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.
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 →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 26 cm, 220% 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
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow showers | 1 | −15 to −2 | 10 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Fog | 0 | −15 to 1 | 8 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Snow | 0 | −4 to 7 | 10 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −3 to 8 | 10 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Fog | 0 | −3 to 7 | 7 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −1 to 8 | 5 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 0 | −2 to 3 | 19 |
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
Only the railway tracks separate the hill from JR Kutchan Station, a ten-minute walk away. Mount Yotei is in view from the slope. The town also maintains a cross-country course, and since fiscal 2023 cross-country skis can again be rented at the Yukinko-kan ticket office. Sources: town.kutchan.hokkaido.jp, tokyu-fudosan-hd.co.jp (sources read 12 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
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.
Only 43% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. The most common direction is south (57%).
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.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. What follows are nearby cameras, not the pistes themselves.
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Some cameras here are provided by Windy.com. Footage plays in Windy’s own player; we do not store it. Windy.com
Niseko webcams & snow report — all 3 ski areas →
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niseko Grand Hirafu | 5.6 km | 289 cm | 526 |
| Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort | 9.6 km | 289 cm | 526 |
| Iwanai Resort | 18.0 km | 373 cm | 219 |
| Consadole Niki Ski Park | 24.0 km | 248 cm | 748 |
| Rusutsu Resort | 25.0 km | 212 cm | 1041 |
Compare side by side with Niseko Grand Hirafu and Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort →
The most snow falls in December. March brings 61% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 50 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 288 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 220 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 353 cm (1.6 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
6 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 74.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 倶知安(旭)羊蹄閣1号 | 0.4 km | 25℃ lukewarm | 6.5 neutral |
| 倶知安(岩尾別)羊蹄閣2号 | 0.4 km | 60℃ hot | 7.7 mildly alkaline |
| 倶知安ナガワ | 2.4 km | 74.5℃ hot | 7.7 mildly alkaline |
| 盤の沢 | 3.7 km | 33.7℃ lukewarm | 7.2 neutral |
| 花園ニセコ山系観光開発公社 | 5 km | 60℃ hot | 8.2 mildly alkaline |
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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nisekoan Nupuriニセコアンヌプリ | Mountain | 6.7 km |
| Arishima Takeo Memorial Museum有島記念館 | Museum | 10.3 km |
| Mount Yōtei羊蹄山 | Mountain | 10.4 km |
| Shinsen-numa神仙沼 | Nature | 11.5 km |
| Fukidashi Parkふきだし公園 | Park | 12.1 km |
| Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Parkニセコ積丹小樽海岸国定公園 | Nature | 14.8 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.
Checked on the official site (26 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
24 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| スマートホテル倶知安 | ¥4,520 | 3.67／5 88 reviews | 1.1 km | 倶知安駅より徒歩1分 |
| ホテル スリーエム | ¥5,737 | 4.19／5 121 reviews | 1.1 km | JR 倶知安駅より徒歩にて1分 |
| JL HOUSE KUTCHAN ^ | ¥7,558 | — | 1.1 km | 倶知安駅から徒歩で約2分 |
| Camp&Go Stay ^ | ¥8,009 | — | 1.1 km | 倶知安駅より徒歩で2分 |
| Hotel エレキ/民泊 | ¥10,962 | — | 1.2 km | 倶知安駅から徒歩で約2分 |
| Niseko Powder Chalet | ¥3,750 | — | 1.3 km | 倶知安駅より徒歩約10分 |
| トリフィートホテル&ポッドニセコ | ¥3,150 | 4.05／5 258 reviews | 1.9 km | JR倶知安駅から路線バスで約6分 |
| ニッコースタイルニセコ HANAZONO | ¥8,907 | 4.15／5 90 reviews | 3.0 km | ◆新千歳空港から110kmから車で約2時間( 国道276号線 ) ◆JR倶知安駅から車で約10分 |
| Niseko Hirafu Ski Resort Condo | ¥6,000 | — | 3.1 km | 倶知安駅より徒歩約30分以内 |
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)
15 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: 0.4 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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