Within half an hour of Asahikawa — a row of small town hills · Updated 10 Nov 2026
Asahikawa Snow Cams & Snow Report
Small ski hills run by Asahikawa and its neighbouring towns ring the city. Santa Present Park, about 15 minutes by car from Asahikawa Station, is the place for night skiing above the lights of town. Inosawa has been the city's own ski hill since the Taisho era. Next door in Pippu, the slopes face the Kamikawa basin with the Daisetsuzan range behind, and a free shuttle bus runs from JR Pippu Station. Sources: city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp, town.pippu.hokkaido.jp (sources read 2026-10-13; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
The most snow in the last 24 hours fell at Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area: 5 cm. 10 of the 10 ski areas have had snow in the last 48 hours.
Pictured: Kamui Ski Links
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: Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area, Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area, Touma Ski Area, Inosawa Sky Slopes, Santa present park, Kamoidake Kokusai
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Today's snow
| Ski area | 24 h | 48 h | Base | Next 3 days | Temp | Powder Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area | 5 cm | 7 cm | 10 cm | 0 cm | −7°C | 47 |
| Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area | 3 cm | 6 cm | 19 cm | 0 cm | −8°C | 45 |
| Kamui Ski Links | 3 cm | 4 cm | 8 cm | 0 cm | −7°C | 41 |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 2 cm | 4 cm | 9 cm | 0 cm | −10°C | 40 |
| Touma Ski Area | 2 cm | 3 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | −9°C | 39 |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 2 cm | 3 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | −6°C | 38 |
| Inosawa Sky Slopes | 2 cm | 3 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | −7°C | 37 |
| Santa present park | 2 cm | 3 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | −7°C | 37 |
| Kamoidake Kokusai | 1 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | −5°C | 28 |
| Shintotsukawacho Sotchidake | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | −3°C | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area | 250 cm | 198–340 cm | 97 | — |
| Touma Ski Area | 232 cm | 154–285 cm | 138 | — |
| Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area | 225 cm | 163–299 cm | 103 | — |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 220 cm | 156–273 cm | 149 | — |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 215 cm | 151–269 cm | 199 | — |
| Kamui Ski Links | 206 cm | 156–269 cm | 145 | — |
| Shintotsukawacho Sotchidake | 205 cm | 146–257 cm | 162 | — |
| Kamoidake Kokusai | 201 cm | 153–251 cm | 150 | — |
| Inosawa Sky Slopessame grid cell | 200 cm | 143–255 cm | 144 | — |
| Santa present parksame grid cell | 200 cm | 143–255 cm | 139 | — |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashimoi Kanko Takaho Ski Area | 61–133 m | 72 m | 0.4 km |
| Kokusetsu Horotachi Ski Area | 159–359 m | 200 m | 0.9 km |
| Kamui Ski Links | 146–732 m | 586 m | 3.0 km |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 245–559 m | 314 m | 1.5 km |
| Touma Ski Area | 187–231 m | 44 m | 0.6 km |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 216–450 m | 234 m | 1.5 km |
| Inosawa Sky Slopes | 115–168 m | 53 m | 0.6 km |
| Santa present park | 164–322 m | 158 m | 1.0 km |
| Kamoidake Kokusai | 222–466 m | 244 m | 2.1 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
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 at Inosawa Sky Slopes and Santa present park, about 200 cm. The figures come from weather-model grid cells about 30 km across, so neighbouring ski areas in different cells can differ widely. 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.