Long, cruisy runs looking south over Lake Inawashiro — a reliable Fukushima day with better-than-average views.
Runs
18
Vertical
580m
Summit
1190m
Base 520m
Region
Tohoku
Fukushima Prefecture
Popular
Best season Mid-December to early April
Why Inawashiro Ski Resort
Long, cruisy runs looking south over Lake Inawashiro — a reliable Fukushima day with better-than-average views.
Views of Lake Inawashiro
Plan your trip
Inawashiro Ski Resort sits above Lake Inawashiro on the south flank of Mt Bandai — wide groomed runs with lake views, plus the famous Lake Bandai-Inawashiro views. ~90 min from Tokyo by Shinkansen + bus.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Hotel Listel Inawashiro at the lift base, plus lakeside hotels and onsen ryokan around Lake Inawashiro.
Pass, lessons, gear, and guides for powder days.
Adult 1-day ~¥5,000. Wide groomers with Lake Inawashiro and Mt Bandai panorama from the upper runs.
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
35
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
5 of 18
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
Photo: Ski Mania / Public domain · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
Approximately 90 minutes from Fukushima Airport
Train / bus
Direct bus from JR Inawashiro Station Approximately 90 minutes from Fukushima Ai
Overview
Direct bus from JR Inawashiro Station
From airport
Approximately 90 minutes from Fukushima Airport
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 14°C, wind 8 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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