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): 20 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 showers | 3 | −4 to 1 | 26 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Snow | 0 | −3 to 5 | 29 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 5 to 10 | 29 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 2 to 9 | 29 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 2 to 8 | 28 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 2 to 5 | 20 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Snow showers | 4 | 0 to 4 | 35 |
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
Wakkanai's schools use this hill for their ski lessons, and it gets busy on lesson days. There is one lodge at the base and another partway up. A snow park and the Lefty Monster course are also laid out, though they close when snow is short. Sources: w-shinko.co.jp, city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp (sources read 11 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
Weather models read low in the mountains: a Japan Meteorological Agency station 9 km away measured 527 cm a winter over the last three seasons, against 276 cm from the model.
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.
99% 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. 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
More than we show here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarufutsu Sonei Ski Area | 33.0 km | 215 cm | 995 |
| Toyotomi Ski Area | 37.0 km | 191 cm | 1235 |
| Higashigaoka Ski Area | 43.0 km | 191 cm | 1235 |
Compare side by side with Sarufutsu Sonei Ski Area and Toyotomi Ski Area →
The most snow falls in December. March brings 53% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 37 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 224 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 128 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 304 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 声問 weather station — 9 km from this ski area, 15 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 527 cm |
| 2023/24 | 477 cm |
| 2024/25 | 598 cm |
| 2025/26 | 507 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 276 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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Port of Wakkanai稚内港 | Landmark | 2.8 km |
| Wakkanai Station稚内駅 | Landmark | 3.4 km |
| Wakkanai Breakwater Dome北防波堤ドーム | Leisure | 3.7 km |
| Wakkanai Park稚内公園 | Park | 3.9 km |
| Lake Ōnuma大沼 (稚内市) | Nature | 5.6 km |
| Cape Noshappu野寒布岬 | Nature | 7.7 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.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site. See the official site ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ホテル 奥田屋 | ¥8,250 | 4.27／5 441 reviews | 1.0 km | JR南稚内駅より徒歩6分。稚内空港よりバスで30分。 |
| ホテル御園 | ¥7,700 | 4.19／5 386 reviews | 1.1 km | JR南稚内駅より徒歩3分。稚内空港より車で15分 |
| カプセルホテル ノースキャビン | ¥8,880 | 4.29／5 7 reviews | 1.1 km | 無料送迎バス(要予約)JR稚内駅17:30発ホテル行き・ホテル5:15発JR稚内駅・フェリーT行き (10月末まで) |
| 稚内グランドホテル | ¥12,200 | 4.03／5 902 reviews | 1.1 km | JR 南稚内駅より徒歩3分/稚内空港よりバス・車で約20分 |
| ホテル大将 | ¥10,100 | 4.04／5 281 reviews | 1.3 km | JR南稚内駅より徒歩3分/稚内空港より車で30分 |
| casa hotel | ¥4,400 | 3.86／5 14 reviews | 1.4 km | JR南稚内駅より徒歩2分、JR稚内駅よりお車約5分/バス約8分/自転車約10分/徒歩約30分 |
| ホテルニューチコウ | ¥6,520 | 3.83／5 314 reviews | 1.5 km | JR 南稚内駅から徒歩で約5分 |
| さかえホテル | ¥8,250 | 2.90／5 242 reviews | 1.5 km | 南稚内駅より徒歩にて5分 |
| ホテル 滝川 | ¥8,900 | 3.81／5 605 reviews | 2.3 km | JR 稚内駅から車で5分 |
| 旅館山一 | ¥6,380 | 4.33／5 448 reviews | 2.4 km | JR 稚内駅から車で5分 |
| べっどぷらす | ¥6,560 | 3.75／5 20 reviews | 3.1 km | 稚内駅より徒歩7分、稚内フェリーターミナルより徒歩8分。カーナビ使用時は電話番号は使用不可(住所をご利用ください)。 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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40 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: 1.1 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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