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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Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Mon
0013° · 7kFL 4.1k
Tue
0015° · 12kFL 4.3k
Wed
0013° · 15kFL 4.0k
Thu
008° · 19kFL 3.3k
Fri
009° · 13kFL 3.0k
Sat
009° · 14kFL 3.3k
Sun
0010° · 11kFL 3.7k
Mon
0011° · 22kFL 4.1k
Tue
0010° · 23kFL 4.0k
Wed
004° · 26kFL 3.5k

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: Monday, Oct 12 — Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.

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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