Ontake Ropeway Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Ontake Ropeway is: Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Ontake Ropeway Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 58.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 3 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 5 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 5 | |
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |
cloudy | mod. rain | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 5 | 0 | -6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
min °C | 5 | 4 | -3 | -7 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
2 | 2 | -7 | -14 | -2 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |
70 | 96 | 97 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 59 | 37 | 60 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 64 | 46 | 82 | |
2950 | 2500 | 1550 | 500 | 1450 | 2350 | 2000 | 3350 | 3400 | 3000 | 3450 | 3800 | 3700 | 3500 | 3300 | 3350 | |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Heavy rain (total 58.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Ontake Ropeway:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Ontake Ropeway at the specific elevation of 1570 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ontake Ropeway. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Great location on this mountain for skiing and snow boarding, plenty of room for both and very friendly staff on the lifts and in restaurant etc. Excellent instructor for a two hour lesson, good value at 3.000yen. This ski jo certainly has our vote of satisfaction and is worth a trip.
Vivienne Booth from United Kingdom writes:
Great location on this mountain for skiing and snow boarding, plenty of room for both and very friendly staff on the lifts and in restaurant etc. Excellent instructor for a two hour lesson, good value at 3.000yen. This ski jo certainly has our vote of satisfaction and is worth a trip.
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