Half an hour from a city of 1.9 million · Updated 10 Nov 2026
Sapporo Snow Cams & Snow Report
The ski areas within Sapporo city are between 20 minutes and an hour's drive from the centre, so you can keep a hotel in town and ski as a day trip. Bankei and Mount Moiwa can be reached by city bus from subway stations, and at night you ski with the lights of the city below. Next door in Otaru, Tenguyama and Asarigawa Onsen sit in the hills behind the port town, and Kiroro lies further in, over the Asari Pass. Sources: sapporo.travel, magazine.sapporo.travel, kiroro.co.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 Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort: 2 cm. 10 of the 10 ski areas have had snow in the last 48 hours.
Live cameras
7 of the 10 ski areas have official live cameras (11 in all). Each link opens the operator's own page or YouTube stream.
- Kiroro Resort
- Official live camera ↗kiroro.co.jp
- Base area ↗kiroro.co.jp
- Nagamine area ↗kiroro.co.jp
- Asari summit ↗kiroro.co.jp
- Snow-depth camera ↗kiroro.co.jp
- Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort
- Official live camera ↗sapporo-kokusai.jp
- Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort
- Base and summit cameras ↗asari-ski.com
- Otaru Tenguyama Ski Area
- Summit camera on the official home page ↗tenguyama.ckk.chuo-bus.co.jp
- Sapporo Teine
- Summit live stream ↗sapporo-teine.com
- Snowcruse ONZE
- Dynasty Ski Resort
- Slope camera on the official home page ↗dynasty-resort.jp
No slope camera found yet: Fu's snow area, Sapporo Moiwayama, Sapporo Bankei Ski Area
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it. Road cameras are listed on each resort’s page.
Today's snow
| Ski area | 24 h | 48 h | Base | Next 3 days | Temp | Powder Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiroro Resort | 1 cm | 3 cm | 17 cm | 0 cm | −9°C | 38 |
| Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort | 1 cm | 3 cm | 17 cm | 0 cm | −9°C | 38 |
| Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort | 2 cm | 3 cm | 16 cm | 0 cm | −6°C | 34 |
| Otaru Tenguyama Ski Area | 2 cm | 3 cm | 16 cm | 0 cm | −5°C | 34 |
| Sapporo Teine | 1 cm | 1 cm | 14 cm | 0 cm | −7°C | 32 |
| Fu's snow area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 11 cm | 0 cm | −6°C | 30 |
| Sapporo Moiwayama | 1 cm | 1 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | −6°C | 30 |
| Snowcruse ONZE | 2 cm | 2 cm | 14 cm | 0 cm | −3°C | 27 |
| Sapporo Bankei Ski Area | 1 cm | 1 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | −5°C | 27 |
| Dynasty Ski Resort | 1 cm | 1 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | −4°C | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiroro Resortsame grid cell | 331 cm | 209–442 cm | 26 | ¥9,200 |
| Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resortsame grid cell | 331 cm | 209–442 cm | 29 | ¥7,000 |
| Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resortsame grid cell | 293 cm | 209–373 cm | 53 | — |
| Otaru Tenguyama Ski Areasame grid cell | 293 cm | 209–373 cm | 64 | — |
| Snowcruse ONZE | 277 cm | 224–355 cm | 113 | — |
| Sapporo Teine | 260 cm | 148–359 cm | 59 | — |
| Fu's snow area | 207 cm | 148–272 cm | 156 | — |
| Sapporo Bankei Ski Area | 194 cm | 144–262 cm | 178 | — |
| Sapporo Moiwayama | 184 cm | 132–262 cm | 221 | — |
| Dynasty Ski Resort | 161 cm | 98–238 cm | 228 | — |
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 Kiroro Resort, Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort, Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort →
When the snow falls
In Sapporo, the most snow falls in January. March brings 72% of January's, or about 54 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Dynasty Ski Resort, where March still brings 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiroro Resort | 523–1,180 m | 657 m | — |
| Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort | 620–1,089 m | 469 m | 2.5 km |
| Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort | 153–623 m | 470 m | 2.5 km |
| Otaru Tenguyama Ski Area | 205–529 m | 324 m | 1.4 km |
| Sapporo Teine | 340–986 m | 646 m | 4.1 km |
| Fu's snow area | 251–544 m | 293 m | 1.2 km |
| Sapporo Moiwayama | 177–439 m | 262 m | 1.9 km |
| Snowcruse ONZE | 103–305 m | 202 m | 1.1 km |
| Sapporo Bankei Ski Area | 193–435 m | 242 m | 1.4 km |
| Dynasty Ski Resort | 184–277 m | 93 m | 0.9 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 Sapporo get in a typical winter?
From December to March, the most falls at Kiroro Resort and Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort: about 331 cm. The least in the same area is at Dynasty Ski Resort, about 161 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 Sapporo in a bad winter?
Over the last 12 winters, Kiroro Resort ranged from 209 cm in its leanest winter to 442 cm in its deepest, against a typical 331 cm, so a poor winter brought 63% of the usual amount.