【札幌国際】札幌観測史上1位の大雪DAYでパウダー祭り!(2026.1.8 スノーボード)
By: HAYATE OutdoorLife · 2026-01-11
Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort is a ski area in Hokkaido, Japan. The terrain spans roughly 719–1055 m above sea level. The mapped ski area covers about 2.5 km². Within 2.5 km of the centre, the map shows 29 marked runs and 4 lifts, totalling about 32 km of piste. There is no settled snow at the moment — the season has not started here yet. Over the last three winters the ERA5 reanalysis gives it 344 cm of snowfall a season, 312th (tied) of the 3,112 ski areas we measure worldwide. The model runs well below what resorts report, so the ranking is the meaningful part rather than the centimetre figure. The nearest city of any size is Sapporo, about 22 km away. 2 official live cameras are linked below. 38 other ski areas lie within 120 km. Snow figures and the Powder Score are recalculated every day.
Base depth
0cm
Snow 24h
0cm
Snow 48h
0cm
Next 24h
0cm
Next 72h
0cm
Temperature
13.8℃
Max wind
20km/h
Elevation (est.)
719–1055m
Area
2.5km²
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 0/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 0/20
Wind 6/10
Base 0/5
Powder Score v1.0.0
7-day outlook
| Date | Snow | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌧️ 27 Sept | 0 | 9.2 / 17.3 | 20 |
| 🌦️ 28 Sept | 0 | 11.4 / 18.6 | 21.8 |
| 🌦️ 29 Sept | 0 | 8.4 / 11.9 | 20.9 |
| 🌦️ 30 Sept | 0 | 7.9 / 14.9 | 10.6 |
| 🌦️ 1 Oct | 0 | 5.3 / 12.3 | 24.4 |
| 🌦️ 2 Oct | 0 | 3.4 / 5.1 | 21.8 |
| 🌦️ 3 Oct | 0 | 3.9 / 7.1 | 18.9 |
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
20
Run length
12km
Lifts
4
Vertical
468m
Top 1,089 m · base 620 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvancedOther Lift
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map2.1 km
Steepest pitch29°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs10.1°
Which way the slopes face
North 17%
East 67%
South 16%
West 1%
84% 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
Easy 7
Intermediate 9
Advanced 2
Other 2
Lift types
- Chairlift3
- Gondola1
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 mountainWatch live ↗Operated by: 札幌国際スキー場Roads nearby国道393号 ↗From the resort: 6.5 kmOperated by: 北海道開発局
Road conditions decide whether you can get there at all. Check before you leave.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Sapporo webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →
See the snow in motion
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
Measured by us across 3,112 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
344 cm
per season
Range over three winters
32 cm
325–357 cm. Steadier from winter to winter than most.
World rank
312
of 3,112 worldwide
Rank in country
129
of 395 in Japan
Elevation rank
166
Highest to lowest, of 395 in Japan. The centre point sits at 849 m, 96 m above the national median.
Quality rank
25
of 395 in Japan
Temp when snowing
-7.8°C
Japanese median: -3.5°C
Rain days
6%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
17%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
19 km/h
Dryness 0.70
Frequency 0.49
Freedom from rain 0.84
Calm when snowing 0.95
The tick marks the median across the 395 Japanese ski areas. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiroro Resort | 6.4 km | 344 cm | 312 |
| Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort | 8.1 km | 311 cm | 430 |
| Snowcruse ONZE | 9.2 km | 304 cm | 465 |
| Sapporo Teine | 11 km | 279 cm | 579 |
| Otaru Tenguyama Ski Area | 14 km | 311 cm | 430 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 67% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (51%). In amount, March brings 66 cm, more than the median of 45 cm.
87cmDec
98cmJan
82cmFeb
66cmMar
Worth seeing nearby
Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Asari Dam朝里ダム | Nature | 7.1 km |
| Mount Teine手稲山 | Mountain | 9.9 km |
| Jōzankei Dam定山渓ダム | Nature | 12.1 km |
| Jōzankei Onsen定山渓温泉 | Hot spring town | 14.2 km |
| Otaru Museum小樽市総合博物館 | Museum | 16.4 km |
| Hokkaidō Jingū北海道神宮 | Shrine | 19.4 km |
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.
Map
Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.
Official piste map ↗ Coordinates: 43.0730, 141.0703
Places to stay nearby
4 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 朝里川温泉ホテル | ¥5,850 | 4.04 157 reviews | 8 km | 小樽築港駅より路線バスで20分。お車にて約15分。 |
| Ｙｕ Ｋｉｒｏｒｏ（ユキロロ） | ¥12,253 | 4.56 18 reviews | 6.9 km | 小樽から車で約40分｜JR小樽駅～Yu Kiroro無料送迎あり（夏期限定／要事前予約） |
| クラブメッド キロロ・グランド | ¥23,570 | — | 7.1 km | 有料送迎あり。クラブメッド公式HP、各リゾートページの“アクセス”よりご出発の14日前までにお申し込みください。 |
| クラブメッド キロロ・ピーク | — | — | 6.6 km | 新千歳空港よりお車にて約1時間30分 |
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Updated: 26 Sept 2026, 23:28