Yubari Mount Racey
マウントレースイ43°03′ N 141°58′ E
Yubari's old coal-town ski hill holds 45-degree ungroomed pitches and very few people, and in 2025/26 it ran without its gondola all winter.
Photo Wakimasa · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beginner4.3 km
- Intermediate4.5 km
- Advanced4.9 km
Mount Racey opened in 1972 on land the Yubari coal mines left behind. The city bought it in 2002 and went bankrupt five years later. Kamori Kanko ran it for a decade before a Chinese developer bought it in 2017, and a Hong Kong company took it over in 2019 and renamed the holding company Yubari Resort. Operations stopped in December 2020. A new operating company reopened the hill a year later.
The 2025/26 season was rough. A brake and grip fault in March 2025 sent all 76 gondola cabins away for factory overhaul, so the gondola stayed shut all winter and the summit Sky Station stayed closed. Then two quad chairs broke down in early January. By 21 January the Swingers 2 double was the last lift turning, and it served eight runs. The season ended on 29 March with an apology for the repeated faults. The operator says it aims to have the gondola back in December 2026. As of October nothing had been announced for the 2026/27 season.
How it rides
- Powder
- 3 out of 5
- Trees
- 2 out of 5
- Steeps
- 3 out of 5
- Sidecountry
- 2 out of 5
- Park
- 2 out of 5
- Beginners
- 3 out of 5
- Family
- 2 out of 5
- Quiet
- 5 out of 5
- Value
- 3 out of 5
- Après
- 1 out of 5
The terrain is steep when the lifts all run. Raccoon Line drops off Reisui-yama at 45 degrees and Carving Line at 43, and the resort leaves both ungroomed. Deer Line and Thrilling Line run through the trees, and the map lets you ride the orange off-course zones at your own risk. New Chitose is 50 to 60 minutes away by car. Hotel Mount Racey is due to reopen under the TUI Hotels & Resorts brand in November 2026.
Fly the mountain in 3D立体地図
Every run at Yubari Mount Raceyコース
| Avg | Faces | Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winding RoadワインディングロードNotes | 2,046 m | 276 m | 15.5° | 7.7° | W | ||
| Swinging Line A | 934 m | 206 m | 18.1° | 12.4° | W |
Lengths, vertical, pitch and aspect are computed from OpenStreetMap run lines and 30 m elevation data. Steepest is the hardest 60 m pitch. Treat them as a guide and trust the signs on the hill.
More named runs from the trail map
Raccoon Lineラクーンライン
The steepest run at Mount Racey hits 45 degrees and is left ungroomed. It needs the upper lifts running.
Good for steepest pitch, ungroomed snow
Carving Lineカービングライン
Another ungroomed expert line reaches 43 degrees. Ride it on a cold morning after new snow.
Good for steep ungroomed, powder
Panorama CパノラマC
Panorama C averages 21 degrees with a 35-degree maximum. It is the steepest of the Panorama runs.
Good for sustained pitch
Thrilling Lineスリリングライン
A tree line with a 28-degree maximum and a gentle average. Good for storm days.
Good for trees
Deer Lineディアライン
The gentler of the two tree runs tops out at 18 degrees. A first taste of riding between trees.
Good for easy trees
Peaks, gates and named areas
Know the zones before you goエリア
Shuttle 6 gondola
lift
The six-seat gondola climbs 1,800 metres to the top of Reisui-yama. It was closed for all of 2025/26 while its cabins were overhauled, with a target return of December 2026.
Good for summit access, long runs
Swingers 2
lift
The 950-metre double chair serves the Swinging runs and the terrain park. It was the last lift running in January 2026.
Good for terrain park, mid-mountain laps
RACEY Terrain Park
parkIntermediate
The park sits beside Swingers 2 on the 2025/26 map. No feature list is published.
Good for park laps
Beyond the ropes · open
Zones marked orange on the trail map lie inside the boundary away from the courses; you ride them at your own risk and the resort accepts no liability. Purple zones lie outside the boundary and the resort will not rescue you there.
- Off-course zones (orange on the map) are ridden at your own risk
- No rescue is provided in the out-of-bounds zones marked purple
- Check which lifts are running before you commit to any upper-mountain line
Check the daily avalanche report before you leave the resort. Carry a beacon, shovel and probe and know how to use them.
Worth knowing before you go
Check the official news page before you drive out. Lift status changed week to week in 2025/26.
Hokkaido residents pay ¥4,800 for a day instead of ¥6,000, so bring ID.
The free airport shuttle was suspended in 2025/26. Plan to drive.
Restaurant Tanpopo in the Center House takes cash only and serves lunch 11:00–14:00.
With the gondola down, the upper runs were groomed for hike-up access. Bring skins or a split if you want the top.
3 mapped lifts
The liftsリフト
Getting thereアクセス
From New Chitose Airport
- Drive
- 50–60 min
- Train
- JR Sekisho Line to Shin-Yubari, then the Yutetsu Bus Yubari city line to Racey Resort-mae (¥760)
From Sapporo
- Drive
- about 1 hr 30 min
- Train
- JR to Shin-Yubari, then the Yutetsu Bus to Racey Resort-mae
Yubari IC on the Doto Expressway is about 20 min away. Free parking for about 1,500 regular cars, 08:30–17:00. The free airport shuttle was suspended in 2025/26.
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Quick answers about Yubari Mount Raceyよくある質問
How big is Yubari Mount Racey?
Yubari Mount Racey has 18 runs and 5 lifts over 404 m of vertical, from 298 m at the base to 702 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 13.8 km of piste there.
How steep is Yubari Mount Racey?
The steepest mapped pitch at Yubari Mount Racey is about 32.6° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 4.9 km of the mapped total.
Can you ride off-piste at Yubari Mount Racey?
At Yubari Mount Racey: Zones marked orange on the trail map lie inside the boundary away from the courses; you ride them at your own risk and the resort accepts no liability. Purple zones lie outside the boundary and the resort will not rescue you there.
How much is a lift ticket at Yubari Mount Racey?
An adult day ticket at Yubari Mount Racey costs ¥6,000 in the 2025/26 main season. Hokkaido Ski Season Net holders ride here too.
Does Yubari Mount Racey have night riding?
No. Yubari Mount Racey closes its lifts at dusk.
How do you get to Yubari Mount Racey from New Chitose Airport?
Yubari Mount Racey is 50–60 min by car from New Chitose Airport.
When is the season at Yubari Mount Racey?
Yubari Mount Racey usually opens early December and closes late March. The deepest, most reliable snow comes january to February.