Akagisan Dai 1 (Dai-ichi) is a ski area located in Maebashi City in the central eastern region of Gunma Prefecture.
This ski area calls itself 'the smallest ski area in Japan'. While it is indeed small, a few other small ski areas in Japan have similar claims!
Akaisan Dai 1 actually used to be a much larger ski area and had a ropeway cable car, two ski lifts and some fairly long ski runs. The story about Akagisan Dai 1, as well as the other two old ski areas near the lake, can be found on SnowJapanHistory.com.
In recent years there was a rope tow lift on the remaining slope, but that is also no longer used. So now there is just a 60m snow escalator moving walkway open on weekends and holidays.
Many people use the Akagisan Dai-1 for playing-in-the-snow activities, as well as for beginner-level skiing and snowboarding.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1400
Vertical (m)
50
Bottom/base (m)
1350
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
200
Steepest slope (°)
5
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
0
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
0
Information
Normal season dates
Akagisan usually plans to be open from late December into early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
The snow escalator is only open on weekends but the slope and nearby car park can still be used on weekdays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this ski area.
Families & children
There is a snow escalator and sledging area.
Lessons
There is no ski or snowboard school at Akagisan Dai 1.
Rental
Limited ski equipment rental is available. Sledges are also available to rent.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 1,000 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
2024-2025 season: 29th December - unconfirmed 2023-2024 season:
4th January - 31st March (87 days) 2022-2023 season:
25th December - 10th March (75 days) 2021-2022 season:
25th December - unconfirmed
Deepest recorded snow depth
Statistics are not available for this ski area
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Gunma Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of the Kanto region on the main island of Honshu. It is one of eight landlocked prefectures in Japan. Gunma is surrounded by Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Tochigi Prefecture to the east, and Saitama Prefecture to the south.
The ski areas of Gunma are largely found in the northern region (Minakami Town, Kawaba Village and Katashina Village) and the western region (Kusatsu Town and Tsumagoi Village).
Akagisan Dai 1 is the only ski area currently operating in Maebashi City.
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