Tendo Kogen (天童高原スキー場) ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Tendo Kogen (天童高原スキー場) is a ski area in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its 9 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.5 km, which ranks it #229 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 390 m long.

Slopes at Tendo Kogen (天童高原スキー場)

About 84% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 16% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Tendo Kogen (天童高原スキー場) a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 2 lifts: 2 chairlifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 598 m up to 675 m, a vertical drop of 77 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Tendo Kogen (天童高原スキー場)

The nearest airport is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), about 12 km away in a straight line — roughly 16 minutes by car; Sendai Airport (SDJ) is 44 km away. Nearby ski areas include 黒伏高原スノーパーク　ジャングル・ジャングル, Kurobushi Kogen Snow Park Jangle Jungle (7.7 km), みやぎ蔵王セントメリースキー場, St. Mary (2.9 km), 花笠高原スキー場, Hanagasa Kogen Ski Area (2.8 km) and 泉ヶ岳スキー場, Izumigatake Ski Resort, いずみがたけすきーじょう (2.1 km), which together add 61 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.