Kase or Goshogawara-shi Kase is a ski area located in Goshogawara City in the northern region of Aomori Prefecture, to the west of Aomori City.
This ski area has one simple surface lift ('amber lift') by the side of a 20m ski jump. The 'base' of the ski area is at the top of the lift, so you ski down from the base.
This ski area is only be open for night skiing, from 6:00pm until 9:00pm, and is closed on Mondays and the days after holidays. There is also an 'application form' for usage on the official city site; it is unclear if that is a requirement.
When it is open, the lift at Kase is free to use.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
70
Vertical (m)
20
Bottom/base (m)
50
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
200
Steepest slope (°)
17
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
Kase usually plans to be open from early January until late February. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Kase is normally open from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. It is normally closed on Mondays and the days after holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Lift ticket prices
The lift is 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
2025-2026 season: 22nd January - 28th February (38 days)
2024-2025 season: Dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Dates unconfirmed
2022-2023 season: 5th January - 28th February
2021-2022 season: 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
Aomori Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region on the northwestern side of Honshu. It is the most northerly Prefecture of Honshu, and the Tsugaru Strait separates it from Hokkaido. Akita Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture share a border with Aomori to the south.
There are ski areas across Aomori, with the most well-known probably being on the slopes of the Hakkoda mountain range. This location is about 20km south of Aomori City. It is famous for backcountry tours, unforgiving weather, and 'juhyou' (frost-covered trees, also known as 'snow monsters'). The other larger-scale operation in the prefecture is Aomori Spring Ski Resort in Ajigasawa Town.
Many of the other ski areas in Aomori Prefecture are small operations.
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