Yonezawa is a ski area located in Yonezawa City in the southeastern region of Yamagata Prefecture.
This ski area is by the side of Route 13, just over 10m southeast of central Yonezawa.
This ski area has five pair lifts. Number 1 A and Number 1 B (702m) and Number 5 A and Number 5 B (940m) run in parallel. The Number 1 pair from the base area has a mid-point for alighting.
There is no night skiing for the 2025-2026 season.
The ski area is also known as Yonezawa Snow World.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
800
Vertical (m)
325
Bottom/base (m)
475
Beginner runs (%)
25
Intermediate runs (%)
50
Advanced runs (%)
25
Longest course (m)
2000
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
8
Ski lifts
5
Ropeway cable car
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
5
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Yonezawa usually plans to be open from mid-December until latr March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Yonezawa is normally open from 8:30am (starting with the Number 1 lift) until 4:45pm during the daytime.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Park
The Board Park is located by the Number 2 pair lift.
Families & children
The Kids Area is located by the main base area in front of Number 1 Lodge. There is also a sledging area near base.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Yonezawa.
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: 5,000 yen
Child: 4,000 yen
Senior: 4,500 yen
Morning
Adult: 4,800 yen
Child: 3,800 yen
Senior: 4,300 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 4,800 yen
Child: 3,800 yen
Senior: 4,300 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 700 yen
Child: 500 yen
Senior: 700 yen
8 lift coupons
Adult: 4,500 yen
Child: 3,500 yen
Senior: 4,500 yen
2 days
Adult: 9,000 yen
Child: 7,000 yen
Senior: 8,000 yen
3 days
Adult: 13,500 yen
Child: 10,500 yen
Senior: 12,000 yen
Pre-school children not charged for lifts but must be accompanied by an adult.
There is no season ticket available for this season.
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: 28th December - 22nd March (85 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 23rd March (93 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 10th March (79 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 19th March (86 days)
2021-2022 season: 27th December - 27th March (91 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 160cm on 31st January - 5th February
2024-2025 season: 280cm on 10th-12th and 14th-16th February
2023-2024 season: 85cm on 26th-27th and 29th January
2022-2023 season: 170cm on 3rd, 5th and 11th February
2021-2022 season: 230cm on 23rd-25th February
2020-2021 season: 190cm on 10th February
2019-2020 season: 50cm on 11th-14th February
2018-2019 season: 165cm on 26th January
2017-2018 season: 215cm on 19th February
2016-2017 season: 180cm on 25th January
2015-2016 season: 130cm on 11th-12th February
2014-2015 season: 245cm on 15th and 19th 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.
Yonezawa is one of 3 ski areas currently operating in Yonezawa City.
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