旭岳, Asahidake ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

旭岳, Asahidake is a ski area in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its 7 mapped downhill runs add up to 6.5 km, which ranks it #132 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 926 m long.

Slopes at 旭岳, Asahidake

About 2% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 53% intermediate and 45% advanced or expert, which makes 旭岳, Asahidake best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 1 lift: 1 cable car. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,105 m up to 1,589 m, a vertical drop of 484 m.

Getting to 旭岳, Asahidake

The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), about 30 km away in a straight line — roughly 39 minutes by car; Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is 86 km away. Nearby ski areas include 大雪山層雲峡黒岳スキー場, Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ski Area (1.1 km), 上川町営中山スキー場, Kamikawa Choei Nakayama Ski Area, キャンモア・スキービレッジ, Canmore Ski Resort (4.0 km) and Asahiyama (旭山市民スキー場), which together add 6 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.