NEWS & TOPICS

These are the TOP 15 ski resorts in Japan, ranked by their officially reported snow depths as of 12/13 (Wed.). The warm weather that has continued since 12/8 (Fri.) has reduced the bases at resorts nationwide. One bright spot; there was a significant new snowfall of between 10 to 20cm reported in Hokkaido last night.

1st Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ×130cm
2nd Tengendai Kogen (Yamagata) ×100cm
3rd Kiroro (Hokkaido) △95cm
4th WhitePIA Takasu (Gifu) △90cm Advance Ticket
5th Hakuba Happo-One (Nagano) △80cm Advance Ticket
5th Washigatake (Gifu) △80cm

7th Niseko Grand Hirafu (Hokkaido) △75cm
8th Grandeco (Fukushima) △75cm
9th Tsugaike Kogen (Nagano) △72cm
10th Furano (Hokkaido) △70cm Advance Ticket
10th Sapporo Kokusai (Hokkaido) ◎70cm
10th Shiratori Kogen (Gifu) ◎70cm

13th Sahoro △65cm, 13th Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 △65cm Advance Ticket, 15th Geto Kogen 〇60cm, 15th Marunuma Kogen △60cm, 15th Yeti △60cm

*Daisetsuzan Kurodake was closed today due to strong winds, while Tengendai Kogen was closed today as scheduled.
*This list excludes small, local resorts with only one, or no lifts.
*◎… Fully Open (80% or more runs open), 〇… Mostly Open (50% or more runs open), △… Partially Open (Less than 50% of runs open), ×… Closed