Shinjo Shimin is a ski area located just outside the central area of Shinjo City in the northern region of Yamagata Prefecture.
The pair lift has a mid-station that allows riders to alight before reaching the slightly steeper top area.
The base building is known as Mokuzo Shiki no ie, offering meals and a lounge as well as lift tickets.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
340
Vertical (m)
110
Bottom/base (m)
230
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
10
Longest course (m)
800
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)
1
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Shinjo Shimin 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
Shinjo Shimin is normally open from 12:00pm on weekdays and from 9:00am on weekends and holidays. It closes at 9:00pm every day, except on 31st December when it closes at 4:00pm.
Families & children
There is a Chibbiko Hiroba sledding area near base. Sleds are available to rent for 500 yen.
Lessons
There is no ski school at Shinjo Shimin.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment and wear is available to rent.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 1,500 yen
2 hours
Adult: 1,000 yen
Child: 500 yen
Senior: 700 yen
4 hours
Adult: 1,400 yen
Child: 700 yen
Senior: 900 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 160 yen
Child: 80 yen
Senior: 110 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 1,600 yen
Child: 800 yen
Senior: 1,100 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 22,000 yen
Child: 11,000 yen
Senior: 17,000 yen
Season ticket (night skiing only)
Adult: 17,000 yen
Child: 8,500 yen
Senior: 13,000 yen
Children of Junior High School age and under can ride the lifts for free.
All lift tickets are valid during daytime and evening skiing periods.
The night skiing season ticket is valid from 5:00pm.
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: Actual dates unconfirmed 2024-2025 season: 25th December - 2nd March (67 days)
2023-2024 season: 27th January - 14th February (18 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 26th February (64 days)
2021-2022 season: 28th December - 3rd March (65 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.
Shinjo Shimin is the only ski area currently operating in Shinjo City.
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