Ontake Ski Area
Ski resort · Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Ontake Ski Area is a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture (Japan) with 18 km of runs and 3 lifts. You can ski between 1,425 m and 2,215 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 790 m. Its longest run is 黒石（御岳）林道 (1.7 km) and the steepest, 黒石（御岳）林道, reaches 13% on its toughest stretch.
See Ontake Ski Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 18 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,425–2,215 m
- Vertical drop
- 790 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue11 km
- Red2.9 km
- Black3.9 km
The steepest runs at Ontake Ski Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- 黒石（御岳）林道 Blue13% · 7°
The longest runs
- 黒石（御岳）林道 Blue1.7 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts.
When to go to Ontake Ski Area
For snow, March: 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 1,705 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,820 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Ontake Ski Area
- Mia7 km · 6.5 km of runs
- Kisofukushima17 km · 7.8 km of runs
- Yabuhara Kogen22 km · 9.6 km of runs
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Nomugitoge27 km · 8.2 km of runs
- Blue Resort Norikura29 km · 13 km of runs
- Hida Funayama Snow Resort Arkopia30 km · 6.4 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ontake Ski Area?
- In Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Mia, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Ontake Ski Area have?
- 18 km: 11 km of blue runs, 2.9 km of red runs, 3.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Ontake Ski Area?
- You can ski between 1,425 m and 2,215 m: a vertical drop of 790 m.
- How many lifts does Ontake Ski Area have?
- 3: 3 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Ontake Ski Area?
- 黒石（御岳）林道 (blue), at 13% (7°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Ontake Ski Area?
- For snow, March: 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 Ontake Ski Area?
- 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.