Spring Valley Sendai Izumi is a ski area located on the northern slopes of Mt Izumigatake in the northern region of Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture.
Until recently, this ski area was known as Spring Valley Izumi Kogen.
Spring Valley Sendai Izumi has one 906m quad lift and three pair lifts (276m, 490m and 300m).
Easy access makes it popular, especially for night skiing (and the park areas are also open during evening operations). On a clear day, it can be seen from the city. On a few Saturdays it remains open until 5:00am on the Sunday morning.
This ski area opened in 1991.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
959
Vertical (m)
272
Bottom/base (m)
687
Beginner runs (%)
20
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
40
Longest course (m)
1400
Steepest slope (°)
36
Number of courses
12
Ski lifts
4
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
1
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
3
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
This ski area usually plans to be open from mid-December until early April. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening hours
Spring Valley Sendai Izumi is normally open from 9:00am until 10:00pm. Extended opening until 11:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays in peak season. Various courses are closed before night skiing in order for the slopes to be prepared.
Night skiing
Night skiing is until 7th March 2026. There is also traditionally 'all night' (until 5:00am the next day) at this ski area. The official website does not clearly specify the dates for that service.
Park
The Spring Valley Snow Park area is off the top of the Mayflower pair lift. It is also open during night operations. Rookies Park is free to use and usually open from early January through mid-March.
Families & children
The Snow Adventure Park area features a snow escalator, sledging, playing in the snow area and a practice slope. Entry is 2,000 yen. Open 10:00pm until 4:00pm, on weekends and holidays from 20th December 2025 until 29th March 2026. Snow tubing is available once there is enough snow.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Spring Valley Sendai Izumi.
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
8 hours
Adult: 5,800 yen
Child: 4,300 yen
Senior: 5,400 yen
6 hours
Adult: 5,500 yen
Child: 5,100 yen
Senior: 5,100 yen
4 hours
Adult: 5,200 yen
Child: 3,800 yen
Senior: 4,800 yen
Season 10
Adult: 12,000 yen
Season 20
Adult: 23,000 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: 17th December - 1st April (106 days)
2024-2025 season: 14th December - 6th April (114 days)
2023-2024 season: 22nd December - 7th April (108 days)
2022-2023 season: 17th December - 1st April (106 days)
2021-2022 season: 21st December - 3rd April (104 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 100cm on 1st-14th February
2024-2025 season: 170cm on 20th February
2023-2024 season: 75cm on 7th-16th March
2022-2023 season: 120cm on 18th-19th February
2021-2022 season: 170cm on 24th February - 5th March
2020-2021 season: 160cm on 9th-14th February
2019-2020 season: 80cm on 12th February
2018-2019 season: 100cm on 27th January - 6th February
2017-2018 season: 150cm on 18th February - 5th March
2016-2017 season: 135cm on 15th February - 1st March
2015-2016 season: 90cm on 11th-13th February
2014-2015 season: 130cm on 19th-22nd February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Miyagi Prefecture is located in the central section of the Tohoku region of Honshu, on Japan’s eastern Pacific coast. Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the northwest, Yamagata Prefecture to the west, and Fukushima Prefecture to the south.
The ski areas in Miyagi are all located in the mountainous western regions of the prefecture, fairly close to the border with Yamagata Prefecture.
A few ski areas in the south have Miyagi Zao in their names. Zao is the name of a town in southwestern Miyagi Prefecture and should not be confused with Zao Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture. Geographically, Zao Town and Zao Onsen are close, but the road connecting them is closed during winter.
Spring Valley Sendai Izumi is one of 2 ski areas currently operating within Sendai City. The other is Izumigatake.
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