Gionyama is a ski area located in the southern region of Ugo Town in the southern region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area has two rope tow lifts and has apparently been operating for about 50 years. It is run by locals and the lifts are free to use.
Beyond the top lift, there is a 'hike up' area with a steeper slope coming down than the main area.
Very little other information about this ski area is available, either official or otherwise. (As such, some information on this page may not be current).
One curious point is that the ski lift operator huts are old-fashioned telephone boxes!
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
385
Vertical (m)
90
Bottom/base (m)
295
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
500
Steepest slope (°)
27
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
2
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
2
Information
Normal season dates
Gionyama usually plans to be open from... unconfirmed. Dependent on snow.
Normal opening times
Normally open on weekends from 10:00am until 3:30pm. Usually closed on weekdays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Gionyama.
Lift ticket prices
The lifts at Gionyama are 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: Actual dates unconfirmed
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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