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Aomori Spring Ski Resort ski resort, Tohoku
Aomori · TohokuPopular

Aomori Spring Ski Resort

A long-season resort overlooking the Sea of Japan, run by the Rockwood Hotel — a short hop from the Shinkansen and rarely crowded.

19runs525mvertical13m+/seasonsnowfall

Live conditions

Off-season

The mountain is resting.

Next season

Opens late November

Current temp 16°C, wind 7 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.

Why Aomori Spring Ski Resort

A long-season resort overlooking the Sea of Japan, run by the Rockwood Hotel — a short hop from the Shinkansen and rarely crowded.

Aomori Spring Ski Resort is a ski resort in Aomori, Tohoku, with 19 marked runs and 525m of vertical. It averages around 13m+ of snowfall a season, over terrain that suits intermediates. Expect well-groomed pistes.

Terrain in detail

Mellow

Cruisey 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

29

Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.

From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.

tamemellowbalancedseriousextreme

Powder profile

Mixed

Cold Tohoku storms — drier than the Sea of Japan coast.

Drier on cold storms, deeper when the Sea of Japan fires.

13

m+

per season

Frequent deep days through midwinter

Dry10% waterWet

Expert runs

4 of 19

Estimated from advanced terrain split.

Vertical drop

525m

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

beginnersfamiliesno car

Terrain

intermediategroomedscenicuncrowded

Getting there

How you actually get to the lifts.

From airport

Approximately 45 minutes from Aomori Airport

Train / bus

Shuttle from JR Shin-Aomori Station Approximately 45 minutes from Aomori Airport

Shuttle from JR Shin-Aomori Station Approximately 45 minutes from Aomori Airport

Photo: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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