Tengamori is a ski area located in Yokote City in the southeastern region of Akita Prefecture.
It is within easy reach of both Yokote and Yuzawa city centres.
This ski area has one pair lift and one rope tow lift and describes itself as a 'family area'.
The one main course is 830m in length.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
465
Vertical (m)
190
Bottom/base (m)
275
Beginner runs (%)
50
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
10
Longest course (m)
830
Steepest slope (°)
24
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)
1
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
1
Information
Normal season dates
Tengamori usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until early May. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Tengamori is normally open from 9:00am until 4:30pm in the daytime.
Night skiing
Night skiing is planned for Saturdays and some other holidays from 6:00pm until 9:00pm.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,700 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
4 hours
Adult: 1,700 yen
Child: 1,100 yen
3 hours
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 900 yen
2 hours
Adult: 1,200 yen
Child: 700 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: 29th December - 8th March (70 days)
2024-2025 season: 28th December - 9th March (72 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 12th February (51 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 12th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 25th December - 13th March (79 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 175cm on 14th-15th January and 29th January - 5th February
2024-2025 season: 215cm on 24th-25th February
2023-2024 season: 110cm on various dates
2022-2023 season: 175cm on 26th-27th February
2021-2022 season: 240cm on 23rd-26th February
2020-2021 season: 265cm on 11th-14th January
2019-2020 season: 65cm on 9th-14th February
2018-2019 season: 140cm on 13th-19th February
2017-2018 season: 180cm on 2nd-11th March
2016-2017 season: 160cm on 25th-27th February
2015-2016 season: 130cm on 10th-18th February
2014-2015 season: 175cm on 10th-16th 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.
Tengamori is the only ski area currently operating in Yokote City.
About the information on this page
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