NEWS & TOPICS

Here is the list of TOP 15 ski areas of the snow amount on 1/10 (Wed). The snow amounts increased greatly thanks to the good snowfall from 1/13 (Sat) to 1/16 (Tue) and Charmant Hiuchi ranked 1st for the first time this winter.

1st Charmant Hiuchi (Niigata) ◎340cm
2nd Niseko Grand Hirafu (Hokkaido) ◎330cm
3rd Lotte Arai (Niigata) ◎318cm
4th Kiroro (Hokkaido) ◎310cm
5th Niseko Moiwa (Hokkaido) ◎305cm

6th Tengendai Kogen (Yamagata) ◎300cm
7th Sapporo Kokusai (Hokkaido) ◎280cm
8th Hakkoda (Aomori) ×270cm
9th Geto Kogen (Iwate) ◎265cm
10th Masikecho Shokanbetsudake (Hokkaido) ◎260cm

11th Niseko Village ○253cm, 12th Niseko HANAZONO ◎250cm, 12th Takamagahara Mammoth ◎250cm, 14th Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 ◎245cm, 15th Hakkaisan ◎240cm

*Daisetsuzan Kurodake stops the operations of the ropeway until 1/26 (Fri) and the lift until 2/16 (Fri) for maintenance.
*Hakkoda was closed because of the strong wind.
*Local ski areas which have only 1 lift are not on this ranking.
*”◎” … Over 80% area open, “○” … Over 50% area open, “△” … Under 50% area open, “×” … Not open