Ontake Ropeway Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Ontake Ropeway is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 26.0mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Ontake Ropeway Weather (Days 4-6): Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 4 | |
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | |
cloudy | light snow | light snow | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 | 4 | -4 |
min °C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -5 | 2 | -3 | -10 | -2 | -3 | -4 | 2 | -1 | -3 | 3 | -1 | -6 |
2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | -8 | -16 | -6 | -6 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -6 | 0 | -4 | -10 | |
33 | 48 | 99 | 98 | 62 | 72 | 24 | 42 | 71 | 28 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 62 | |
2300 | 2100 | 2350 | 2050 | 2100 | 1000 | 1750 | 1650 | 250 | 1150 | 1750 | 1300 | 1800 | 1900 | 1500 | 1950 | 1950 | 850 | |
 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 26.0mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Ontake Ropeway:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | 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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