Slopes on the flanks of Mt Ontake — high base, long season, and one of the most genuinely remote Japanese resorts you can still reach by road.
Runs
11
Vertical
560m
Summit
2240m
Base 1680m
Region
Nagano
Popular
Best season Late December to early April
Why Ontake Resort
Slopes on the flanks of Mt Ontake — high base, long season, and one of the most genuinely remote Japanese resorts you can still reach by road.
Mt Ontake foothills; western Nagano
Plan your trip
Ontake Resort sits high on Mt Ontake's southern face — wide groomed runs, dependable powder, and an isolated alpine feel. Reaching it requires a car or shuttle from Kiso-Fukushima Station.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Small slopeside lodges and pensions; Kiso-Fukushima town offers more traditional ryokan options.
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
Inland alpine — variable depending on storm direction.
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
3 of 11
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
560m
Compact mountain.
Steepest pitch
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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
3.5 hours from Tokyo
Train / bus
Rental car recommended from JR Kiso-Fukushima Station 3
Drive
Rental car recommended from JR Kiso-Fukushima Station 3
Overview
Rental car recommended from JR Kiso-Fukushima Station
From airport
3.5 hours from Tokyo
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 7°C, wind 9 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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Stays, lift passes, rentals — everything you need in one place.
Book & plan
At the resort
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