Asahikawa Santa Present Park
旭川サンタプレゼントパーク43°46′ N 142°18′ Elocal hill
Asahikawa's floodlit hill sits 15 minutes from the station and runs until 21:00 with the city spread out below.
- Beginner3.6 km
Santa Present Park is the hill Asahikawa rides after work. It sits 15 minutes by car from JR Asahikawa Station, and the six runs stay lit until 21:00, so the city's lights fill the view on every chair ride after dark. The hill opened in 1969 as Sun Valley and took its Christmas name in 1995, and it has hosted the FIS Snowboard World Cup more than once.
Three double chairs cover 160 m of vertical, and the longest run is about a kilometre. Loading carpets at the chairs and a separate free kids' slope make it an easy place to teach children. The winter bus that serves it carries on to Kamui Ski Links, so you can ride Kamui by day and come here for the lights.
How it rides
- Powder
- 2 out of 5
- Trees
- 1 out of 5
- Steeps
- 2 out of 5
- Sidecountry
- 1 out of 5
- Park
- 1 out of 5
- Beginners
- 4 out of 5
- Family
- 4 out of 5
- Quiet
- 4 out of 5
- Value
- 4 out of 5
- Après
- 1 out of 5
Fly the mountain in 3D立体地図
Every run at Asahikawa Santa Present Parkコース
Peaks, gates and named areas
Know the zones before you goエリア
Center Liftセンターリフト
lift
The main double runs 09:00–21:00. It was a rope tow in earlier years.
Good for beginners, night laps
Blacky Liftブラッキーリフト
lift
This double runs 09:00–20:45, and the ride takes about nine minutes.
Good for longer runs
Green Liftグリーンリフト
lift
This double runs 09:00–20:45, and the ride takes about eight minutes.
Good for intermediate laps
Worth knowing before you go
Buy a night ticket for ¥1,800 and ride from 16:00 as the city lights come on.
The free Kids Gelände beside the main slope lets small children sled and practise without a lift ticket.
Rental needs photo ID, and the shop doesn't take reservations, so arrive early on weekends.
5 mapped lifts
The liftsリフト
Getting thereアクセス
From Sapporo
- Train
- JR to Asahikawa, then Dohoku Bus route 455
About 15 minutes by car from central Asahikawa. Dohoku Bus route 455 (Kaisoku Santa Links) runs in winter from central Asahikawa and continues to Kamui Ski Links.
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Quick answers about Asahikawa Santa Present Parkよくある質問
How big is Asahikawa Santa Present Park?
Asahikawa Santa Present Park has 6 runs and 3 lifts over 160 m of vertical, from 170 m at the base to 330 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 5.4 km of piste there.
How steep is Asahikawa Santa Present Park?
The steepest mapped pitch at Asahikawa Santa Present Park is about 22.3° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model.
How much is a lift ticket at Asahikawa Santa Present Park?
An adult day ticket at Asahikawa Santa Present Park costs ¥4,200 in the 2026/27 main season.
Does Asahikawa Santa Present Park have night riding?
Yes. Asahikawa Santa Present Park runs night lifts 16:00–21:00. The floodlit runs look over the lights of Asahikawa. Night ticket ¥1,800 (child ¥1,100).
When is the season at Asahikawa Santa Present Park?
Asahikawa Santa Present Park usually opens early to mid-December (19 December in 2025) and closes late March. The deepest, most reliable snow comes january to February.