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Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort ski resort

  • Top 1,091 m
  • 12 km of runs
  • 4 lifts
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Snowy ridges in Hokkaido, Japan. Photo: Agustin Villalba / Pexels.

The short answer

Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort has about 12 km of mapped runs and 4 lifts, with skiing from about 620 m up to 1,091 m (3,579 ft), a vertical drop of 471 m. By mapped runs it is number 24 of the 42 Japan ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sapporo Okadama (OKD), about 26 km away in a straight line.

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Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort: runs from 620 m to 1,091 m, a vertical drop of 471 m7008009001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,091 m (3,579 ft)Top 1,091 m · 3,579 ftBase 620 m · 2,034 ft471 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,091 m3,579 ft
Vertical drop
471 m1,545 ft
Mapped runs
12 km18 runs
Lifts
4mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 36% (4.1 km), Intermediate 46% (5.2 km), Advanced 18% (2.1 km)Easy: 4.1 km, 7 runs (36%)36%EasyIntermediate: 5.2 km, 9 runs (46%)46%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.1 km, 2 runs (18%)18%Advanced

About 36% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 46% intermediate and 18% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy74.1 km
Intermediate95.2 km
Advanced22.1 km

Lifts

4 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts3
Gondolas1

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
Sapporo Okadama (OKD)Sapporo26 km
New Chitose (CTS)Sapporo60 km
Asahikawa (AKJ)Higashikagura130 km
Hakodate (HKD)Hakodate146 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,091 m (3,579 ft) and the lowest ends at about 620 m (2,034 ft), a vertical of 471 m (1,545 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 12 km of downhill runs and 4 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort?

Sapporo Okadama (OKD) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 26 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Sapporo Kokusai Skiing 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.