Ontake Ropeway Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Ontake Ropeway is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Ontake Ropeway Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -14 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -13 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -14 | |
Latest snow reports near Ontake Ropeway:
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -15 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -14 | -6 | -5 | -7 |
min °C | -11 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -15 | -16 | -10 | -9 | -8 |
-18 | -17 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -22 | -18 | -23 | -24 | -16 | -9 | -8 | |
53 | 59 | 89 | 71 | 72 | 78 | 68 | 83 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 77 | 70 | 82 | 68 | 67 | 66 | |
0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 650 | 300 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).
Latest snow reports near Ontake Ropeway:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
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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