Tenoko is a ski area located in Iida Town in the southern region of Yamagata Prefecture.
This town-operated ski area features two ski lifts.
The main permanent lift, a schlep lift, drags you up the slope with your skis or snowboard still on the snow surface. The second lift is a simple rope tow lift in the base area.
Tenoko is not normally open every day during the season.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
360
Vertical (m)
90
Bottom/base (m)
270
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
450
Steepest slope (°)
24
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)
0
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
2
Information
Normal season dates
Tenoko usually plans to be open from late December until early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Tenkoko is not open every day and closed to the general public on many weekdays (including most Mondays). On days when it is open, Tenoko is usually open from 9:00am until 4:00pm. Night skiing is usually on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. But there are exceptions and it is a bit complicated --- be sure to check before going!
Families & children
Tenoko positions itself as a family-orientated ski area with runs for beginners and intermediates. There is a sledging area at the base.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,100 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
Night skiing
Adult: 1,200 yen
Child: 700 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 16,700 yen
Child: 8,100 yen
Lift ticket prices shown are for both of the ski lifts.
A ticket that is valid just for the rope tow lift is 500 yen for adults and 300 yen for children.
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: 10th January - 13th March (63 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 2nd March (72 days)
2023-2024 season: 28th January - 14th February (18 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 5th March (72 days)
2021-2022 season: 30th December - 13th March (74 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
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.
Tenoko is the only ski area currently operating in Iide Town.
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