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Plan & book your trip to Hokkaido.

Look up any ski area, touring zone, stay or onsen on the island and compare them side by side. Give the planner your dates and it lays out each day, with everything you need to book.

38 ski areas743 mapped runs25 touring zones
Mt. Yotei under a clear blue sky above snow-covered fields

Mt. Yotei

42°50′ N 140°49′ E1,898 m

羊蹄山Luis Reid / Unsplash

01 / 06Mt. Yotei

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The island splits into six riding regions地域

Storms come off the Sea of Japan from the west, so the coast-facing ranges get the most snow and the inland basins get the coldest, driest version of it.
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  1. A stand of white birch trees in deep snow01

    Niseko & Yotei

    9 mountains

  2. Asarigawa Onsen ski runs drop away below the top of the Purple lift on a clear winter day02

    Sapporo, Otaru & Kiroro

    9 mountains

  3. A snowboarder and skiers stand beside a steaming vent high on Asahidake in falling snow03

    Furano, Asahikawa & Daisetsuzan

    8 mountains

  4. The Hidaka Mountains line the snowy fields of Memuro, the farm town around the Memuro ski hill04

    Tomamu, Sahoro & Tokachi

    5 mountains

  5. Komagatake rises beyond Lake Onuma with its summit in cloud, seen from the top of Hakodate Nanae Snowpark05

    Lakes, volcanoes & the south

    2 mountains

  6. Lakeside hotels at Akanko Onsen stand behind the frozen, snow-covered surface of Lake Akan06

    Rishiri, Akan & the far edges

    5 mountains

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Hokkaido's Mountains山

Every card is the mountain's own trail map drawn over its contours. Green, red and black follow the Japanese convention.
All 38 mountains
A snowboarder walks a street in Hirafu through heavy snowfall
Mt. Yotei rises beyond a birch-lined run high on Niseko Grand Hirafu
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Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu

Hirafu · Niseko

940 m vertical22 runs29.9 km

Snowboarders cross the Mt. Isola summit at Rusutsu with Mt. Yotei rising behind
Mt. Yotei rises above snowy farmland, seen from the top of Mt. Isola at Rusutsu
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Rusutsu Resort

Rusutsu · Niseko

594 m vertical37 runs37.3 km

A skier crosses open snow below a rounded white summit at Kiroro under a clear blue sky
Two riders pick a line through snowy birch trees in the sidecountry at Kiroro
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Kiroro Snow World

Akaigawa · Sapporo

660 m vertical23 runs25.1 km

A lone skier descends a wide groomed run between snow-laden forest at Furano Ski Resort
A skier in a yellow jacket ploughs through deep powder below a chairlift at Furano
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Furano Ski Resort

Furano

839 m vertical28 runs31.4 km

A skier carves down a groomed run under the Niseko Annupuri gondola above snowy farmland
A Niseko Annupuri gondola cabin rides high above the snowy farmland of the valley
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Niseko Annupuri International Ski Area

Niseko Town · Niseko

756 m vertical13 runs10.4 km

Skiers gather outside the log-built Mt. Cafe RAP in falling snow at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu
A groomed run drops between dark snowy forest at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu
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Hoshino Resorts Tomamu

Tomamu · Tokachi

585 m vertical29 runs23.7 km

Kamui Ski Links' runs streak the snowy flanks of Kamui-yama above farmland outside Asahikawa
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Kamui Ski Links

Asahikawa · Furano

601 m vertical26 runs25.5 km

Skiers gather on the snow outside the angular HANAZONO 308 base building at Niseko HANAZONO
Skiers cross groomed snow below the HANAZONO EDGE building on an overcast day
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Niseko HANAZONO Resort

Kutchan · Niseko

724 m vertical12 runs12 km

A skier slides across the snow with arms spread near the Highland lodge at Sapporo Teine
Snowboarders walk past the base lodge at Sapporo Teine below a steep groomed run
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Sapporo Teine

Sapporo

683 m vertical15 runs14.4 km

A skier looks out over the Tokachi plain from the top of Bear Mountain at Sahoro
Ski runs stripe the snowy east face of Sahoro-dake above dark conifer forest
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Tokachi Sahoro Resort

Shintoku · Tokachi

610 m vertical21 runs23.7 km

Niseko Moiwa's ski runs stand under winter snow above the Konbu Onsen area, home of Hotel Kanronomori
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Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort

Niseko Town · Niseko

460 m vertical8 runs6.9 km

Skiers queue at the lifts below snow-covered trees on a grey day at Sapporo Kokusai
Sapporo Kokusai's snowy slopes look down over forest to the sea beyond Otaru
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Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort

Jozankei · Sapporo

470 m vertical7 runs11.6 km

Trip planner · 旅の計画

Tell the planner how you ride and it lays out the whole trip.

Give it your dates and the mountains you won't skip. It reads our whole database and returns a day-by-day plan with drive times, powder-day alternates, onsen stops and places you can book.

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Sample · 9 nights · Powder + onsen

Jan 18 – 27
  1. Day 1Land at New Chitose, drive to Kutchan
  2. Day 2Annupuri gates if they open, Goshiki Onsen after
  3. Day 3Rusutsu trees on Isola, Westin dinner
  4. Day 4Storm day alternate: Moiwa, quiet and steep
  5. Day 5Drive to Furano via Kiroro, night in Kitanomine
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Hokkaido's Backcountry山スキー

Hokkaido's touring is mostly volcanic: open cones above the trees, birch and fir forest below. Go with a guide until you know the snowpack.
All touring zones
A snowboarder straps in beside a skier on the wind-scoured upper slopes of Asahidake

Backcountry

Asahidake

43°40′ N 142°51′ E2,291 m

旭岳Perfect Zero / Flickr
Snow covers Fuppushi-dake above the blue water of Lake Shikotsu on a clear winter day

Backcountry

Fuppushi-dake

42°43′ N 141°22′ E1,102 m

風不死岳Inlet Masu / Wikimedia Commons
The Furano Ropeway climbs over snowy forest on Furano Nishi-dake with the Furano basin below

Backcountry

Furano Resort Access Points (Furano Nishi-dake)

43°19′ N 142°19′ E1,331 m

富良野西岳LIONEL-ARTS / Flickr
A snowboarder in red rides powder between snow-loaded firs on the west face of Furano-dake

Backcountry

Furano-dake

43°24′ N 142°38′ E1,912 m

富良野岳Rob Thomson (hokkaidowilds.org) / Publisher's own site
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Onsen

Every riding day here ends in hot water温泉

All onsen
Lakeside hotels at Akanko Onsen stand behind the frozen, snow-covered surface of Lake Akan

Onsen

Akanko Onsen

43°26′ N 144°06′ EOnsen town

阿寒湖温泉Suicasmo / Wikimedia Commons
Snow-covered Mt. Asahidake rises behind the inns of Asahidake Onsen in winter

Onsen

Asahidake Onsen

43°39′ N 142°47′ E¥1,140

旭岳温泉user:ほくなん / Wikimedia Commons
Dai-ichi Takimotokan rises from the green, wooded slopes of Noboribetsu Onsen in summer

Onsen

Dai-ichi Takimotokan

42°30′ N 141°09′ E¥2,500

第一滝本館T DMY / Wikimedia Commons
A turquoise rock pool steams below a wooden railing in the woods at Fukiage Roten-no-yu

Onsen

Fukiage Roten-no-yu

43°26′ N 142°38′ EFree

吹上露天の湯Soica2001 (talk) / Wikimedia Commons
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Practical guides

Read up before you land読む

All guides

01

Getting around in winter

Airports, resort buses, trains and the reality of a rental car on snow.

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Onsen etiquette and tattoos

How to bathe, where tattoos are welcome and which baths offer private rooms.

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Gates, bibs and climbing plans

How each resort handles sidecountry, from the Niseko Rules to Tomamu's free bib.

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When the snow comes

Month by month through a Hokkaido winter, from first lifts to spring corn.