Taiheizan Opas is located to the north-east of central Akita city in the north-western region of Akita Prefecture. Natural snowfall is helped along by artificial snow making machines when necessary.
Akita Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu. Akita faces the Sea of Japan in the west and is bordered by Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures from north to south. The region has cold winters and there are numerous ski hills located around the prefecture, though most of them are small scale with just one or two lifts.
The Mountain
330m
190m
140m
25"
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2000m
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60%
Skiers 60%
Ropeways
Gondolas
Quad lifts
Triple lifts
Pair lifts
Single lifts
Other
Boarders 40%
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Taiheizan Opas Snow Depth Statistics
Official snow depth numbers from the current season and previous season
A public bus that stops close to the ski area base is available from in front of Akita Station and takes about 35 minutes.
By Car
14.8km from the Akita Chuo IC on the Akita Expressway
15.8km from the Akita Kita IC on the Akita Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 13 (17.9km away)
Nearest prefecture road: Prefecture Road 232
Direction
Taiheizan Opas is about 15km from Akita Chuo IC on the Akita Expressway.
You get to the ski hill using Prefecture Road 15 or 232.
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Ropeways
Gondolas
Quad lifts
Triple lifts
Pair lifts
Single lifts
Other
