Miyagi Zao Shichikashuku is a ski area in Miyagi, Japan, on slopes between roughly 507 and 921 m. Its mapped area is about 1.8 km across, with 10 marked runs and 4 lifts (about 4.1 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 256 cm of snowfall a season, 183rd of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. Its winters are fairly steady; even the leanest, 2015/16 (179 cm), reached 70% of the average. January is usually the snowiest month, with about 89 cm. Snowfall days average −3.2 °C at mid-mountain, and its snow-quality score ranks 229th of 397 in Japan.
Below are links to 2 official live cameras.
Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear here once snow starts to fall. Until then, the long-run record comes first.
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
How much snow it gets
Measured by us across 3,069 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Zao Shiroishi Ski Resort | 14 km | 190 cm | 1240 |
| Zao Sarukura | 15 km | 253 cm | 704 |
| Zao Liza World | 15 km | 254 cm | 701 |
| Miyagi Zao Sumikawasu Snow Park | 18 km | 258 cm | 673 |
| Zao Onsen | 19 km | 258 cm | 673 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 48% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 43 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 256 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 179 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 341 cm (1.9 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan, the leanest winter was the same 2015/16: bad winters tend to hit a whole region at once.
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Runs and lifts
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Run map
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
Only 27% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. More of the terrain faces the sun.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift4
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
Live Cameras
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
Road conditions decide whether you can get there at all. Check before you leave.
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Zao webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
Worth seeing nearby
Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Miyagi Zao Fox Village宮城蔵王キツネ村 | Museum | 14.6 km |
| Okama御釜 (蔵王連峰) | Nature | 16.9 km |
| Mount Zaō蔵王連峰 | Mountain | 17.2 km |
| Zaō Ropeway蔵王ロープウェイ | Landmark | 17.5 km |
| Iizaka Onsen飯坂温泉 | Hot spring town | 19.6 km |
| Kaminoyama Castle上山城 | Historic site | 19.9 km |
Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map
Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.
Stay nearby
3 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
Nearest: 5.1 km
Nearest first
- Kaido Hostel Otate Hostel 5.1 km
- 七ヶ宿館 Hotel 6.1 km
- Minshuku Ōkawaya Guest house 6.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 00:52