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.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 3°C, wind 3 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 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.
Ontake Resort is a ski resort in Nagano, with 11 marked runs and 560m of vertical. The terrain suits intermediates.
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
Getting there
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
Rental car recommended from JR Kiso-Fukushima Station 3.5 hours from Tokyo
Photo: Ski Mania / Public domain · Source
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