Zao Onsen: piste map and stats
Zao Onsen is a ski resort in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. By kilometres of pistes it ranks number 3 in Japan. 76% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 39 km of pistes across 17 named runs and 35 lifts. The ski area goes from 792 to 1,661 m of altitude, with 868 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are セーラーコース, Sailor Course (60%, 31°), 黒姫スーパージャイアントコース (52%, 27°) and * (50%, 27°). The longest run is 太平コース (1.9 km). The nearest ski resort is Miyagi Zao Eboshi, 12 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.
Snow and weather at Zao Onsen
Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 1,661 m): 14 cm (updated 14 November).
Terrain by difficulty
Lifts by type
Runs, lifts and services
tap a run to see its profileFrequently asked questions
How many kilometres of pistes does Zao Onsen have?
Zao Onsen has 39 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 17 named runs and 35 lifts.
What altitude is Zao Onsen at?
Its runs and lifts go from 792 to 1,661 m of altitude, with 868 m of vertical.
What is the steepest run at Zao Onsen?
セーラーコース, Sailor Course, with a 60% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.
What is the longest run at Zao Onsen?
太平コース, at 1.9 km.
What runs does Zao Onsen have by difficulty?
Green: 6.1 km (11 runs); Red: 3.9 km (3 runs); Black: 2.6 km (3 runs).
About this data
Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.
Data quality
Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.