Appi Kogen

Iwate (Tohoku, Honshu) · Japan

Appi Kogen is a ski resort in Iwate (Tohoku, Honshu), Japan. It averages around 750 cm of snow a season on a Continental-leaning Tohoku (drier 'aspirin snow') snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr.

Tohoku's flagship resort; long top-to-bottom fall lines and famously dry powder

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10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Sat
0018° · 10kFL 4.8k
Sun
0017° · 8kFL 5.2k
Mon
0018° · 9kFL 5.7k
Tue
0021° · 9kFL 5.6k
Wed
0024° · 11kFL 6.0k
Thu
0022° · 11kFL 5.7k
Fri
0020° · 7kFL 5.3k
Sat
0021° · 8kFL 5.4k
Sun
0022° · 12kFL 5.4k
Mon
0021° · 16kFL 5.4k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Saturday, Jul 11Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Jul 11.

Mountain profile

Summit
1,305 m
Base
500 m
Vertical
805 m
Terrain
21 courses / 282 ha + tree-riding zones
Avg annual snow
750 cm
Typical season
Dec-Apr
Snow climate
Continental-leaning Tohoku (drier 'aspirin snow')
Type
Lift-served
Exposure / orientation
Interior Tohoku position gives lower totals but exceptionally dry, cold snow

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