Adatara Kogen is a ski area located on the eastern slopes of Mt Adatara in Nihonmatsu City in the northern region of Fukushima Prefecture.
This ski area is just over 5km northwest of the main Dake Onsen hot springs and overlooks the Nihonmatsu plain, Fukushima and Koriyama.
Adatara Kogen has one quad lift (510m) and three pair lifts (350m, 450m and 760m), and they are all named after colours - Orange Line, Blue Line, Violet Line and Gold Line. The longest ski run is 2,100m, and there is a steepest gradient of 28 degrees on three courses.
The 760m Gold Line lift has disappeared from the official course map since the 2024-2025 season.
Two lifts now operate on weekdays.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1350
Vertical (m)
400
Bottom/base (m)
950
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
50
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
2100
Steepest slope (°)
28
Number of courses
7
Ski lifts
3
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
1
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Adatara Kogen usually plans to be open from late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Adatara Kogen is normally open on weekends and holidays from 8:30am until 4:30pm and from 9:00am until 4:00pm on weekdays. The ski area is closed on the following days:
24th December 2025
7th, 14th, 21st, 28th January 2026
4th, 18th, 25th February 2026
4th, 11th February 2026
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Adatara Kogen.
Snowshoe
There is a snowshoe park area in the base area.
Families & children
The Kids Park is in the base area. There is a 1,000 yen charge to use the snow escalator (1,500 yen for child with adult).
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Adatara Kogen. Snowshoe lessons are also available.
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 (weekends)
Adult: 4,300 yen
Child: 2,600 yen
Seniors: 3,800 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 3,500 yen
Child: 2,200 yen
Seniors: 3,100 yen
5 hours (weekends)
Adult: 3,800 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Seniors: 3,300 yen
5 hours (weekdays)
Adult: 3,300 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Seniors: 2,900 yen
PM (weekends)
Adult: 3,500 yen
Child: 1,700 yen
Seniors: 3,000 yen
PM (weekdays)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 1,700 yen
Seniors: 2,600 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 500 yen
6 lift coupons
Adult: 2,700 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 33,000 yen
Child: 18,000 yen
Seniors: 27,000 yen
The PM ticket is valid from 1:00pm.
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: 20th December - 15th March (86 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 9th March (79 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 17th March (85 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 12th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 27th December - 13th March (77 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 50cm on 9th-15th February
2024-2025 season: 190cm on 8th-15th February
2023-2024 season: 55cm on 8th-14th March
2022-2023 season: 130cm on 11th-26th February
2021-2022 season: 100cm on 22nd February - 3rd March and 5th-7th March
2020-2021 season: 100cm on 6th-22nd February
2019-2020 season: 60cm on 11th-13th February and 23rd February - 1st March
2018-2019 season: 70cm on 26th January - 3rd February
2017-2018 season: 140cm on 13th February - 5th March
2016-2017 season: 150cm on 10th-17th February
2015-2016 season: 110cm on 5th-13th February
2014-2015 season: 130cm on 14th-15th March
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Fukushima Prefecture is the southernmost prefecture of the Tohoku region of northern Japan. Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south.
The majority of the ski areas in Fukushima Prefecture are in the northern region around Mt. Bandai and north of Lake Inawashiro (the fourth-largest lake in Japan), as well as in the western region of the prefecture.
Adatara Kogen is one 2 ski areas currently operating in Nihonmatsu City.
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