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Ontake Ropeway at 1570 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 122.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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risk thun- der | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | |
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11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max °C | 8 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
min °C | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
0 | -3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
92 | 99 | 50 | 42 | 48 | 55 | 79 | 99 | 96 | 87 | 88 | 58 | 49 | 88 | 61 | 64 | 94 | |
2900 | 2200 | 2700 | 2950 | 3500 | 3000 | 3850 | 4250 | 3550 | 2800 | 2050 | 3400 | 3300 | 3300 | 3200 | 3050 | 3200 | |
 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
 | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Ontake Ropeway:
Ontake Ropeway Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of May has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Ontake Ropeway Forecast Snowfall
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Sent to our help desk, by a user, in 2010. by Snow Forecast Admin
Sent to our help desk, by a user, in 2010. by Snow Forecast Admin
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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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Visitor Reviews of Ontake Ropeway
- 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.
Visitor Reviews of Ontake Ropeway
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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