Hoshino Resorts Tomamu
星野リゾート トマム43°04′ N 142°38′ E
Tomamu pairs bitter inland cold with free in-bounds powder zones and a weekend snowcat on the Hidaka skyline.
Photo MIKI Yoshihito from Sapporo City,Hokkaido., JAPAN · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery
- Beginner11.8 km
- Intermediate9.2 km
- Advanced2.3 km
- Expert0.3 km
Tomamu sits in a high, empty valley in the middle of Hokkaido, and the cold hits you before anything else. The resort has recorded −35°C, and a January morning at 8 am averages −12°C. Snow that falls through air like that stays dry and light. On clear mornings the trees around the gondola top come out coated in rime, and the resort counted frost trees on 63% of days in 2025/26.
The ski area spreads across two ridges. Tomamu Mountain carries the gondola and the fast quads, and every steep run on the map lives there. No Gravity tilts to 35° beside the Powder Express. Tower Mountain rises behind the hotel towers and handles the easy cruising and the night session. Twenty-nine courses and 585 m of vertical sound small next to the size of the hotels. Advanced riders seldom bother with the Tower side, so pitches like Grand Prix Z can hold powder into the afternoon.
How it rides
- Powder
- 4 out of 5
- Trees
- 4 out of 5
- Steeps
- 2 out of 5
- Sidecountry
- 3 out of 5
- Park
- 4 out of 5
- Beginners
- 5 out of 5
- Family
- 5 out of 5
- Quiet
- 4 out of 5
- Value
- 3 out of 5
- Après
- 2 out of 5
Most riders who know Tomamu come for the Experts Only Powder Area. From mid-January the resort opens designated off-piste zones in the trees on Tomamu Mountain, and it frames the whole idea as a Winter Mountain Liberation Declaration. Entry costs nothing. You check in on the yukiyama app, join the powder group, accept the terms and type in a password from the Snow Kart counter in the Resort Center. A helmet is compulsory, and the last entry is at 15:00.
The resort also sells guided days with Riki Nakajima's team, from a two-hour Step to Back Country session in the resort-controlled zone at ¥20,000 up to a Sunrise BC Tour that starts hiking at 3:00 in the dark. On winter weekends a snowcat takes riders up Karifuri-dake about 20 minutes away for 4–6 laps of 200–500 m with lunch in a yurt. That day costs ¥110,000 for 2026/27.
There is no town at the bottom, so the evenings happen in the hotels and along hotalu street. Down at the Tomamu Mountain base, Club Med runs its own all-inclusive village. Mina-Mina Beach keeps a 30 by 80 m wave pool above 30°C. Next door at Kirin-no-Yu you can soak outside in the snow, and in deep winter the Ice Village goes up with an ice bar and an ice hotel. The limited express from Sapporo reaches JR Tomamu in about 100 minutes, and a free bus meets every train.
Fly the mountain in 3D立体地図
Every run at Hoshino Resorts Tomamuコース
| Avg | Faces | Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver BellシルバーベルNotes | 3,022 m | 420 m | 17.3° | 7.9° | SE | ||
| SunshineサンシャインNotes | 1,586 m | 240 m | 18.3° | 8.6° | S | ||
| Twisting Forestクネクネフォレスト | 1,268 m | 181 m | 16.9° | 8.1° | E | ||
| Platinum Bellプラチナベル | 825 m | 150 m | 15.8° | 10.3° | SE | ||
| Fairy Woodsフェアリーウッズ | 780 m | 93 m | 15.3° | 6.8° | S | ||
| Hello NipoハローニポNight | 652 m | 91 m | 14.5° | 8° | S | ||
| Beginner's Choiceビギナーズチョイス | 989 m | 82 m | 8.8° | 4.7° | SE | ||
| Road to Gondolaロードトゥゴンドラ | 305 m | 44 m | 10.4° | 8.1° | SW | ||
| Forest Maze森の迷路 | 497 m | 41 m | 6.5° | 4.7° | SE | ||
| Hotalu Streetホタルストリート | 252 m | 28 m | 7.5° | 6.4° | S | ||
| Pine Roadパインロード | 245 m | 20 m | 10.2° | 3.5° | SW | ||
| Highway CoasterハイウェイコースターNotes | 1,412 m | 266 m | 21.5° | 10.7° | SE | ||
| ExhibitionエキシビジョンNotes | 1,387 m | 261 m | 22.6° | 10.7° | SE | ||
| Dragon RidgeドラゴンリッジNotes | 1,003 m | 244 m | 26.4° | 13.4° | SE | ||
| Panorama RidgeパノラマリッジNotes | 822 m | 210 m | 24.9° | 14° | SE | ||
| Silky Wayシルキーウェイ | 523 m | 197 m | 29° | 20.7° | SE | ||
| Venusヴィーナス | 645 m | 171 m | 19.9° | 14.9° | SW | ||
| Knasterナスタ−コース | 656 m | 170 m | 24.9° | 14.5° | E | ||
| Natural Terrainナチュラルテレイン | 514 m | 145 m | 20.5° | 15.8° | S | ||
| FreewayフリーウェイNight | 418 m | 120 m | 23.3° | 16° | SW | ||
| Aspen Bahnアスペンバーン | 380 m | 114 m | 21° | 16.8° | E | ||
| Geminiジェミニ | 378 m | 101 m | 18.9° | 14.9° | SW | ||
| MoonshineムーンシャインNightNotes | 327 m | 98 m | 20.2° | 16.7° | S | ||
| Short StoryショートストーリーNotes | 193 m | 73 m | 27° | 20.6° | E | ||
| Bird Watcherバードウォッチャー(アカゲラの森）Notes | 312 m | 38 m | 13.7° | 8.7° | SE | ||
| No GravityノーグラビティTreesNotes | 594 m | 267 m | 32.7° | 24.2° | SE | ||
| The GloryグローリーNotes | 620 m | 232 m | 26.5° | 20.5° | E | ||
| North StarノーススターTreesNotes | 436 m | 184 m | 28.1° | 22.9° | S | ||
| Grand Prix ZグランプリZNotes | 472 m | 151 m | 26.2° | 17.5° | S |
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.
Peaks, gates and named areas
Know the zones before you goエリア
Tomamu Mountain
peak
The main ridge holds courses 1–17, the UNKAI Gondola and the two fast quads. All four advanced runs and the Experts Only Powder Area are here.
Good for steeps, powder area trees, long groomers
Tower Mountain
peak
The 970 m ridge behind The Tower carries courses 18–29 on the Tower Express and Nipo Chair. It is where the night session runs, and its few ungroomed pitches see little traffic from strong riders.
Good for night riding, beginners, afternoon leftovers
Experts Only Powder Area上級者限定解放エリア
zoneExpert
The resort designates ungroomed tree zones inside the boundary on Tomamu Mountain and opens them from mid-January to 31 March once patrol signs them off. Entry is free with an app check-in and a helmet.
Good for storm-day trees, untracked mornings
Terrace of Frosted Tree霧氷テラス
zone
In winter the Unkai Terrace at the 1,088 m gondola top becomes the Terrace of Frosted Tree, and the Cloud Walk deck and a bar open up there. The gondola round trip is free with a lift ticket.
Good for frost trees, views
Tomamu Slopestyle Park
parkIntermediate
Three lanes run from beginner to expert near the Tomamu Express. A jib zone sits alongside, and the Secret Jump has its own course. It opens in late December.
Good for park laps, progression
Beyond the ropes · gates
From mid-January the Experts Only Powder Area opens ungroomed tree zones inside the boundary to advanced riders who check in on the yukiyama app and wear a helmet. Terrain beyond the boundary is reached through the resort's guided tours and the Karifuri snowcat.
- Check in on the yukiyama app with GPS on, join the Experts Only Powder Area group, accept the agreement and enter the password posted at the Snow Kart reception in the Resort Center
- Phone needs its own data connection; free Wi-Fi is not enough
- Helmet compulsory
- Open mid-January to 31 March, in stages as patrol confirms safety
- Last entry 15:00; check out in the app by 15:30
- No fee
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
Buy lift tickets online for ¥300 off the counter price. Multi-day passes cost the full day rate per day, so there is no saving in buying them up front.
Load a phone with its own data plan before you go for the Powder Area check-in. The app will not register you on hotel Wi-Fi alone.
The Powder Express starts at 09:30, half an hour after the gondola. Use the gap to lap the gondola and be at the Powder Express when it opens.
Between 20 January and 10 February the gondola runs from 07:45 for frost trees and diamond dust at the Terrace of Frosted Tree. Those early cabins are for viewing only.
Morning Glory puts a guided group on the hill from 08:00 to 09:30 before public opening, for ¥5,500 each with two or more people plus your lift ticket.
The Hoshino bus liners from Furano, Asahikawa, Sapporo and New Chitose only run when booked at least nine days ahead.
Guests of The Tower and RISONARE get ¥500 off lift tickets and free entry to Mina-Mina Beach.
7 mapped lifts
The liftsリフト
Getting thereアクセス
From New Chitose Airport
- Drive
- 1 hr 30 min via Chitose-higashi IC to Tomamu IC
- Bus
- Hoshino Resorts TOMAMU Bus Liner, about 2 hr, ¥6,000 adult (2026/27; book 9 days ahead)
- Train
- Change at Minami-Chitose for the Limited Express Tokachi or Ozora to JR Tomamu
From Sapporo
- Drive
- 2 hr via Sapporo-kita IC
- Bus
- Hoshino Resorts TOMAMU Bus Liner, ¥7,000 adult (2026/27; book 9 days ahead)
- Train
- Limited Express Tokachi or Ozora to JR Tomamu, about 1 hr 40 min, ¥5,880; all seats reserved
A free shuttle meets every limited express at JR Tomamu for the 5-minute run to The Tower or RISONARE. Tokachi-Obihiro Airport is 80 minutes by car, Furano 60 minutes. The Powder Belt Liner bus links Furano (¥5,500) and Asahikawa (¥6,000) in 2026/27.
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Quick answers about Hoshino Resorts Tomamuよくある質問
How big is Hoshino Resorts Tomamu?
Hoshino Resorts Tomamu has 29 runs and 6 lifts over 585 m of vertical, from 586 m at the base to 1,171 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 23.7 km of piste there.
How steep is Hoshino Resorts Tomamu?
The steepest mapped pitch at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu is about 32.7° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 2.6 km of the mapped total.
Can you ride off-piste at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu?
At Hoshino Resorts Tomamu: From mid-January the Experts Only Powder Area opens ungroomed tree zones inside the boundary to advanced riders who check in on the yukiyama app and wear a helmet. Terrain beyond the boundary is reached through the resort's guided tours and the Karifuri snowcat.
How much is a lift ticket at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu?
An adult day ticket at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu costs ¥8,000 in the 2025/26 main season and ¥5,000 early or late in the season. Hokkaido Powder Belt holders ride here too.
Does Hoshino Resorts Tomamu have night riding?
Yes. Hoshino Resorts Tomamu runs night lifts until 18:00, 26 December–31 March. The Tower Express and Nipo Chair run late on the Tower Mountain side, where Moonshine is the steep night run. The After15 ticket covers 15:00–18:00.
How do you get to Hoshino Resorts Tomamu from New Chitose Airport?
Hoshino Resorts Tomamu is 1 hr 30 min via Chitose-higashi IC to Tomamu IC by car from New Chitose Airport. By bus: Hoshino Resorts TOMAMU Bus Liner, about 2 hr, ¥6,000 adult (2026/27; book 9 days ahead).
When is the season at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu?
Hoshino Resorts Tomamu usually opens 1 December and closes early April (5 April). The deepest, most reliable snow comes mid-January to late February.