Owani Onsen is a ski area located in Owani Town in the southern region of Aomori Prefecture.
This ski area has a long history. It opened in 1923, and over the decades, it has been a famous ski area in Japan, enjoying several firsts and hosting national ski events.
There used to be two main sections to the ski area called Ajara Kogen and Owani Kokusai. In the 1990s, there used to be a gondola lift, a quad lift, six pair lifts and one single lift. Unfortunately, the ski area ran into difficulties post-bubble era, and the Ajara Kogen area has been closed since 2010.
In recent years, three pair lifts (557m, 864m and 506m) remain open at the modern-day Owani Onsen. They were all part of Owani Kokusai, now known as the Kokusai Area.
Owani Onsen has a few official off-piste course areas in the upper section, a 70m ski jump and ski shrine in the central section and a cross-country course near the base.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
533
Vertical (m)
433
Bottom/base (m)
100
Beginner runs (%)
50
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
4200
Steepest slope (°)
34
Number of courses
9
Ski lifts
3
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
3
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Owani Onsen usually plans to be open from mid-December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Owani Onsen is normally open from 8:30am until 4:30pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this ski area.
Lessons
Ski lessons are available at Owani Onsen.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment & wear rental is available.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 3,500 yen
Child: 2,400 yen
Senior: 2,400 yen
5 hours
Adult: 2,900 yen
Child: 2,100 yen
Senior: 2,100 yen
1 lift voucher
Adult: 350 yen
Child: 300 yen
Senior: 300 yen
11 lift vouchers
Adult: 3,500 yen
Child: 3,000 yen
Senior: 3,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 27,500 yen
Child: 16,500 yen
Senior: 22,000 yen
A season ticket with no name is 37,400 yen.
A season ticket for high school and college students is 19,800 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: 3rd January - 8th March (65 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 9th March (79 days)
2023-2024 season: 17th December - 10th March (54 days)
2022-2023 season: 18th December - 12th March (85 days)
2021-2022 season: 28th December - 13th March (76 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 130cm on 31st January - 2nd February
2024-2025 season: 140cm on 23rd-24th February
2023-2024 season: 35cm on 17th and 26th-27th January and 4th-5th March
2022-2023 season: 115cm on 16th February
2021-2022 season: 110cm on 23rd-25th February
2020-2021 season: 85cm on 27th-28th February
2019-2020 season: 80cm on 10th-11th February
2018-2019 season: 90cm on 17th-18th February
2017-2018 season: 115cm on 25th-27th February
2016-2017 season: 120cm on 9th March
2015-2016 season: 70cm on 25th-26th January
2014-2015 season: 135cm on 15th February
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.
Owani Onsen is the only ski area currently operating in Owani Town.
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