NEWS & TOPICS

Below is a list of the TOP 15 ski resorts nationwide, ranked by their base depth as of 12/23 (Tue.). Spring-like warmth on 12/20 (Sat.)& 12/21 (Sun.) led to a nationwide decrease in snow depth. Joining the upper ranks, which had been dominated by ski resorts in Hokkaido and the HAKUBA VALLEY, were Tengendai and Nekoma, both currently listed as “mostly open.”
　
No.1 Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ◎310cm
No.2 Kiroro (Hokkaido) ○230cm
No.3 Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu (Hokkaido) ○170cm
No.3 Sapporo Teine (Hokkaido) ◎170cm
No.5 Sapporo Kokusai (Hokkaido) ◎150cm
　
No.6 Tsugaike (Nagano) ○121cm
No.7 Niseko HANAZONO (Hokkaido) ○118cm
No.8 Furano (Hokkaido) ○110cm　*Advance discount lift tickets
No.8 Tengendai (Yamagata) ○110cm
No.8 Hakuba Happo-one (Nagano) △110cm
　
No.11 Nekoma Mountain ○109cm, No.12 Rusutsu ○100cm, No.12 Niseko Village ○100cm, No.14 Aomori Spring △95cm, No.14 Hakuba Goryu&Hakuba47 ○95cm
　
*Local ski hills with one lift or fewer are excluded.
*“◎” … 80% or more skiable, “○” … 50% or more skiable, “△” … less than 50% skiable, “×” … not skiable