Iohzan is a ski area located in Kanazawa City in the central region of Ishikawa Prefecture.
This city-operated ski area is the only ski area within Kanazawa and about 13km southeast of the city's central station area.
It has one 420m pair lift and one 241m single lift. There is parking available along the base area by each ski lift.
The snow on the Challenge Course is usually left ungroomed.
The official formal name of this ski area is Kanazawa Shiei Iohzan.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
540
Vertical (m)
150
Bottom/base (m)
390
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
40
Longest course (m)
2000
Steepest slope (°)
37
Number of courses
4
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)
1
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Iohzan usually plans to be open from early January until early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Iohzan is normally open from 8:30am until 4:30pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this area.
Families & children
There is a family course and a few sledding course areas. Sleds available to rent at 300 yen for 2 hours.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
1,570 yen
Morning
830 yen
Afternoon
830 yen
1 lift coupon
100 yen
11 lift coupon
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
2025-2026 season: 24th January - 22nd February (30 days)
2024-2025 season: 10th January - 9th March (59 days)
2023-2024 season: 26th January - 15th February (21 days)
2022-2023 season: 28th December - 5th March (68 days)
2021-2022 season: 3rd January - 8th March (65 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 170cm on 3rd February
2024-2025 season: 210cm on 23rd February
2023-2024 season: 60cm on 26th-27th January
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Ishikawa Prefecture is located in the Chubu region of Honshu. The prefecture shares borders with Toyama Prefecture to the east, Gifu Prefecture to the southeast and Fukui Prefecture to the south.
The ski areas currently operating in Ishikawa are located in the mountains within and around Hakusan City in the southern region of the prefecture, though there used to be quite a few more. See the SnowJapanHistory for more details.
Iohzan is the only ski area currently operating in Kanazawa City.
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