Zao Onsen Ski Resort Mountain
The lifts stop at 1,661 m. The ridge behind carries on another 178 m, to 1,839 m.
That ground is outside the ski area. It is not patrolled.
01Which way it faces
Several faces — north-west, west and north.
The mapped runs fall away down more than one side of the hill rather than a single one.
02How steep it gets
16.2° the steepest tenth of runs
The steepest quarter of the runs faces west, a different way from the mountain overall.
Its steepest pitch measures 43.9°.
03How it compares
881 m of vertical — more than 21 of the 29 mountains on JapowDB.
Its steepest tenth is steeper than 7 of the 28 mountains here that carry pitch data.