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Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Sahoro Resort ski resort

People on snowy ridges in Hokkaido
Snowy ridges in Hokkaido, Japan. Photo: Agustin Villalba / Pexels.

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  • Experts33% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Sahoro Resort has about 24 km of mapped runs and 9 lifts, with skiing from about 407 m up to 1,044 m (3,425 ft), a vertical drop of 637 m. By mapped runs it is number 10 of the 42 Japan ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokachi-Obihiro (OBO), about 60 km away in a straight line.

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Sahoro Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 726 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 20 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 139°0°0 mm
  2. Sat 146°-5°0 mm
  3. Sun 150°-1°7 mm
  4. Mon 161°-8°0.9 mm
  5. Tue 17-2°-8°0 mm
  6. Wed 183°-1°48.4 mm
  7. Thu 191°-5°1 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Sahoro Resort: runs from 407 m to 1,044 m, a vertical drop of 637 m6008001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,044 m (3,425 ft)Top 1,044 m · 3,425 ftBase 407 m · 1,335 ft637 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,044 m3,425 ft
Vertical drop
637 m2,090 ft
Mapped runs
24 km43 runs
Lifts
9mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 47% (11.3 km), Intermediate 20% (4.7 km), Advanced 33% (7.8 km)Easy: 11.3 km, 24 runs (47%)47%EasyIntermediate: 4.7 km, 8 runs (20%)20%IntermediateAdvanced: 7.8 km, 11 runs (33%)33%Advanced

About 47% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 20% intermediate and 33% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy2411.3 km
Intermediate84.7 km
Advanced117.8 km

Lifts

9 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts7
Gondolas1
Platter lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Tokachi-Obihiro (OBO)Obihiro60 km
Asahikawa (AKJ)Higashikagura62 km
New Chitose (CTS)Sapporo100 km
Hakodate (HKD)Hakodate225 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Sahoro Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,044 m (3,425 ft) and the lowest ends at about 407 m (1,335 ft), a vertical of 637 m (2,090 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Sahoro Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 24 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Sahoro Resort?

Tokachi-Obihiro (OBO) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 60 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Sahoro Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.