Urabandai's long-season resort — high base elevation keeps the snow good into late spring and a single gondola lifts you to the top of the mountain.
Runs
15
Vertical
580m
Summit
1590m
Base 1010m
Region
Tohoku
Fukushima Prefecture
Popular
Best season Early December to mid-April
Why Grandeco Snow Resort
Urabandai's long-season resort — high base elevation keeps the snow good into late spring and a single gondola lifts you to the top of the mountain.
Open until mid-April
Plan your trip
Grandeco Snow Resort sits high on Mt Bandai's northern flank — long groomed runs, Grandeco Tokyu Hotel at the base, and one of Tohoku's top-rated family resorts. Koriyama Shinkansen + 90-min shuttle.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Grandeco Tokyu Hotel at the lift base — ski-in/ski-out, multiple restaurants, onsen, family-focused.
Terrain in detail
MellowCruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
23
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Cold Tohoku storms — drier than the Sea of Japan coast.
Drier on cold storms, deeper when the Sea of Japan fires.
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m
per season
Snowfall data not published — frequency is the regional baseline.
Expert runs
2 of 15
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
580m
Compact mountain.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Limited
Mostly groomed terrain.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain & features
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
Approximately 2 hours from Fukushima Airport
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Inawashiro Station Approximately 2 hours from Fukushima Airport
Overview
Shuttle from JR Inawashiro Station
From airport
Approximately 2 hours from Fukushima Airport
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 13°C, wind 10 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
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At the resort
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Domestic flights to SendaiTohoku airport transfers