Uenotai is a ski area located in Kamikoani Village in the northern region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area is close to the main central of the village and just over 1km off the main Route 285 road.
This small ski area has one T-bar lift. The upper area of the slope is steeper, but beginners can get off the lift to avoid that.
Uenotai offers night skiing until 9:00pm on weekdays when it only opens at 1:00pm. It is normally open from 9:00am until 5:00pm on weekends and national holidays.
The ski area is part of what is known as Uenotai Sports Area, with tennis courts available outside of the winter months.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
130
Vertical (m)
30
Bottom/base (m)
100
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
280
Steepest slope (°)
24
Number of courses
1
Ski lifts
1
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
0
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
1
Information
Normal season dates
Uenotai usually plans to be open from late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Normally open from 1:00pm until 9:00pm on weekdays and from 9:00am until 5:00pm on weekends and holidays.
Lift ticket prices
The lift at Uenotai is free to use.
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
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2022-2023 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2021-2022 season: 22nd December - 14th March (82 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
Data is not available for this ski area.
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.
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