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): 10 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 | −9 to −1 | 15 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −11 to 3 | 6 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −2 to 10 | 7 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −1 to 12 | 6 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −1 to 11 | 12 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 2 to 8 | 5 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 3 | −1 to 6 | 23 |
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
Buses run by the ski area's own operating company, through its own bus department, leave every day from three subway stations: Maruyama-Koen, Hassamu-Minami and Makomanai. That makes it possible to get here from the city without a car, and the slopes are also lit for night skiing. Sources: bankei.co.jp, sapporo.travel (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.
87% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
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. The nearest live view is the road below.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo Moiwayama | 4.2 km | 184 cm | 1292 |
| Fu's snow area | 8.6 km | 207 cm | 1081 |
| Sapporo Teine | 8.9 km | 260 cm | 667 |
| Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort | 18.0 km | 331 cm | 351 |
| Snowcruse ONZE | 18.0 km | 277 cm | 586 |
Compare side by side with Sapporo Moiwayama and Fu's snow area →
The most snow falls in January. March brings 68% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 40 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 194 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2018/19 with 144 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 262 cm (1.8 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
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 小金湯 weather station — 8.7 km from this ski area, 44 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 507 cm |
| 2023/24 | 493 cm |
| 2024/25 | 560 cm |
| 2025/26 | 468 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 210 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
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 27 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 裏参道FRC裏参道温泉 | 4.8 km | 27℃ lukewarm | 7.8 mildly alkaline | simple |
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
Video we shot ourselves, with a note from the day (sound removed).
22 January 2026
Fifteen minutes from central Sapporo. You can't beat the location.
The site operator
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Moiwa藻岩山 (札幌市) | Mountain | 3.7 km |
| Hokkaidō Jingū北海道神宮 | Shrine | 3.9 km |
| Makomanai Ice Arena真駒内屋内競技場 | Park | 6.5 km |
| Nakajima Park中島公園 | Park | 6.6 km |
| Odori Park大通公園 | Park | 6.7 km |
| Sapporo Dome札幌ドーム | Leisure | 10.8 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. Compare with other ski areas →
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小別沢プライベートグランピングQuope ^ | ¥14,620 | — | 2.2 km | 西28丁目駅から車で約11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)
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: 5.8 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
“ad” marks links that pay us a commission if you book. Links without it are not affiliated.
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