Dynaland is a ski area located on the eastern slopes of Dainichigatake in the northern region of Gujo City in the northern region of Gifu Prefecture.
This ski area is lift and course connected with Takasu Snow Park in the upper area. A shared lift ticket is available, as well as individual tickets.
Together with Takasu Snow Park, the connected ski areas have 30 courses, over 40km of trails, various tree runs and ungroomed areas. Over 200 snow-making machines are also available to help with natural snowfall if required.
Dynaland has three quad lifts (1400m, 1241m, 900m) and one 480m pair lift.
This ski area has been operating since 1972. Before being known as Dynaland, it used to be known as Dainichidake Kokusai. The inspiration behind the name comes from the word 'dynamic'.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1431
Vertical (m)
447
Bottom/base (m)
984
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
32
Advanced runs (%)
28
Longest course (m)
3200
Steepest slope (°)
38
Number of courses
20
Ski lifts
4
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
3
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
1
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Dynaland usually plans to be open from early to mid-December until mid-April. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Dynaland is normally open from 8:00am until 4:30pm on weekdays in the daytime. On weekends, holidays and over New Year it opens from 6:00am in the main season.
Night skiing
Night skiing is from 6:00pm until 11:00pm (last lift at 10:30pm) every day from 27th December 2025 until 28th March 2026 (except 31st December and 1st January). The lifts and courses are closed between 4:30pm and 6:00pm for maintenance. The 1,400m α Liner quad lift opens for night skiing.
Snow Parks
There are various snow park areas at Dynaland including Re: Terrain Park and Step Up Park, Surf Ride Park and Night Park.
Families & children
The Baboon is described as a family snow area / snow activity area and located near base and includes indoor play rooms. A 1-day Baboon pass costs 1,000 yen. There is a child care facility at Dynaland, next to the Center House.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Dynaland.
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: 6,000 yen
Child: 2,400 yen
Afternoon (12pm-4:30pm)
Adult: 4,800 yen
2 days
Adult: 10,000 yen
Dynaland 1 day
Adult: 5,500 yen
Dynaland 5 hours
Adult: 4,700 yen
Dynaland PM+night
Adult: 5,300 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Dynaland night
Adult: 3,500 yen
Child: 1,400 yen
Dynaland late night
Adult: 2,100 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
Dynaland season ticket
Adult: 55,000 yen
Child: 10,000 yen
There are a lot of different lift tickets available for Dynaland.
Most lift tickets are valid at Dynaland and the connecting Takasu Snow Park.
The tickets above noted as 'Dynaland' are for just Dynaland (and do not include Takasu Snow Park).
A selection of other tickets are also available.
Takasu Mountains (2025-2026)
Six areas in the region are together known as Takasu Mountains. Various lift tickets are available that are valid at all six ski areas. With those tickets you can ski at multiple ski areas on the same day. A free shuttle bus connects them all for most of the main season. The ski areas included in Takasu Mountains are as follows:
DynalandGujo Vacance MuraHirugano KogenTakasu Snow ParkWashigatakeWhite Pia Takasu
Takasu Mountains lift tickets:
A 1 day: 6,500 yen (adults); 3,800 yen (children); 5,500 yen (seniors)
A 2 day: 11,800 yen (adults); 6,900 yen (children); 10,500 yen (seniors)
A 3 day: 17,100 yen (adults); 10,000 yen (children); 15,500 yen (seniors)
A season ticket covering those six ski areas is 70,000 yen for every day or 41,000 yen for just weekdays.
Note that any night skiing is not included in the Takasu Mountain tickets.
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: 6th December - 29th March (114 days)
2024-2025 season: 7th December - 13th April (128 days)
2023-2024 season: 8th December - 7th April (122 days)
2022-2023 season: 10th December - 29th March (110 days)
2021-2022 season: 19th December - 13th April (116 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 190cm on 2nd-23rd February
2024-2025 season: 310cm on 9th February - 1st March
2023-2024 season: 140cm on 16th-20th January, 25th January - 15th February
2022-2023 season: 190cm on 2nd-13th February
2021-2022 season: 240cm on 17th February - 12th March
2020-2021 season: 220cm on 10th-25th January, 31st January - 1st March
2019-2020 season: 90cm on 19th February - 8th March
2018-2019 season: 140cm on 29th January - 8th February
2017-2018 season: 240cm on 14th February - 5th March
2016-2017 season: 180cm on 12th February - 2nd March, 8th-30th March
2015-2016 season: 150cm on 25th January - 13th February
2014-2015 season: 250cm on 14th February - 20th March
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Gifu Prefecture is located in central Japan and is one of only eight landlocked prefectures in the country. It is surrounded by seven other prefectures: Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Nagano.
All the ski areas in Gifu Prefecture are in the northern mountainous regions of the Prefecture, in Gujo City, Takayama City and Hida City.
Six ski areas in Gujo City recently joined together for promotional purposes under the Takasu Mountains brand. (Takasu is the name of a neighbourhood in Gujo City. In 2004, Takasu Village merged with several other towns and villages to form the current city). That area is particularly popular with people visiting from Nagoya and Osaka. Train links are not particularly convenient, so most people travel by car or bus.
Dynaland is one of 9 ski areas currently operating in Gujo City.
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