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Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Tomamu ski resort

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

The short answer

Tomamu has about 22 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 587 m up to 1,175 m (3,855 ft), a vertical drop of 587 m. By mapped runs it is number 13 of the 42 Japan ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokachi-Obihiro (OBO), about 62 km away in a straight line.

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Tomamu 7-day mountain forecast

At about 881 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 27 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 138°-2°0 mm
  2. Sat 145°-6°0 mm
  3. Sun 150°-2°7.1 mm
  4. Mon 16-1°-9°1.4 mm
  5. Tue 17-2°-8°0 mm
  6. Wed 184°-2°48.9 mm
  7. Thu 190°-6°1.7 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.

Tomamu: runs from 587 m to 1,175 m, a vertical drop of 588 m6008001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,175 m (3,855 ft)Top 1,175 m · 3,855 ftBase 587 m · 1,926 ft588 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
1,175 m3,855 ft
Vertical drop
587 m1,926 ft
Mapped runs
22 km34 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 3% (0.7 km), Easy 50% (11.2 km), Intermediate 41% (9.2 km), Advanced 6% (1.3 km)Novice: 0.7 km, 1 runs (3%)Easy: 11.2 km, 14 runs (50%)50%EasyIntermediate: 9.2 km, 16 runs (41%)41%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.3 km, 3 runs (6%)

About 53% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 41% intermediate and 6% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.7 km
Easy1411.2 km
Intermediate169.2 km
Advanced31.3 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Gondolas1
Magic carpets1

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)Obihiro62 km
Asahikawa (AKJ)Higashikagura68 km
New Chitose (CTS)Sapporo83 km
Hakodate (HKD)Hakodate207 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Tomamu?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,175 m (3,855 ft) and the lowest ends at about 587 m (1,926 ft), a vertical of 587 m (1,926 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Tomamu have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 22 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Tomamu?

Tokachi-Obihiro (OBO) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 62 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Tomamu 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.