Ohdaira is a ski area in the central-eastern region of Yurihonjo City in the southern region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area opened in 1964 and has three T-bar surface lifts (195m, 190m and 235m).
It is usually open on weekends and holidays during the daytime and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for night skiing.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
160
Vertical (m)
30
Bottom/base (m)
130
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
450
Steepest slope (°)
20
Number of courses
3
Ski lifts
3
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
3
Information
Normal season dates
Ohdaira usually plans to be open when snow allows.
Normal opening times
Ohdaira is usually open from 9:00am until 4:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays during the daytime. It is also open for floodlit night skiing (from 6:00pm until 9:00pm) on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The ski area is closed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Families & children
There is a Kids Corner for sledding area near the base.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
Daytime
Adult: 800 yen
Child: 500 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 7,000 yen
Child: 4,000 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: 2nd January - 1st March (59 days)
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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