最高のパウダーツリーラン 2025年12月30日
By: YOHちゃんねる【パウダー日和】 · 7 Jan
Japan · Hokkaido
Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ski Area
大雪山層雲峡黒岳スキー場
49 / 100 Powder Score
Fair Weather Clear The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 1 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
Base depth
62cm
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
- −15°C
- Max wind
- 8 km/h
- Elevation
- 1,309–1,523 m
- Across
- 1.2 km
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 42 cm, 128% 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 | −19 to −11 | 9 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Fog | 0 | −18 to −6 | 6 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −15 to 1 | 20 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −6 to 2 | 22 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Fog | 0 | −7 to 1 | 11 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Snow | 1 | −6 to 0 | 7 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 8 | −18 to −2 | 12 |
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 20/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 16/20
Wind 10/10
Base 3/5
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
A ropeway climbs from Sounkyo Station at the foot of the mountain to the fifth station, and a chairlift carries on to the seventh. The north-east face of Mt Kurodake is gentle overall, steep only for a short stretch at the top. Anyone heading outside the managed area fills in a forest-entry register and a mountain-entry consent form at the fifth-station building. Sources: rinyu.co.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
1
Run length
1.1km
Lifts
2
Vertical
214m
Top 1,523 m · base 1,309 m
Run map
Other Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.1 km
Steepest pitch22°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs10.7°
Which way the slopes face
North 19%
East 79%
South 2%
West 0%
98% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
By difficulty
Other 1 · 1.1 km
Lift types
- Cable car1
- Chairlift1
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
The live stream is paused (checked 9 Nov). Check the official page for when it returns.
On the mountainKurodake live stream ↗Operated by: りんゆう観光（黒岳）On the mountainKurodake live stream (2) ↗Operated by: りんゆう観光（黒岳）Roads nearby国道39号 ↗From the resort: 2.6 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.
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
396cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
293cm
The middle winter of the 12: 379 cm. The best: 574 cm.
World rank
178
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
79
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
48
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,407 m, 641 m above the national median.
Quality rank
1
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−12.0°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
3%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
20%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
16km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 100
Frequency 58
Freedom from rain 93
Calm when snowing (model grid) 99
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asahidake | 11.0 km | 388 cm | 194 |
| Canmore Ski Resort | 32.0 km | 215 cm | 995 |
| Touma Ski Area | 35.0 km | 232 cm | 853 |
| Pippu Ski Slopes | 43.0 km | 220 cm | 953 |
| Nukabira Gensenkyo Ski Area | 44.0 km | 174 cm | 1378 |
Compare side by side with Asahidake and Canmore Ski Resort →
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in December. March brings 96% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 91 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
125cmDec
95cmJan
86cmFeb
91cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 396 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 293 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 574 cm (2.0 times as much).
351
293
363
574
393
349
412
449
453
340
365
413
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
54 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 95.6 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 白水川左支流 | 2.1 km | 78.5℃ hot | 7.4 neutral | 1985 |
| 白水川白水沢B | 2.1 km | 65.3℃ hot | 6.7 neutral | 1968 |
| 白水川白水沢A | 2.1 km | 54.5℃ hot | 2.9 acidic | 1968 |
| 白水川白水川-7 | 2.1 km | 75.2℃ hot | 6.7 neutral | 1988 |
| 白水川白水川-6 | 2.1 km | 16.9℃ cold | 2.7 acidic | 1988 |
| 白水川 | 2.1 km | 95.6℃ hot | 7 neutral | 1968 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ropeway大雪山層雲峡・黒岳ロープウェイ | Nature | 1.5 km |
| Sounkyo Onsen層雲峡温泉 | Hot spring town | 2.7 km |
| Sounkyo層雲峡 | Nature | 3.8 km |
| Asahi-dake旭岳 | Mountain | 7.9 km |
| Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group大雪山 | Mountain | 7.9 km |
| Tenninkyō Onsen天人峡温泉 | Hot spring town | 15.5 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: 43.7064, 142.9327
Getting there
- By train
- Kamikawa Station (JR Sekihoku Line): about 30 minutes on the Dohoku Bus Sounkyo-Kamikawa Line to the Sounkyo terminus, then 5 minutes on foot to the ropeway base station
Source: rinyu.co.jp · checked 1 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
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
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
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 層雲峡温泉 湯元 銀泉閣(BBHホテルグループ) | ¥4,350 | 4.12／5 586 reviews | 2.4 km | JR函館本線旭川駅で乗換、石北本線上川駅下車バスで30分 |
| 層雲峡温泉 ホテル雲井 | ¥5,011 | 4.67／5 20 reviews | 2.4 km | 上川駅より道北バス「層雲峡」行きにて終点「層雲峡」下車、徒歩にて約3分 |
| 層雲峡 リゾートペンション 山の上 | ¥3,990 | 3.29／5 28 reviews | 2.5 km | JR旭川駅からバス1時間40分、層雲峡駅下車。車:旭川紋別自動車道で札幌から上川層雲峡IC約2時間半。ICからは約30分 |
| 層雲峡温泉 温泉ペンション銀河 | ¥6,600 | 4.33／5 106 reviews | 2.5 km | 上川駅から層雲峡温泉行きバス30分 |
| 家族混浴できる大露天風呂の宿 層雲峡観光ホテル | ¥5,000 | 3.66／5 1027 reviews | 2.6 km | 【お車】紋別自動車道上川・層雲峡ICより車で25分 ※EV充電スタンドあり(ホテル1階屋外駐車場内) |
| 層雲峡ホステル | ¥5,100 | 4.44／5 32 reviews | 2.6 km | JR旭川駅よりバスで約2時間 JR上川駅よりお車にて約25分 |
| 層雲峡温泉 層雲峡マウントビューホテル | ¥6,435 | 3.96／5 458 reviews | 2.6 km | JR上川駅よりタクシーで30分/旭川空港より車で90分 |
| ホテル大雪 ONSEN&CANYON RESORT | ¥10,000 | 4.40／5 1521 reviews | 2.6 km | 車のお越しで、札幌からは約180分。旭川空港からは約100分。旭山動物園からは80分。 |
| 層雲峡 朝陽亭 | ¥12,980 | 3.89／5 1827 reviews | 2.6 km | 上川層雲峡ICよりR39号線を北見方面に車で25分/JR上川駅よりバスで30分/札幌旭川送迎バス運行(3/31迄・要予約 |
| 層雲峡温泉 朝陽リゾートホテル | ¥11,550 | 4.05／5 2310 reviews | 2.7 km | JR上川駅下車 道北バスで約30分/札幌・旭川発の送迎バス運行(2026/3/31迄) |
| 層雲閣 | ¥13,270 | 4.22／5 1341 reviews | 2.8 km | ※旭山動物園より車で90分※JR石北本線 上川駅よりローカルバスで35分※上川層雲峡ICより車で20分 |
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Places to stay on the map
7 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: 2.4 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- Sounkyo Onsen Yumoto Ginsenkaku 2.4 km
- Guesthouse Todate 2.5 km
- Daisetsu Kogen Sanso 8.9 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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