Jeunesse Kurikoma is a ski area located in Higashinaruse Village in the southeastern region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area currently has one 990m quad lift and two pair lifts (629m and 654m) operating.
There is another 923m quad lift but that has been closed for the last several years and will also not be open for the 2025-2026 season. The Number 1 pair lift opens on Fridays, weekends and holidays.
There are two Powder Zones at Jeunesse Kurikoma, on either side of the upper Number 3 lift.
Jeunesse Kurikoma opened in 1991.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
770
Vertical (m)
375
Bottom/base (m)
395
Beginner runs (%)
35
Intermediate runs (%)
55
Advanced runs (%)
10
Longest course (m)
2500
Steepest slope (°)
40
Number of courses
13
Ski lifts
3
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
1
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Jeunesse Kurikoma usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Jeunesse Kurikoma is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm.The Number 1 pair lift is normally only open on Fridays, weekends and holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Jeunesse Kurikoma.
Powder Zone
There is no special snow park, though there is a wave zone course near the base area. There are also normally a few ungroomed powder zone areas in the upper part of the ski area.
Families & children
A kids area called Waku Waku Guru Guru is open on specified weekends and has various attractions for young children including tubing.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Jeunesse Kurikoma.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment & wear rental is available.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 4,000 yen
Child: 1,500 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 600 yen
Child: 400 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 40,000 yen
Child: 27,500 yen
The 4 Hour ticket is valid for 4 hours from the time of purchase.
A lift ticket just for the Number 1 pair lift and for one adult and one child is 3,500 yen (additional adult costs 2,000 yen; additional child costs 1,000 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: 28th December - 15th March (78 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 16th March (86 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 10th March (79 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 19th March (86 days)
2021-2022 season: 26th December - 13th March (78 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 230cm on 2nd-5th February
2024-2025 season: 285cm on 19th-26th February
2023-2024 season: 160cm on various dates
2022-2023 season: 230cm on 27th February
2021-2022 season: 300cm on 8th-13th March
2020-2021 season: 270cm on various dates
2019-2020 season: 80cm on 7th-14th February
2018-2019 season: 150cm on 13th February - 2nd March
2017-2018 season: 170cm on 18th February - 8th March and 10th March
2016-2017 season: 120cm on 17th February
2015-2016 season: 100cm on 10th February - 1st March
2014-2015 season: 150cm on 13th 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.
Jeunesse Kurikoma is the only ski area currently operating in Higashinaruse Village.
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