Miyagi Zao Shiroishi Ski Resort is a ski area in Miyagi, Japan, on slopes between roughly 803 and 1,110 m. Its mapped area is about 1.7 km across, with 13 marked runs and 4 lifts (about 5.5 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 190 cm of snowfall a season, 279th of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2024/25 (242 cm), brought more than twice as much as the leanest, 2015/16 (111 cm). January is usually the snowiest month, with about 64 cm. Snowfall days average −4.5 °C at mid-mountain, and its snow-quality score ranks 211th 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 Eboshi Resort | 6.2 km | 254 cm | 701 |
| Miyagi Zao Sumikawasu Snow Park | 7.2 km | 258 cm | 673 |
| Zao Liza World | 11 km | 254 cm | 701 |
| Zao Sarukura | 13 km | 253 cm | 704 |
| Zao Onsen | 14 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 61% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 39 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 190 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 111 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 242 cm (2.2 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
88% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
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
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 | 3.6 km |
| Zaō Quasi-National Park蔵王国定公園 | Nature | 6.5 km |
| Okama御釜 (蔵王連峰) | Nature | 9.2 km |
| Mount Zaō蔵王連峰 | Mountain | 9.9 km |
| Shiroishi Castle白石城 | Historic site | 12 km |
| Zaō Ropeway蔵王ロープウェイ | Landmark | 12.7 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.
Official piste map ↗Places to stay nearby
6 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ｄａｒｉ | ¥5,900 | 4.43 19 reviews | 6.2 km | ＪＲ 白石蔵王駅よりお車／白石ＩＣまたは村田ＩＣよりお車にて約２５分 |
| ペンション陽だまり | ¥7,000 | 4.55 166 reviews | 6.4 km | 東北自動車道:白石IC・村田ICそれぞれから車で約30分。JR白石蔵王駅・白石駅からバスで約40分。 |
| 遠刈田温泉 美食と温泉宿 らぶりぃ | — | — | 6.1 km | 白石Ｉ．Ｃから４０分、白石駅からバスで５０分。 |
| 遠刈田温泉 ペンションそらまめ | — | — | 6.2 km | 白石蔵王 |
| 遠刈田温泉 たんぽぽ | — | — | 6.3 km | 仙台駅西口３４番【高速バス】→広瀬通り→青葉山トンネル→仙台宮城ＩＣ→村田ＩＣ/白石ＩＣ/笹谷ICいずれも５０分→遠刈田 |
| ペンション マウンテンママ | — | — | 6.4 km | 白石IC・村田ＩＣから約２０分 白石蔵王駅よりバスにて約５０分 |
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Stay nearby
9 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
Nearest: 2.7 km
Nearest first
- 蔵王開拓温泉 Hotel 2.7 km
- 最上屋旅館 Hotel 7.5 km
- すずきや旅館 Hotel 7.6 km
- 湯主 一條 Hotel 7.6 km
- 四季の宿 みちのく庵 Hotel 7.7 km
- Ryokan shin-yu Hotel 10 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 00:52