Asahi Shizenkan Snow Park is a ski area located in Asahi Town in the central region of Yamagata Prefecture.
This ski area has four pair lifts, but two of the lifts have been continued for the 2025-2026 season (due to landslide and ageing lifts).
The two that remain are 519m and 485m in length.
The snow on one upper area (off the top lift) is left ungroomed.
The ski area has a few gentle 'connecting courses' between the upper and lower areas.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
760
Vertical (m)
320
Bottom/base (m)
440
Beginner runs (%)
15
Intermediate runs (%)
50
Advanced runs (%)
35
Longest course (m)
1500
Steepest slope (°)
34
Number of courses
3
Ski lifts
2
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
0
Information
Normal season dates
Asahi Shizenkan usually plans to be open from mid-December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Asahi Shizenkan is normally open from 8:30am until 4:40pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Asahi Shizenkan.
Ungroomed
There is an ungroomed course run off the top lift.
Families & children
The Shirakura Hiroba area for children is located at the top of the YuuYuu pair lift.
Lessons
Ski lessons are available at Asahi Shizenkan.
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: 3,800 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 3,000 yen
4 hours
Adult: 3,300 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 2,500 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 350 yen
Child: 100 yen
Senior: 350 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 3,500 yen
Senior: 3,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 35,000 yen
Child: 10,000 yen
Senior: 28,000 yen
Tickets are cheaper this season because only two lifts are operating.
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: 28th December - 15th March (78 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 16th March (86 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 10th March (79 days)
2022-2023 season: 17th December - 12th March (86 days)
2021-2022 season: 27th December - 13th March (77 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 230cm on 3rd February
2024-2025 season: 310cm on 10th-12th and 23rd February
2023-2024 season: 130cm on 4th-6th March
2022-2023 season: 250cm on 16th February
2021-2022 season: 340cm on 22nd-25th February
2020-2021 season: 240cm on 19th February
2019-2020 season: 150cm on 7th February
2018-2019 season: 240cm on 30th January
2017-2018 season: 270cm on 14th February
2016-2017 season: 240cm on 12th February
2015-2016 season: 210cm on 11th February
2014-2015 season: 300cm on 15th February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Yamagata Prefecture is located in the southwestern corner of Tohoku, facing the Sea of Japan. Yamagata is bordered by Akita Prefecture to the north, Miyagi Prefecture to the east, Fukushima Prefecture to the south, and Niigata Prefecture to the southwest.
There are quite a lot of ski areas across the mountains of Yamagata Prefecture. In fact, after Hokkaido, Nagano Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture, Yamagata is home to the fourth-most ski areas in the country. However, many are small and have only one or two ski lifts (some of which are surface rope-tow type lifts).
The larger ski areas in Yamagata Prefecture are located in the mountainous eastern and southern regions, close to the borders with Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture.
The largest ski area in Yamagata Prefecture, by far (and one of the largest individual ski areas in Japan), is Zao Onsen in Yamagata City.
Asahi Shizenkan Snow Park is the only ski area currently operating in Asahi Town.
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