Suishozan is a ski area located in Kazuno City in the northeastern region of Akita Prefecture.
This small ski area is just west of central Kazuno City and overlooks the city centre.
There is one pair lift operating at Suishozan.
Suishozan is usually closed on Thursdays.
There are three ski areas in Kazuno City. The others are Akita Hachimantai and Hanawa.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
476
Vertical (m)
211
Bottom/base (m)
265
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
10
Longest course (m)
1500
Steepest slope (°)
26
Number of courses
5
Ski lifts
1
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
1
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Suishozan usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Suishozan is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm in the daytime most days during the opening period.
Night skiing
Night skiing is on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Suishozan is normally closed on Thursdays.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 3,300 yen
Child: 2,600 yen
Senior: 2,600 yen
5 hours
Adult: 2,800 yen
Child: 2,200 yen
Senior: 2,200 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 350 yen
Child: 270 yen
Senior: 270 yen
11 lift coupon
Adult: 3,300 yen
Child: 2,600 yen
Senior: 2,600 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 28,000 yen
Child: 19,000 yen
Senior: 24,000 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: 3rd January - 8th March (65 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 2nd March (72 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 19th February (59 days)
2022-2023 season: 17th December - 5th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 26th December - 6th March (71 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 125cm on 11th-12th February
2024-2025 season: 195cm on 23rd-28th February
2023-2024 season: 100cm on 16th-17th January
2022-2023 season: 175cm on 3rd February
2021-2022 season: 155cm on 22nd-25th February
2020-2021 season: 140cm on 10th January
2019-2020 season: 100cm on 9th February
2018-2019 season: 150cm on 9th-10th February and other dates
2017-2018 season: 225cm on 3rd March
2016-2017 season: 125cm on 12th February
2015-2016 season: 130cm on 28th-29th January and 9th-10th February
2014-2015 season: 210cm on 11th 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.
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