Snow Park Dorogawa is a small ski area located near Dorogawa Onsen hot spring area of Tenkawa Village in central Nara Prefecture.
This is is the only ski area in Nara Prefecture.
There are two rope tow style lifts at Snow Park Dorogawa. However, as many visitors do not use the lifts, only sledging and playing in the snow, there is a separate entry charge and a charge for using the lifts.
Snowfall is not always reliable in this region, and the ski area is known for opening 'when it can'.
Unfortunately, it was not able to open at all during the 2023-2024 season.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1040
Vertical (m)
80
Bottom/base (m)
960
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
400
Steepest slope (°)
20
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
2
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
2
Information
Normal season dates
Snow Park Dorogawa usually plans to be open from early January until early March, but snowfall is not consistent or reliable in this region. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
The area is usually open from 9:00am until 4:30pm on weekdays and from 8:30am on weekends and holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
Entry charge
Adult: 1,200 yen
Child: 600 yen
Lifts
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Snow Park Dorogawa has an entry charge and a separate charge for using the two rope tow style lifts.
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: Unconfirmed
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Unable to open due to lack of snow
2022-2023 season: 4th January - 11th February (38 days)
2021-2022 season: 2nd January - 6th March (63 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
Nara Prefecture is located in the Kansai region of Honshu. The prefecture shares a border with Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest and Mie Prefecture to the east.
Nara is not known for getting much snowfall, and there is only one ski area currently operating in the prefecture.
Snow Park Dorogawa is located in Tenkawa Village in the central region of the prefecture.
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