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Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort (Hokkaido) is such a ski resort
Best powder & long run in 90 minutes by car from Sapporo city
Sapporo Kokusai is a city resort that is conveniently located about 90 minutes by car from Sapporo city, but the amount and quality of snow is unbelievable. It is a tough resort that opens in November every year and accumulates nearly 3 meters of snow during the high season, allowing you to ski for more than 6 months until May.
All courses are long distances, so you can enjoy long powder riding after it snows, and when it doesn't snow, you can enjoy high-speed carving on beautiful grooming tracks. With a vast slope with a maximum running distance of 3.6km and a total of 7 courses rich in variety, it will satisfy all skiers and snowboarders.
From the top of the mountain, you can see the Sea of Japan, the Ishikari Plain, and a breathtaking panorama of beautiful trees lined with frost-covered trees.
'23-24 season topics
All of them are attractive value packs in a row!
To enjoy Sapporo Kokusai to the fullest, we recommend the ``Value Pack''. The ``Lunch Pack,'' which includes a one-day lift ticket and a 980 yen lunch ticket, saves you the entire lunch. The ``Parent and Child Pack'' includes a one-day pass for adults and elementary school students, and the ``Hot Spring Pack'' includes bathing tickets to nearby famous hot springs such as Jozankei Onsen and Asarigawa Onsen for 5,500 yen (general). Bus packages are convenient for day trips from Sapporo city and cost 6,000 yen (general price), and all of them are easy to use and attractive.
Click here for a list of advantageous packages.
| Pack type | Pack contents | price | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| lunch pack | 1-day lift ticket + 980 yen lunch ticket (~March 31, 2024) | 5,500 yen | Spring period (April 1, 2024 - May 12, 2024): 5,000 yen |
| parent and child pack | General 1-day ticket + Elementary school student 1-day ticket set | 5,500 yen | Spring period (April 1, 2024 - May 12, 2024): 5,000 yen |
| hot spring bathing pack | 1-day ticket + bathing ticket for either Jozankei Onsen, Hoheikyo Onsen, Koganeyu Onsen, or Asarigawa Onsen | 5,500 yen | Spring period (April 1, 2024 - May 12, 2024): 5,000 yen |
| bus pack | Sapporo City - Sapporo International Ski Resort round-trip bus + 1-day ticket | General 6,000 yen Senior/Grand Senior 5,500 yen Elementary school student 2,500 yen | Usage period: ~May 12, 2024 |
WEB sales "Webket" is convenient and popular!
Sapporo Kokusai has introduced a system that allows you to reserve not only lift tickets but also rentals, school seats, and restaurant seats online. On weekends, it's not uncommon to find yourself lining up to rent a car, or wandering around at a restaurant because you can't get a seat. If you make reservations for everything online in advance, you can go anywhere smoothly and reduce wasted time.
Recommended courses at Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
・Downhill course
Maximum slope: 30 degrees Average: 15 degrees / Distance: 2,200 m / Slope direction: -
The pride of Sapporo Kokusai is the downhill course with a maximum gradient of 30 degrees. Because it is an uncompacted snow course, the vine slope extends for about 2.2km from the top to the bottom, and the feeling of sliding is overwhelming. You can use the sky cabin to rotate around this course, so it's also attractive that you can earn a lot of skiing.
・Echo course
Maximum slope: 22 degrees Average: 12 degrees / Distance: 1,000m / Slope direction: -
A course where exceptionally high-quality powder snow accumulates near the top of the slope at an altitude of 1,100m. There is also a nice cafe ``SKS INTERNATIONAL'' at the top of the mountain, and you can slide around as much as you like with the comfortable hooded Echo Quadlift.
・Rinkan Course - Fairy Tale Course
Maximum slope: 12 degrees Average: 8 degrees / Distance: 3,600m / Slope orientation: -
The Rinkan Course and the Fairy Tale Course are connected from the end of the 8-seater gondola sky cabin to the bottom in a large curve to the left. It's a gentle barn for beginners, but you can enjoy a long cruise of up to 3.6km. The morning after it rained too much, the compacted snow didn't make it in time, and there were times when it was full-length powder.
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lift fee
| 1 day ticket | General | Senior (over 60 years old) | Grand Senior (Age 65 and over) | Junior high and high school students | Elementary school student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal/December 1st to March 31st, 2024 | 5,000 yen | 4,000 yen | 3,700 yen | 3,000 yen | 1,800 yen |
Slope information
·Basic information
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| Top altitude 1,100m | Longest run 3,600m | Elevation difference 470m | Maximum slope 30° |
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7 courses | 3 lifts | 1 gondola | ropeway - book |
・Monthly average snowfall
| December | January | February | March | April |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115cm | 212cm | 289cm | 316cm | 221cm |
・Course level, percentage of uncompacted snow, compacted snow, and bumps (%)
Recommended information from ski resorts
Special Kakuni Soy Sauce Ramen @owl
Owl is an authentic ramen specialty store that is extremely popular among Sapporo international locals. The ski resort's recommended dish for the 2023-24 season is the ``Special Kakuni Soy Sauce Ramen,'' which uses pork belly simmered in ginger and soy sauce for a rich flavor. It comes with eggs and is very filling! Spicy miso ramen is also a very popular dish.
Four nearby hot springs available with the ``value pack''
Sapporo Kokusai is also famous for its many easily accessible hot springs. The four hot springs you can use with the "Hot Spring Bathing Package" are Jozankei Onsen, Hoheikyo Onsen, Koganeyu Onsen, and Asarigawa Onsen. Even in Hokkaido, which has the most hot springs in Japan, these hot springs are famous and full of the atmosphere of the northern region.
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Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
937 Jozankei, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 061-2301
