Sannokura Ski Area
Official name 喜多方市三ノ倉スキー場
Fukushima · 570–780 m · 3 runs · 2 lifts
- 2025-26 season: Dec 20 (planned) – Mar 15 (planned)
- Summit: Today clear 1–9°C / Tomorrow clear 1–12°C
- Snow depth 0 cm | New snow, next 12h 0 cm · 24h 0 cm · 48h 0 cm · 7 days 1 cm · 14 days 3 cm
Sannokura Ski Area trail map
Sannokura Ski Area is a city-owned hill on Mount Sannokura north of Kitakata, Fukushima, that bills itself as Japan's least crowded ski area. The slopes look straight down over the Aizu Basin, sometimes onto a sea of clouds. Runs are mostly mid-pitch, with a 1.5 km forest track along a summer logging road and an ungroomed strip beside the main run, and the lower slope is lit for night skiing. Lift tickets are cheap, preschoolers ride free, and parking and the sledding hill cost nothing. In summer the slopes turn into a large sunflower field.
Sannokura Ski Area weather at the top (780 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:07, sunset 16:41
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| Japan time | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 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 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 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 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| Temperature | °C | 9° | 4° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 0° | -3° | 5° | 8° | 3° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 2° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 1° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 2° | 1° | 7° | 11° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 2° | 0° | 3° | 6° |
| Precipitation | mm | 0.4 | 3.4 | 12 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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Sannokura Ski Area lift tickets and prices
2025-26 prices
- 1-day ticket
- Adult ¥2,500 · Child ¥1,800
- Half day
- ¥1,500
- Season pass
- ¥20,000
Discounts
- Preschoolers free (with a paying guardian)
- Child = elementary to junior high, adult = high school and older
- Ski Children's Day (3rd Sunday of each month): child 8-hour ticket ¥1,000
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- Sled slope, parking and rest area free
- Discounted or free with a disability certificate (one attendant may be free)
- 11-ride ticket adult ¥2,000 / child ¥1,500, single ride adult ¥200 / child ¥150
Opening hours
- Lifts
- 9:00–16:30 (weekdays) / 8:30–16:30 (weekends and holidays)
- Night skiing
- 17:00–21:00 · Per the operating calendar (No. 2 lift only)
Getting to Sannokura Ski Area and parking
- Car
- Ban-etsu Expressway, Aizu-Wakamatsu IC (磐越道 会津若松IC), 40 min
- Parking
- 400 spaces · Free (Lot 1: 150 cars, Lot 2: 250 cars)
Train
- Kitakata Station JR Ban-etsu West Line → Taxi, about 30 min (about 15 km; a taxi is the only option)
Sannokura Ski Area runs and lifts
Lifts
Runs
Rental, lessons and facilities
- Rental (adult set ¥4,000)
- Ski school (Japanese)
- Kids area
- Restaurants
- Activities: Sledding