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Tohoku ski resorts with the most powder days
How many days a season, on average, each resort in Tohoku gets 15 cm+ of snow in a day (JAPOW). 21 seasons from 2005-06 to 2025-26, from JMA AMeDAS observations.
Average JAPOW days 47 stations · 97 resorts
JAPOW (15 cm+) daysDEEP POW (50 cm+)
Open a row for all 21 seasons · resorts sharing a station are one row
| # | Resort / avg JAPOW days | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HakkodaAomori · Sukayu 890m40.1 daysDEEP POW 2.1AMeDAS Sukayu 890m | ||
| 2 | YunodaiYamagata · Hijiori 330m34.1 daysDEEP POW 1.7AMeDAS Hijiori 330m | ||
| 3 | YudonosanGassan Ski Resort, Asahi Shizenkan Snow ParkYamagata · Oisawa 440m31.3 daysDEEP POW 0.3AMeDAS Oisawa 440m | ||
| 4 | TadamiFukushima · Tadami 377m27.6 daysDEEP POW 1.7AMeDAS Tadami 377m | ||
| 5 | Geto KogenJeunesse Kurikoma, ShigaraiIwate · Yuda 250m24.2 daysDEEP POW 0.2AMeDAS Yuda 250m | ||
| 6 | Aizu Kogen TakatsueKita-Nikko Takahata, Oze Hinoemata OnsenFukushima · Hinoemata 973m22.3 daysDEEP POW 1.6AMeDAS Hinoemata 973m | ||
| 7 | Hanagasa KogenYamagata · Obanazawa 106m21.8 daysDEEP POW 0.5AMeDAS Obanazawa 106m | ||
| 8 | YokoneYamagata · Oguni 140m21.1 daysDEEP POW 0.2AMeDAS Oguni 140m | ||
| 9 | KunimidairaMatsurube SnowlandIwate · Matsurube 350m20.3 daysDEEP POW 0.2AMeDAS Matsurube 350m | ||
| 10 | Fairyland KaneyamaFukushima · Kaneyama 296m20.1 daysDEEP POW 0.7AMeDAS Kaneyama 296m | ||
| 11 | Aizu Kogen DaikuraAizu Kogen NangoFukushima · Nango 494m19.2 daysDEEP POW 0.9AMeDAS Nango 494m | ||
| 12 | GosannenAkita · Yokote 59m17.2 daysDEEP POW 0.1AMeDAS Yokote 59m | ||
| 13 | OnikoubeAkakura Onsen (Yamagata)Miyagi · Mukaimachi 212m16.7 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Mukaimachi 212m | ||
| 14 | Shinjo ShiminYamagata · Shinjo 105.1m15.8 daysDEEP POW 0.1AMeDAS Shinjo 105.1m | ||
| 15 | AniUenotaiAkita · Aniai 120m15.8 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Aniai 120m | ||
| 16 | Tengendai KogenYonezawa, Onogawa OnsenYamagata · Yonezawa 245m15.3 daysDEEP POW 0.1AMeDAS Yonezawa 245m | ||
| 17 | Inagawa Ski Area SuberottaGorinzaka, TengamoriAkita · Yuzawa 74m14.5 daysDEEP POW 0.1AMeDAS Yuzawa 74m | ||
| 18 | DoshojidairaTenoko, Kawanishi KomatsuYamagata · Nagai 210m14.2 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Nagai 210m | ||
| 19 | Green Valley KamuroAkiyama (Mamurogawa)Yamagata · Kaneyama 170m14.0 daysDEEP POW 0.1AMeDAS Kaneyama 170m | ||
| 20 | OhdaiAkita · Kakunodate 56m11.6 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Kakunodate 56m | ||
| 21 | Shirataka Town Ski AreaNishikawa Chomin, KodoriyamaYamagata · Aterazawa 133m11.4 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Aterazawa 133m | ||
| 22 | Iwakisan HyakuzawaSoma RomantopiaAomori · Hirosaki 30m10.2 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Hirosaki 30m | ||
| 23 | Owani OnsenAomori · Ikarigaseki 135m9.6 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Ikarigaseki 135m | ||
| 24 | Hoshino Resorts Nekoma MountainGrandeco, Inawashiro, Urabandai, Adatara Kogen, Numajiri, Listel Ski Fantasia, Sannokura, Nihonmatsu ShiozawaFukushima · Inawashiro 519m8.6 daysDEEP POW 0.2AMeDAS Inawashiro 519m | ||
| 25 | Chokai Kogen YashimaOdaira (Yurihonjo)Akita · Yashima 46m8.2 daysDEEP POW 0.1AMeDAS Yashima 46m | ||
| 26 | TaranokidaiHachimoriyamaYamagata · Kushibiki 33m7.9 daysDEEP POW 0.2AMeDAS Kushibiki 33m | ||
| 27 | HagurosanMatsuyama (Sakata)Yamagata · Karikawa 17m7.9 daysDEEP POW 0.1AMeDAS Karikawa 17m | ||
| 28 | Okunakayama KogenIwate · Mt. Okunaka 430m7.7 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Mt. Okunaka 430m | ||
| 29 | HanawaSuishozan, TayamaAkita · Kazuno 123m7.4 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Kazuno 123m | ||
| 30 | YogoshiyamaMidori no Daichi to Roman no Mori ParkAomori · Noheji 14m7.1 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Noheji 14m | ||
| 31 | UenonoMiyagi · Kawatabi 170m6.8 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Kawatabi 170m | ||
| 32 | ShizukuishiTazawako, Amihari Onsen, Iwate Kogen Snow ParkIwate · Shizukuishi 195m6.7 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Shizukuishi 195m | ||
| 33 | YakushiyamaTakkomoriAkita · Takanosu 29m5.3 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Takanosu 29m | ||
| 34 | MiyanosawaKaseAomori · Goshogawara 9m5.3 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Goshogawara 9m | ||
| 35 | Miyagi Zao ShichikashukuMiyagi · Moniwa 200m5.1 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Moniwa 200m | ||
| 36 | Tendo KogenSpring Valley Sendai Izumi, Jangle Jungle (Kurobushi Kogen), IzumigatakeYamagata · Nikkawa 265m4.5 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Nikkawa 265m | ||
| 37 | KamafuseyamaAomori · Mutsu 2.9m4.2 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Mutsu 2.9m | ||
| 38 | Zao OnsenZao Liza World, Zao SarukuraYamagata · Yamagata 152.5m4.2 daysDEEP POW 0.020 seasons · AMeDAS Yamagata 152.5m | ||
| 39 | Shichinohe Town Ski AreaOirase Keiryu OnsenAomori · Towada 55m3.5 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Towada 55m | ||
| 40 | Appi KogenHachimantai Shimokura, Hachimantai Resort Panorama, Akita HachimantaiIwate · Iwate-Matsuo 275m3.3 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Iwate-Matsuo 275m | ||
| 41 | Aomori SpringAomori · Ajigasawa 40m3.0 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Ajigasawa 40m | ||
| 42 | Soyumura 229 Ski LandAomori · Sannohe 60m3.0 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Sannohe 60m | ||
| 43 | AkabaneIwate · Tono 275m1.5 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Tono 275m | ||
| 44 | Miyagi Zao EboshiMiyagi Zao Sumikawa, Miyagi Zao ShiroishiMiyagi · Shiroishi 86m0.6 daysDEEP POW 0.0AMeDAS Shiroishi 86m | ||
| Moya HillsAomori · Aomori-Otani 198mno data · AMeDAS Aomori-Otani 198m | |||
| KyowaAkita · Yuwa 93mno data · AMeDAS Yuwa 93m | |||
| Namari OnsenIwate · Hanamaki 90mno data · AMeDAS Hanamaki 90m |
"El Niño" / "La Niña" columns: average over those winters (only with 3+ seasons of data)
How to read these numbers
- Days with JMA AMeDAS daily snowfall (0:00–24:00) of 15 cm+ count as JAPOW, 50 cm+ as DEEP POW (DEEP POW days are included in JAPOW; values over 200 cm are excluded as errors).
- A season is November to April; 21 seasons from 2005-06 to 2025-26. Averages use only seasons with data; stations with fewer than 15 seasons are left out of the average ranking. One season can be lucky or unlucky; a 20-year average shows where it reliably snows.
- The station is the AMeDAS chosen for each resort by distance and elevation difference — the same one behind "24h snow" on the top page and resort pages. Resorts sharing a station have the same numbers, so they share one row.
- Values JMA flags as incomplete (some hourly data missing) are counted as published. Seasons with no snow observation, or with a station move or instrument change (the red lines in JMA's tables), are shown as no data (hatched in the charts). Nothing is estimated.
- Most stations are near the base, so the upper mountain often gets more. Numbers are shown even for years when a resort was not operating.
Source: compiled by Japow Now! from JMA "Past weather data" (AMeDAS daily values). Please link to this page when quoting.