天元台高原, Tengendai Kogen ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

天元台高原, Tengendai Kogen is a ski area in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.3 km, which ranks it #119 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 732 m long.

Slopes at 天元台高原, Tengendai Kogen

About 11% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 72% intermediate and 17% advanced or expert, which makes 天元台高原, Tengendai Kogen a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 3 chairlifts, 1 cable car. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 927 m up to 1,814 m, a vertical drop of 887 m.

Getting to 天元台高原, Tengendai Kogen

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), about 65 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 25 min by car; Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is 75 km away. Nearby ski areas include グランデコスノーリゾート, Grandeco Snow Resort (12.8 km), 栗子国際スキー場, Kuriko International Ski & Resort (2.2 km), 米沢スキー場, Yonezawa Snow World (3.7 km) and 小野川温泉スキー場, Onogawa Onsen (0.4 km), which together add 24 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.