2026.1.10 大雪山旭岳 金庫岩から地獄谷パウダースキー
By: Saitoto Koji · 10 Jan
Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
Base depth
37cm
Snow 48h
9cm
Next 72h
0cm
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
- Snow 24h
- 6 cm
- Next 24h
- 0 cm
- Temperature
- −14°C
- Max wind
- 6 km/h
- Elevation
- 1,105–1,589 m
- Across
- 2.8 km
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 40 cm, 151% of the average for the same dates. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
7-day outlook
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 2 | −18 to −10 | 9 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Fog | 0 | −16 to −6 | 9 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −11 to 1 | 21 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −2 to 2 | 22 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Fog | 0 | −6 to 1 | 14 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Snow | 1 | −6 to 1 | 7 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 7 | −17 to −2 | 11 |
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 19/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 16/20
Wind 10/10
Base 2/5
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
The Asahidake Ropeway rises from Asahidake Onsen to Sugatami Station, and skiers descend by courses laid out on the mountainside. The ropeway's official site asks visitors to come with winter-mountain equipment and a plan, and to check the weather and avalanche forecasts first. A cross-country ski trail that national teams use for training starts from Asahidake Onsen. Sources: asahidake.hokkaido.jp, welcome-higashikawa.jp (sources read 12 Oct 2026; reviewed by the editor)
Runs and lifts
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Marked runs
7
Run length
6.5km
Lifts
1
Vertical
484m
Top 1,589 m · base 1,105 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvanced Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map2.3 km
Steepest pitch25°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs9.6°
Which way the slopes face
North 3%
East 2%
South 38%
West 58%
Only 5% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is west (58%).
By difficulty
Easy 3 · 0.1 km
Intermediate 2 · 3.5 km
Advanced 2 · 2.9 km
Lift types
- Cable car1
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
Live cameras
On the mountainBase camera on the official home page ↗Operated by: 大雪山旭岳ロープウェイRoads nearby国道39号 ↗From the resort: 13.4 kmOperated by: 北海道開発局
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Daisetsuzan webcams & snow report — all 2 ski areas →
Videos
Videos remain the copyright of whoever filmed them. JAPANSNOWLINE stores no video and plays everything through the standard YouTube player.
Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
388cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
304cm
The middle winter of the 12: 388 cm. The best: 628 cm.
World rank
194
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
81
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
68
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,295 m, 529 m above the national median.
Quality rank
2
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−11.6°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
4%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
19%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
18km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 98
Frequency 53
Freedom from rain 91
Calm when snowing (model grid) 97
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ski Area | 11.0 km | 396 cm | 178 |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 23.0 km | 215 cm | 995 |
| Touma Ski Area | 30.0 km | 232 cm | 853 |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 40.0 km | 220 cm | 953 |
| Inosawa Sky Slopes | 40.0 km | 200 cm | 1149 |
Compare side by side with Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ski Area and Canmore Ski Resort →
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in December. March brings 91% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 86 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
122cmDec
94cmJan
85cmFeb
86cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 388 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 304 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 628 cm (2.1 times as much).
337
304
385
628
391
330
401
433
406
306
328
401
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
35 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 92.8 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 旭の湯天人の湯-1 | 0.5 km | 47.3℃ hot | 6 neutral | 1988 |
| 勇駒別温泉旭の湯A | 0.6 km | 52.8℃ hot | 5.98 mildly acidic | 1977 |
| 旭の湯矢沢温泉 | 0.6 km | 47.8℃ hot | 5.9 mildly acidic | 1977 |
| 旭の湯旭の湯A | 0.6 km | 52.2℃ hot | 5.9 mildly acidic | 1977 |
| 勇駒別温泉弘法の湯 | 0.9 km | 45.6℃ hot | 6.1 neutral | 1977 |
| 旭岳噴気孔 | 1.9 km | 92.8℃ hot | 0.46 acidic | 1977 |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Asahidake Ropeway旭岳ロープウェイ | Nature | 0.1 km |
| Asahidake Onsen旭岳温泉 | Hot spring town | 2 km |
| Asahi-dake旭岳 | Mountain | 3.4 km |
| Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group大雪山 | Mountain | 3.4 km |
| Tenninkyō Onsen天人峡温泉 | Hot spring town | 4.7 km |
| Sounkyo層雲峡 | Nature | 14.9 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates: 43.6565, 142.8127
Getting there
- By train
- Asahikawa Station (JR): Asahikawa Denki Kido bus 66 (Asahidake Line via Asahikawa Airport, the Ideyu-go) from stop 9 at Asahikawa Station to the terminus outside the Asahidake Ropeway station, via the airport and Higashikawa
- By car
- 1 hour 20 minutes from Asahikawa-Kita IC or 1 hour 30 minutes from Asahikawa-Takasu IC (Do-O Expressway); 1 hour 10 minutes from Asahikawa Station
Source: asahikawa-denkikidou.jp, welcome-higashikawa.jp, asahidake.hokkaido.jp · checked 7 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Not checked
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Rental
- Not checked
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
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5 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 5 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 東川・旭岳温泉 ホテルベアモンテ | ¥19,650 | 4.54／5 574 reviews | 1.3 km | JR旭川駅より車60分。路線バスいで湯号旭川駅より90分、旭川空港より50分、ホテルベアモンテ前バス停下車 |
| ラビスタ大雪山(共立リゾート) | ¥17,050 | 4.33／5 1085 reviews | 1.8 km | 旭川駅⇒車約60分 |
| 旭川旭岳温泉 湯元 湧駒荘 | ¥14,000 | 4.60／5 775 reviews | 2.0 km | 車で/旭川市旭山動物園より50分/旭川空港より40分/美瑛より40分/富良野より90分/旭川駅発旭岳行きバス旭岳温泉入口 |
Pick dates and guests to check rooms on Rakuten Travel
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese. · Property data by Rakuten Travel (Supported by Rakuten Developers)
Places to stay on the map
12 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 1.4 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- Art Village Toki 1.4 km
- Daisetsuzan-Sanso 1.5 km
- Hakuunso 1.7 km
- 天人閣 (Tenninkaku) 4.7 km
- 御やどしきしま荘 5.0 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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