札幌藻岩山スキー場, Sapporo Moiwayama ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

札幌藻岩山スキー場, Sapporo Moiwayama is a ski area in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its 16 mapped downhill runs add up to 8.9 km, which ranks it #93 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 557 m long.

Slopes at 札幌藻岩山スキー場, Sapporo Moiwayama

About 57% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 24% intermediate and 18% advanced or expert, which makes 札幌藻岩山スキー場, Sapporo Moiwayama a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 1 cable car, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 176 m up to 438 m, a vertical drop of 262 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to 札幌藻岩山スキー場, Sapporo Moiwayama

The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), about 12 km away in a straight line — roughly 16 minutes by car; New Chitose Airport (CTS) is 40 km away. Nearby ski areas include さっぽろばんけいスキー場, Sapporo Bankei Ski Area (9.6 km), フッズスノーエリア, Fu's snow area (3.9 km), 滝野スノーワールド, Takino Snow World (0.3 km) and Takino (滝野スノーワールド), which together add 30 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.