Matsurube Snowland is a ski area located in the western region of Ichinoseki City in southwestern Iwate Prefecture.
This ski area has two pair lifts and one rope tow lift (which is free to use). There are two main runs at Matsurube Snowland - the South Course with a maximum gradient of 18 degrees and the North Course with a maximum gradient of 26 degrees.
The Ski Center building entrance is on the 3rd Floor of the Seminar House building of the base facility known as Ichinoseki Kenko no mori. Seminar House has limited accommodation, dining and onsen hot springs.
All of the facilities are operated by the city.
The ski area is close to the borders with Akita Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
535
Vertical (m)
115
Bottom/base (m)
420
Beginner runs (%)
35
Intermediate runs (%)
45
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
725
Steepest slope (°)
26
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
3
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
1
Information
Normal season dates
Matsurube Snowland usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Matsurube Snowland is usually open from 9:00am until 4:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this ski area.
Board Park
There is usually a small Board Park area.
Families & children
The Sorikko Hiroba sledding area is near the base area. Sleds are available to rent at no cost. There is also a free indoor rest area at base.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Matsurube Snowland.
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: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 1,000 yen
Morning
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 800 yen
Senior: 800 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 800 yen
Senior: 800 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 200 yen
Child: 100 yen
Senior: 100 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 1,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 10,000 yen
Child: 5,000 yen
Senior: 5,000 yen
The lift tickets are for the two pair lifts. The rope tow lift can be used for free.
An 'adult and child ticket' is 19,000 yen.
Children's Day is usually on weekends in January and February and on those days children can use the ski lifts for free.
People with a valid one day lift ticket can use the onsen in the base Seminar House facility for 75 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: 20th December - 17th March (88 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 20th March (90 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 20th March (88 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 21st March (88 days)
2021-2022 season: 28th December - 21st March (84 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
Data is not available for this ski area.
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Iwate Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region, on the northeastern side of the main island of Honshu. It is the second-largest prefecture in Japan (after Hokkaido). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south.
Most of the ski areas in Iwate Prefecture are in the western mountainous regions of the prefecture, close to the border with Akita Prefecture.
Appi, Hachimantai Resort Panorama & Shimokura and Shizukuishi are in the northwestern region within the boundaries of Hachimantai City or Shizukuishi Town. In Kitakami City, further to the south, Geto Kogen usually receives some of the heaviest snowfall in Japan and refers to itself as ‘King of Snow’.
In recent years, both Appi and Geto Kogen, in particular, have been working to attract overseas visitors.
Most of the other ski areas in Iwate Prefecture are smaller operations.
Matsurube Snowland is the only ski area currently operating in Ichinoseki City.
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