Onikoube Ski Resort

Miyagi Prefecture, JP — size XS · 5 km of trails · 677 m vertical · 6 lifts · moderate snowfall

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Japan
Tokyo — town, pop. 9,733,276Osaka — town, pop. 2,753,862Nagoya — town, pop. 2,332,176Sapporo — town, pop. 1,973,832Fukuoka — town, pop. 1,612,392Onikoube Ski ResortTokyoOsakaNagoyaSapporoFukuoka
Miyagi Prefecture
Sendai — town, pop. 1,096,704Niigata — town, pop. 797,591Kōriyama — town, pop. 327,692Akita — town, pop. 307,672Fukushima — town, pop. 294,237Morioka — town, pop. 290,700Amihari Onsen Ski ResortAPPI ResortGeto KogenHachimantai PanoramaNekoma MountainNinox Snow ParkOkunakayama KogenShimokuraTazawakoZao Onsen Ski ResortOnikoube Ski ResortSendaiNiigataKōriyamaAkitaFukushimaMorioka
Within 30 km
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Closed today

Season: usually late December - mid March.

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Indy Pass2 daysblackout calendar not published
Indy+ Pass2 daysno blackout dates

The mountain

Trails
5 km — size XS
Vertical
677 m
Summit
1038 m
Base
361 m
Lifts
6
Region
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Typical Snowfall

Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Moderate

Measured, JMA station
620 cm — 向町 AMeDAS, 10.6 km away, 488 m below mid-mountain; 10-season mean, peak base 122 cm
Powder days
7 a season — days with 20 cm or more; measured at 向町
Snow-day share
63% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; measured at 向町
Longest snowy stretch
17 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; measured at 向町
Model climatology
323 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid

The Season

Snow on the ground model
50100150200 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowfall, season to date model
200400600800 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 ×1.92 to JMA station mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.

Character

85% of it is novice or easy terrain — 4 km, against 2 km for Japanese resorts under 10 km. There is a lot of room here for someone still learning. It is a small hill: 5 km of trails, against 11 km for the median Japanese resort on a pass. Most of what the independents' passes sell is this size.

Terrain

  • novicegreen0.5 km · 1 run
  • easygreen3.6 km · 5 runs
  • intermediatered0.7 km · 2 runs

Japanese grading.

Lifts

  • 6chairlifts

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPasses
Geto Kogen56 km13 kmvery heavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared)
Zao Onsen Ski Resort72 km39 kmmoderateIkon Pass, Ikon Base
Tazawako110 km11 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared)
Amihari Onsen Ski Resort119 km8 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared)
Hachimantai Panorama126 km10 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared)
Shimokura127 km8 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared)

FAQ

Is Onikoube Ski Resort on the Indy Pass?
Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Onikoube Ski Resort for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published.
Is Onikoube Ski Resort on the Indy+ Pass?
Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Onikoube Ski Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Onikoube Ski Resort get?
Onikoube Ski Resort has moderate snowfall by our banding.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Geto Kogen (56 km), Tazawako (110 km), Amihari Onsen Ski Resort (119 km)

Sources

Pass terms
Indy
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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