NEWS & TOPICS

Below is a list of the TOP 15 ski resorts nationwide, ranked by their base depth as of 1/13 (Tue.). Due to the heavy snowfall on Thursday, January 8, and from Sunday, January 11 to Monday, January 12, Seki Onsen and Tsugaike saw their snow depth increase by more than 120 cm, moving them up to 2nd and 4th place respectively. In addition, the number of ski resorts with over 250 cm of snow has jumped dramatically from 5 in the previous report to 12 this time!
　
No.1 Mt. Daisetsuzan Kurodake (Hokkaido) ×340cm
No.1 Sekionsen (Niigata) ◎340cm
No.3 Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu (Hokkaido) ◎305cm
No.4 Tsugaike (Nagano) ◎301cm
No.5 Kiroro (Hokkaido) ◎300cm
No.5 Charmant Hiuchi (Niigata) ◎300cm

No.7 Aomori Spring (Aomori) ○290cm
No.8 Arai (Niigata) ◎287cm
No.9 Togari Onsen (Nagano) ◎280cm
No.10 Geto Kogen (Iwate) ◎265cm
　
No.11 Ani ◎250cm, No.11 Hakuba Happo-one ◎250cm, No.13 Niseko HANAZONO ◎243cm, No.14 Sapporo Kokusai ◎240cm, No.14 Hakkoda ×240cm

*Mt. Daisetsuzan Kurodake and Hakkoda closed due to strong winds.
*Excludes local ski areas with one lift or fewer.
*“◎” … 80% or more open, “○” … 50% or more open, “△” … less than 50% open, “×” … closed
*Back number → 1/6 (Tue.), 12/30 (Tue.), 12/23 (Tue.), 12/16 (Tue.), 12/9 (Tue.)