Ciao Ontake Snow Resort is located on the northern slopes of Mt Ontake, to the south east of central Takayama city in Gifu Prefecture (and close to the border with Nagano Prefecture). Getting there might not be as convenient as many resorts but the high elevation around 2000m and northerly slopes mean this resort often enjoys good powder conditions, and a long season as well. Ice climbing, snow shoe tours and snow rafting attractions are available at this resort. It has been operating since 1998.
Gifu Prefecture is located in the Chubu region of the central region of Honshu island, and it one of only a handful of landlocked prefectures. It shares borders with (from the north) Toyama, Nagano, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Fukui and Ishikawa. Most of the ski and snowboard resorts in Gifu are located in the northern region of the prefecture – in Gujo city, Takayama city, Hida city and Shirakawa village.
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Ciao Ontake Snow Resort.
Equipment Rental
Ski Rental:
Available
Snowboard Rental:
Available
Ski and snowboard equipment rental is available. Ski and snowboard wear rental is also available.
Children's facilities
The 'Kids Park' is open on Saturdays and holidays only and is located at the base of the resort. Under 12's can enter for free, otherwise the charge is 500 yen.
There is also some 'Snow Rafting' which costs 500 yen per person for 1 time.
Park information
The 'Snow Park' at Ciao is located by the Number 1 Duo lift.
Ciao Ontake Snow Resort Season & Opening Times
Typical season is from Early December until Mid May
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Daytime
Weekends and holidays
Normally open from 8:30am until 4:00pm
Weekdays
Normally open from 8:30am until 4:00pm
'Nighta' (night skiing)
Weekends and holidays
No
Weekdays
No
Opening information
Ciao Ontake Snow Resort is open from 8:30am until 4:00pm.
There is no nighta at this ski hill.
This resort will only be open on weekends and holidays between 9th January 2017 and 16th March 2018.
Ciao Ontake Snow Resort Lift Ticket Charges
Adults
Child
High School age
Senior
55 years & over
1 Day (8:30am-4pm)
4,000 yen
1,000 yen
2,000 yen
Morning (8:30am-12:30pm)
3,000 yen
1,000 yen
1,500 yen
Afternoon (12pm-4pm)
3,000 yen
1,000 yen
1,500 yen
1 Lift Coupon
400 yen
400 yen
400 yen
11 Lift Coupons
4,000 yen
4,000 yen
4,000 yen
Gondola one-way
1,200 yen
1,200 yen
1,200 yen
Gondola return
1,500 yen
1,500 yen
1,500 yen
Various 'family pack' tickets are available.
A Season Ticket that is valid at the following nine ski resorts is available and costs 63,000 yen is purchased in December:
53.6km from Takayama Station on the Takayama Honsen Line
72.6km from Inashi Station on the Iida Line
Information
Takayama Station on the Takayama Honsen line is the closest station, 54km away.
Ina-shi Station on the Iida line is the closest station to the east in Nagano Prefecture and is about 73km from Ciao Ontake.
Bus
No shuttle bus service information is available.
By Car
57.6km from the Takayama IC on the Chubu Jukan Expressway
72km from the Ina IC on the Nagano Expressway
95.2km from the Nakatsugawa IC on the Chuo Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 361 (9km away)
Nearest prefecture road: Prefecture Road 435
Direction
This resort is located just off Prefecture Road 463, which in turn is just over 9km from Route 361 (also known as Kiso Highway).
As the 2018-2019 winter season approaches, we will gradually be updating the information for every ski resort in Japan.
Many ski resorts in Japan do not update their own information until the autumn months and so our process of updating information will be ongoing until November.
Resorts usually open and close around the same time each season - if the 2017-2018 planned season dates are still displayed on this page, they can be used as a good indication of the season length.
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Reader Resort Rankings
General
75
Snow conditions
80
Courses & terrain
75
Lift system
80
Apres ski
50
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