Kodoriyama is a small town-operated ski area located in Oe Town in the central region of Yamagata Prefecture.
Two simple lifts (one t-bar lift and one rope tow lift) service the gentle slopes of this ski area. It is used mainly by locals.
Kodoriyama is usually open for night skiing every day through the main winter season but is only open during the daytime on weekends and holidays.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
195
Vertical (m)
15
Bottom/base (m)
180
Beginner runs (%)
100
Intermediate runs (%)
0
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
250
Steepest slope (°)
12
Number of courses
1
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
Kodoriyama usually plans to be open from early January until late February. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
The two lifts at Kodoriyama do not operate during the daytime on weekdays. They are only open during the daytime on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays in January and February. When open during the daytime, times are 9:00am until 12:00pm and from 1:00pm until 4:00pm. (Closed between 12:00pm and 1:00pm). Kodoriyama is normally closed over the New Year period.
Night skiing
Night skiing is every day from 6:30pm until 9:00pm, from 3rd January until late February.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 1,320 yen
Child: 880 yen
Morning
Adult: 770 yen
Child: 550 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 770 yen
Child: 550 yen
Night
Adult: 770 yen
Child: 550 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 6,600 yen
Child: 4,400 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: 26th January - 17th February (23 days)
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2022-2023 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2021-2022 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
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.
Kodoriyama is the only ski area currently operating in Oe Town.
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