Hagurosan is a ski area located in Tsuruoka City in the northwestern region of Yamagata Prefecture.
This ski area is on Mt Haguro, one of the Three Mountains of Dewa (the other two are Mt Gassan and Mt Yudono).
Hagurosan has two pair lifts (411m and 621m).
The nearby Haguro Shrine is popular throughout the year. A path of 2,466 stone steps leads to the summit, past the famous five-story pagoda and various shrines.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
385
Vertical (m)
75
Bottom/base (m)
310
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
500
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
7
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
Hagurosan usually plans to be open from mid-December until early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Hagurosan is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm on weekdays and from 8:30am on weekends, holidays and over New Year (29th December 2025 until 2nd January 2026). The ski area is normally closed on Mondays, with some exceptions (29th December 2025, 12th January and 23rd February 2026).
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Hagurosan.
Families & children
There is a kids area for young children.
Lessons
Ski lessons are available at Hagurosan.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment 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: 3,000 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Morning
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 220 yen
Child: 160 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 2,200 yen
Child: 1,600 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 21,400 yen
Child: 10,200 yen
The Morning tickets are valid from opening until 1:00pm.
The Afternoon tickets are valid from 12:00pm until closing.
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: 20th December - 1st March (72 days)
2024-2025 season: 14th December - 2nd March (79 days)
2023-2024 season: 16th December - 18th February (65 days)
2022-2023 season: 17th December - 5th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 21st December - 10th March (80 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 250cm on 3rd February
2024-2025 season: 230cm on 25th February
2023-2024 season: 70cm on 14th-17th and 26th-29th January
2022-2023 season: 250cm on 30th January and 3rd February
2021-2022 season: 270cm on 6th February
2020-2021 season: 240cm on 5th February
2019-2020 season: 90cm on 11th-12th February
2018-2019 season: 225cm on 13th-14th February
2017-2018 season: 380cm on 13th-14th February
2016-2017 season: 190cm on 25th January
2015-2016 season: 220cm on 5th and 7th-8th February
2014-2015 season: 220cm on 14th-18th 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.
Hagurosan is one of 2 ski areas currently operating in Tsuruoka City.
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