, 菖蒲沼ゲレンデ, 大森ジャイアントコース, *, 黒姫スーパージャイアントコース, パラダイス迂回コース, 連絡コース, 黒姫コネクションコース, ダイヤモンド, 見返りコース, 竜山ゲレンデ, ハーネンカムCコース Red 高鳥コース, ザンゲ坂・樹氷原コース, 黒姫スーパージャイアントコース Black *, セーラーコース, Sailor Course, 横倉の壁38° Nearby FAQ Is Zao Onsen Ski Resort on the Ikon Pass? Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days at Zao Onsen Ski Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. Is Zao Onsen Ski Resort on the Ikon Base? Yes. The Ikon Base grants 5 days at Zao Onsen Ski Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. How much snow does Zao Onsen Ski Resort get? Zao Onsen Ski Resort has moderate snowfall by our banding. What else can I ski nearby on the same pass? Nekoma Mountain (70 km )Sources Pass terms Ikon Mountain figures OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Season dates and live status skiresort.info Snow on the ground Open-Meteo Webcams the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's Snowfall, measured 山形 AMeDAS (JMA), 12 km away, 10-season mean Snowfall, model ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain Data (ODbL) · Method
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