Zao Onsen hasn't announced an opening date.
Not open yet
Opening date not announced. First scores land when the season data starts flowing.
Opening day and season
Zao Onsen hasn't announced an opening date.
Lifts, hours and tickets: official site.
The mountain
- Summit
- 5,448 ft
- Base
- 2,599 ft
- Vertical
- 2,849 ft
- Mapped runs
- 91
- Mapped lifts
- 35
Runs by difficulty: 68 easy, 17 intermediate, 6 advanced.
Official site for lifts, hours and tickets.
Weather outside the US and Canada comes from public forecast models (Open-Meteo). Shown in °F and inches. Mountain data: OpenStreetMap.
Nearby resorts
Questions
When does Zao Onsen open?
Zao Onsen hasn't announced an opening date yet.
What ski passes work at Zao Onsen?
Zao Onsen is on the Ikon Pass for 2026–27, per the official pass sites. Some partners limit days, so check your pass.
How big is Zao Onsen?
Summit 5,448 ft, base 2,599 ft, vertical 2,849 ft, mapped runs 91, mapped lifts 35. Mapped runs by difficulty: 68 easy, 17 intermediate, 6 advanced. From OpenStreetMap map data.