Minowa
Ski resort · Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Minowa is a ski resort in Fukushima Prefecture (Japan) with 7.2 km of runs and 3 lifts. You can ski between 1,045 m and 1,473 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 428 m. Its longest run is E.T (1.1 km) and the steepest, サンダンス, reaches 63% on its toughest stretch.
See Minowa on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 7.2 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,045–1,473 m
- Vertical drop
- 428 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green4.1 km
- Blue2.2 km
- Red0.9 km
The steepest runs at Minowa
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- サンダンス Red63% · 32°
- エンジェルストリート Red48% · 26°
- ファミリーゲレンデ Green39% · 21°
- メイプルストリート Green36% · 20°
- P.P Blue35% · 19°
The longest runs
- E.T Green1.1 km
- メイプルストリート Green0.8 km
- P.P Blue0.7 km
- ファミリーゲレンデ Green0.7 km
- ボーリバー Blue0.6 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts.
When to go to Minowa
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,211 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,259 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Minowa
- Numajiri Ski4 km · 9.0 km of runs
- Grandeco Snow Resort14 km · 13 km of runs
- Inawashiro Snow Paradise17 km · 14 km of runs
- Tengendai Kogen17 km · 7.3 km of runs
- Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain21 km · 23 km of runs
- Miyagi Zao Shiroishi51 km · 5.5 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Minowa?
- In Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Numajiri Ski, 4 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Minowa have?
- 7.2 km: 4.1 km of green runs, 2.2 km of blue runs, 0.9 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Minowa?
- You can ski between 1,045 m and 1,473 m: a vertical drop of 428 m.
- How many lifts does Minowa have?
- 3: 3 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Minowa?
- サンダンス (red), at 63% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Minowa?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Minowa?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.