Tengendai Kogen is a ski area located in Yonezawa City in the southeastern region of Yamagata Prefecture.
This ski area boasts a long season with a top altitude of 1820m and good snow quality (and 'snow monster'-like trees in peak season). It is usually open until Golden Week in early May.
The Tengendai Ropeway takes skiers and snowboarders up to three ski lifts and the main courses.
Tengendai Kogen offers a 6km top-to-bottom course, including the 3,000m long narrow course from the top of the Ropeway station back to the base.
There are a few 'powder zones' (Tsugamori Powder Zone and Shakunage Powder Zone), and snowshoe trekking experience tours are also available.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1820
Vertical (m)
900
Bottom/base (m)
920
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
6000
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
7
Ski lifts
4
Ropeway cable car
1
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
3
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Tengendai Kogen usually plans to be open from late November until early May. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
The Ropeway is normally open from 8:00am (8:20am on weekdays) until 5:00pm. Lifts operate until 3:30pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Tengendai Kogen.
Powder Zones
There are a few 'powder zones' in the mid to upper area (Tsugamori Powder Zone and Shakunage Powder Zone). Snowshoe trekking experience tours are also available.
Families & children
The Family Park area is at the base of the main ski slopes (at the top of the Ropeway).
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Tengendai Kogen.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment & wear 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: 5,500 yen
Child: 4,100 yen
Senior: 4,400 yen
5 hours
Adult: 5,000 yen
Child: 3,700 yen
Senior: 4,000 yen
PM
Adult: 4,400 yen
Child: 3,300 yen
Senior: 3,500 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 64,000 yen
Child: 45,000 yen
Senior: 52,000 yen
Ropeway (return)
Adult: 1,900 yen
Child: 1,300 yen
Senior: 1,900 yen
Ropeway (one-way)
Adult: 1,000 yen
Child: 700 yen
Senior: 1,000 yen
The 1 day, 5 hour, PM and Season tickets are valid for both the Ropeway and ski lifts.
The Afternoon Ticket is 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: 24th November - 6th May (164 days)
2024-2025 season: 24th November - 22nd May (180 days)
2023-2024 season: 22nd November - 1st May (162 days)
2022-2023 season: 9th December - 7th May (150 days)
2021-2022 season: 26th November - 8th May (164 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 350cm on 10th-15th February
2024-2025 season: 790cm on 22nd-23rd March
2023-2024 season: 420cm on 21st-26th March
2022-2023 season: 330cm on 17th-19th and 23rd-24th February
2021-2022 season: 520cm on 8th March
2020-2021 season: 320cm on 20th-21st February
2019-2020 season: 240cm on 7th-8th March
2018-2019 season: 310cm on 2nd-4th and 10th-19th February
2017-2018 season: 320cm on 18th February - 1st March
2016-2017 season: 330cm on 27th March - 9th April
2015-2016 season: 240cm on 5th-14th February
2014-2015 season: 360cm on 14th-16th March
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.
Tengendai Kogen is one of 3 ski areas currently operating in Yonezawa City.
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