Kaminokuni Yunotai Ski Area
Official name 上ノ国町湯ノ岱スキー場
Hokkaido · 65–133 m · 2 runs · 3 lifts
- 2025-26 season: Jan 9 – Mar 8
- Summit: Today clear 6°C / Tomorrow clear 0–8°C
- Snow depth 0 cm | New snow, next 12h 0 cm · 24h 0 cm · 48h 0 cm · 7 days 16 cm · 14 days 24 cm
Yunotai is a small, free town-run hill in the hot-spring district of Yunotai in Kaminokuni, Hokkaido. It lies in one of the snowiest parts of the town, with powder in January and February. A 300 m slope is served by a rope tow for beginners and two T-bar lifts for stronger skiers, with snowboards welcome and a separate sledding run. Floodlights allow night skiing Monday to Saturday, and the local ski federation runs lessons. It usually opens from early January to mid-March, and Yunotai Onsen is right nearby.
Kaminokuni Yunotai Ski Area weather at the top (133 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:33
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| Japan time | 21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | |
| Temperature | °C | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 4° | 1° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 1° | 1° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -1° | 5° | 6° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 8° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation | mm | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | <.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | <.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snow depth | cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 12 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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Kaminokuni Yunotai Ski Area lift tickets and prices
2025-26 prices
- 1-day ticket
- Adult ¥0 · Child ¥0 · Senior ¥0
- Half day
- ¥0
- Night
- ¥0
Discounts
- Free to use (both rope tow and T-bar lift)
Opening hours
- Lifts
- 9:00-21:00 (Mon-Sat) (weekdays) / 9:00-17:00 (Sun) (weekends and holidays)
- Night skiing
- 17:00–21:00 · Mon-Sat · Jan 9 to mid-March
Lifts stop 12:00-13:00 daily; closed Dec 31-Jan 3
Getting to Kaminokuni Yunotai Ski Area and parking
- Car
- Kikonai Station (木古内駅) / Esashi Town Hall (江差町役場), 24 km, 30 min
Kaminokuni Yunotai Ski Area runs and lifts
Lifts
Runs
Rental, lessons and facilities
- Ski school (Japanese)
- Kids area
- Hot spring
- Activities: Sledding