Ohdai is a ski area located in Daisen City in the central region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area is within easy reach of central Daisen. It has west-facing slopes and two pair lifts (604m and 916m).
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
435
Vertical (m)
240
Bottom/base (m)
195
Beginner runs (%)
50
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
1400
Steepest slope (°)
38
Number of courses
5
Ski lifts
2
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Ohdai usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until early May. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening time
Ohdai is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm in the daytime. The ski area is closed from 16th-19th and 24th-26th February 2025.
Night skiing
Night skiing operations are normally on Fridays and Saturdays and nights before holidays, from 6:00pm until 9:00pm.
Park
There is a Snowboard Park area near base featuring various items.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 3,200 yen
Child: 2,100 yen
4 hours
Adult: 2,400 yen
Child: 1,600 yen
Night 2 hours
Adult: 2,200 yen
Child: 1,400 yen
Night
Adult: 2,600 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 300 yen
Child: 200 yen
11 lift coupon
Adult: 2,700 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 25,000 yen
Child: 15,000 yen
Season ticket (night skiing)
Adult: 16,000 yen
Child: 11,000 yen
Historical snow depth data
The following ski season and official snow depth data have been independently compiled by SnowJapan for publication on this website. Where available, the data is updated annually after each ski season.
First and last dates of recent seasons
2025-2026 season: 29th December - 1st March (63 days)
2024-2025 season: 28th December - 24th February (59 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 16th February (55 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 26th February (65 days)
2021-2022 season: 25th December - 27th February (65 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 170cm on 30th January - 4th February
2024-2025 season: 180cm on 25th February
2023-2024 season: 60cm on 16th-17th, 27th-28th January
2022-2023 season: 90cm on various dates
2021-2022 season: 190cm on 4th-8th February
2020-2021 season: 120cm on 10th-12th January and 10th-13th February
2019-2020 season: 35cm on 2nd-5th January
2018-2019 season: 95cm on 14th-18th February
2017-2018 season: 180cm on 17th-28th February
2016-2017 season: 80cm on various dates
2015-2016 season: 85cm on 8th-12th February
2014-2015 season: 140cm on 8th-13th January and 14th-17th February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Akita Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region, on the northwestern side of the main island of Japan, facing the Sea of Japan.
Akita shares borders with Aomori Prefecture to the north, Iwate Prefecture to the east, Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast and Yamagata Prefecture to the south.
The ski areas in Akita Prefecture are distributed across the mountains from north to south. Two of the more well-known ski areas are Tazawako, on the western slopes of Mt Akita-Komagatake in Semboku City, and Ani, on the southwestern slopes of Mt Moriyoshi in Kitaakita City.
Most of the other ski areas in Akita Prefecture are small local operations.
About the information on this page
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