Shichinohe Choei is a ski area located in Shichinohe Town in the eastern region of Aomori Prefecture.
This town-operated ski area is about 10km from the town centre and has one pair lift as well as a short surface ('pony') lift.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
210
Vertical (m)
122
Bottom/base (m)
88
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
800
Steepest slope (°)
35
Number of courses
6
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
Shichinohe Choei usually plans to be open from late December until early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Shichinohe Choei is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm in the daytime. The ski area is normally closed on Mondays.
Night skiing
Night skiing is from 5:00pm until 9:00pm. There is no night skiing on Sundays and Mondays.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,500 yen
Child: 1,300 yen
Night
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 800 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 300 yen
Child: 200 yen
2 hours
Adult: 1,300 yen
Child: 700 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 20,000 yen
Child: 12,000 yen
A family ticket for one adult and one child is 3,500 yen.
A 2 hour ticket to use the pony lift is 600 yen for adults and 300 yen for children.
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: Unconfirmed - 9th March
2023-2024 season: Unable to open due to lack of snow
2022-2023 season: 6th January - 5th March
2021-2022 season: 29th December - 6th March
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 90cm on 23rd, 26th-27th January
2024-2025 season: 120cm on 11th-12th February
2023-2024 season: 20cm on 18th-19th December
2022-2023 season: 105cm on 3rd-4th February
2021-2022 season: 115cm on 23rd-24th February
2020-2021 season: 100cm on 8th January
2019-2020 season: 35cm on 9th-12th February and others
2018-2019 season: 110cm on 15th February
2017-2018 season: 90cm on 22nd February
2016-2017 season: 60cm on 3rd February
2015-2016 season: 70cm on 19th and 25th-26th January
2014-2015 season: 100cm 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.
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