Nishikawa Chomin is a ski area located in Nishikawa Town in the central region of Yamagata Prefecture.
This small ski area has one 350m single lift with three ski courses from the top.
Interestingly, Nishikawa Chomin only opens at 4:30pm on weekdays for night skiing. It is popular with locals wanting to ski after work! On weekends it opens at 9:00am.
The other ski area in Nishikawa Town is Gassan, something of a unique ski area in Japan.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
390
Vertical (m)
150
Bottom/base (m)
240
Beginner runs (%)
50
Intermediate runs (%)
50
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
700
Steepest slope (°)
21
Number of courses
3
Ski lifts
1
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)
1
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Nishikawa Chomin usually plans to be open from late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Nishikawa Chomin is normally open from 4:30pm until 9:00pm on weekdays. However, it is often closed on Mondays. Check before going! On many weekends and holidays, it is open from 9:00am until 4:30pm and then from 5:30pm until 9:00pm for night skiing.
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: 1,000 yen
Half day
Adult: 1,250 yen
Child: 500 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 130 yen
Child: 50 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 1,300 yen
Child: 500 yen
Night
Adult: 1,250 yen
Child: 500 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 16,000 yen
Child: 8,000 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: Unconfirmed 2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Unable to open due to lack of snow
2022-2023 season: 2nd January - 13th March
2021-2022 season: 19th December - 21st March
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.
Nishikawa Chomin is one of 2 ski areas currently operating in Nishikawa Town.
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