Arai Mountain Resort

Niigata Prefecture, JP — size S · 13 km of trails · 909 m vertical · 5 lifts · very heavy snowfall

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Niigata Prefecture
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Season: usually mid December - mid May.

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Ikon Pass7 daysno blackout dates
Ikon Base5 daysno blackout dates

The mountain

Trails
13 km — size S
Vertical
909 m
Summit
1278 m
Base
369 m
Lifts
5
Region
Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Typical Snowfall

Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Very heavy

Measured, JMA station
815 cm — 関山 AMeDAS, 8.4 km away, 474 m below mid-mountain; 10-season mean, peak base 186 cm
Powder days
15 a season — days with 20 cm or more; measured at 関山
Snow-day share
50% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; measured at 関山
Longest snowy stretch
10 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; measured at 関山
Operator published
1000 cm — the resort's own figure
Model climatology
732 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid

The Season

Snow on the ground model
100200300 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowfall, season to date model
50010001500 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26

Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.37 to the resort's published average
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.

Character

It drops 909 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of Japanese resorts on a pass, where the median is 454 m. Its lift fleet runs to 1 gondola among 5.

Terrain

  • easygreen6.8 km · 6 runs
  • intermediatered5.5 km · 5 runs
  • advancedblack0.6 km · 1 run

Japanese grading.

Lifts

  • 1gondola
  • 4chairlifts

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPasses
Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort14 km21 kmvery heavyIkon Pass, Ikon Base (shared)
Madarao Mountain Resort19 km16 kmheavyIkon Pass, Ikon Base (shared)
Togari Onsen Snow Resort21 km12 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass
Togakushi Ski Resort27 km15 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass
Snow Resort The Cupid of Romance29 km10 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass
Cupid Valley30 km3 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass

Written about it

FAQ

Is Arai Mountain Resort on the Ikon Pass?
Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days at Arai Mountain Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
Is Arai Mountain Resort on the Ikon Base?
Yes. The Ikon Base grants 5 days at Arai Mountain Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Arai Mountain Resort get?
Arai Mountain Resort has very heavy snowfall by our banding.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort (14 km), Madarao Mountain Resort (19 km)

Sources

Pass terms
Ikon
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Season dates and live status
skiresort.info
Snow on the ground
Open-Meteo

Data (ODbL) · Method

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