Within half an hour of Asahikawa — a row of small town hills · Updated 12 Oct 2026
Asahikawa Webcams & Snow Report
No new snow has fallen at Asahikawa's ski areas in the last 48 hours.
Live cameras
4 of the 10 ski areas have official live cameras (4 in all). Each link opens the operator's own page or YouTube stream.
- Kamui Ski Links
- Slope camera on the official home page ↗kamui-skilinks.com
- Pippu Ski Slopes
- Slope live camera ↗town.pippu.hokkaido.jp
- Canmore Ski Resort
- Snow camera on the official home page ↗canmore-ski.jp
- Shintotsukawacho Sotchidake
- Official live camera ↗h-sakudo.jp
No slope camera found yet: Inosawa Sky Slopes, Santa present park, Touma Ski Area, Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area, Kamoidake Kokusai, Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area
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Today's snow
| Ski area | 24 h | 48 h | Base | Next 3 days | Temp | Powder Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inosawa Sky Slopes | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | 10 |
| Kamui Ski Links | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | 10 |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 12°C | 10 |
| Santa present park | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | 10 |
| Touma Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | 10 |
| Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | 8 |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | 8 |
| Kamoidake Kokusai | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | 8 |
| Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | 8 |
| Shintotsukawacho Sotchidake | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | 8 |
Snowfall and base are calculated from a weather model, not reported by the resorts. "Next 3 days" is Open-Meteo’s published forecast shown as-is; it is not a forecast made by JAPANSNOWLINE. Check the Japan Meteorological Agency and the resort before you travel.
The season at a glance
| Ski area | Typical winter | Worst–best of 12 | Snow quality (of 397) | Adult day ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inosawa Sky Slopes | 200 cm | 143–255 cm | 140 | — |
| Kamui Ski Links | 206 cm | 156–269 cm | 145 | — |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 220 cm | 156–273 cm | 147 | — |
| Santa present park | 200 cm | 143–255 cm | 137 | — |
| Touma Ski Area | 232 cm | 154–285 cm | 136 | — |
| Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area | 225 cm | 163–299 cm | 100 | — |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 215 cm | 151–269 cm | 200 | — |
| Kamoidake Kokusai | 201 cm | 153–251 cm | 151 | — |
| Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area | 250 cm | 198–340 cm | 97 | — |
| Shintotsukawacho Sotchidake | 205 cm | 146–257 cm | 159 | — |
Typical winter is the December–March average over the last 12 winters (calculated). “Worst–best” is the leanest and the deepest of those 12 winters, which is the range a trip booked a year out has to live with. Ticket prices are checked on each resort’s own site; “—” means we have not checked one yet.
Compare Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area, Touma Ski Area, Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area →
When the snow falls
In Asahikawa, the most snow falls in December. March brings 70% of January's, or about 39 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Inosawa Sky Slopes, where March still brings 78% of January's snowfall.
| Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 cm | 56 cm | 49 cm | 39 cm |
Monthly averages over the last 12 winters, averaged across the ski areas in this area. This is what falls in each month, not how deep the base is.
The mountains themselves
| Ski area | Base to top | Vertical | Spread of the runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inosawa Sky Slopes | 113–203 m | 90 m | 0.6 km |
| Kamui Ski Links | 110–718 m | 608 m | 3.0 km |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 238–589 m | 351 m | 1.5 km |
| Santa present park | 163–323 m | 160 m | 1.0 km |
| Touma Ski Area | 176–283 m | 107 m | 0.6 km |
| Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area | 58–129 m | 71 m | 0.4 km |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 199–450 m | 251 m | 1.5 km |
| Kamoidake Kokusai | 183–440 m | 257 m | 2.1 km |
| Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area | 155–337 m | 182 m | 0.9 km |
| Shintotsukawacho Sotchidake | 115–221 m | 106 m | 0.5 km |
Elevations come from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and OpenStreetMap. “Spread” is the width of the area the runs cover, not the total length of piste.
Questions people ask
Which ski areas in Asahikawa have live webcams?
4 of the 10, with 4 cameras in all: Kamui Ski Links, Pippu Ski Slopes, Canmore Ski Resort, Shintotsukawacho Sotchidake. Each one opens on the operator's own page.
How much snow does Asahikawa get in a typical winter?
From December to March, the most falls at Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area: about 250 cm. The least in the same area is Santa present park, at about 200 cm — elevation and aspect make the difference. Calculated from the last 12 winters.
What happens in Asahikawa in a bad winter?
Over the last 12 winters, Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area ranged from 198 cm in its leanest winter to 340 cm in its deepest, against a typical 250 cm, so a poor winter brought 79% of the usual amount.