Gorinsaka is a ski area located in Ugo Town in the southern region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area comprises a 130m rope tow lift and a gentle slope.
The town website suggests that Gorinsaka might be the lowest-altitude ski area with a lift. Some other ski areas may disagree!
Gorinsaka has been open at this location since 1979. Apparently, it was previously open at a different location since 1969.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
140
Vertical (m)
30
Bottom/base (m)
110
Beginner runs (%)
100
Intermediate runs (%)
0
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
200
Steepest slope (°)
16
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
Gorinsaka usually plans to be open from January until late February or early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Gorinsaka is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm in the daytime. Night skiing is from 6:00pm until 9:00pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. This ski area is closed on Mondays.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 200 yen
Child: 200 yen
Senior: 200 yen
Night
Adult: 200 yen
Child: 200 yen
Senior: 200 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
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Unable to open due to lack of snow
2022-2023 season: 20th January - 5th March (44 days)
2021-2022 season: 2nd January - 27th February (56 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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