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): 4 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. 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 | 1 | −7 to −1 | 16 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −7 to 3 | 8 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −1 to 10 | 10 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Fog | 0 | 0 to 12 | 7 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 0 to 10 | 11 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 2 to 7 | 5 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 2 | −2 to 6 | 28 |
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 West Forest run is a beginner trail that winds down through pine and birch. At night, only the main No. 2 slope is lit. Away from the runs, the resort also offers snow rafting, which parents and children can ride together. Sources: dynasty-resort.jp, city.kitahiroshima.hokkaido.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.
60% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east; plenty of the terrain faces the sun as well, so the lean is modest.
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.
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Sapporo webcams & snow report — all 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eniwa City Ski Area | 9.7 km | 148 cm | 1686 |
| Sapporo Moiwayama | 14.0 km | 184 cm | 1292 |
| Fu's snow area | 14.0 km | 207 cm | 1081 |
| Sapporo Bankei Ski Area | 18.0 km | 194 cm | 1201 |
| Sapporo Teine | 27.0 km | 260 cm | 667 |
Compare side by side with Eniwa City Ski Area and Sapporo Moiwayama →
The most snow falls in January. March brings 81% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 39 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 161 cm, and 8 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 98 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 238 cm (2.4 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 恵庭島松 weather station — 9.2 km from this ski area, 178 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 364 cm |
| 2023/24 | 398 cm |
| 2024/25 | 318 cm |
| 2025/26 | 375 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 178 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 51.8 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 輪厚輪厚温泉 | 3.6 km | 40℃ warm | 9.1 alkaline | alkaline simple |
| 里塚里塚温泉 | 5 km | 51.8℃ hot | 8.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takino Suzuran Hillside National Government Park滝野すずらん丘陵公園 | Park | 5.6 km |
| Sapporo Dome札幌ドーム | Leisure | 10.2 km |
| Es Con Field HokkaidoエスコンフィールドHOKKAIDO | Leisure | 10.4 km |
| Makomanai Ice Arena真駒内屋内競技場 | Park | 11.6 km |
| Mount Moiwa藻岩山 (札幌市) | Mountain | 14.9 km |
| Nakajima Park中島公園 | Park | 15.1 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 (22 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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1 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 1 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONEKA | ¥106,178 | — | 3.4 km | JR 北広島駅よりお車で約15分 |
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)
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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