Niseko United
Japan · Hokkaido Prefecture · Single resort
Niseko United is a ski resort in Hokkaido Prefecture (Japan). It has 58.8 km of downhill runs, mostly easy and 29 lifts. The runs go from 257 to 1183 m (926 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 32.4 km (55%)
- Medium: 17.5 km (30%)
- Hard: 8.9 km (15%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (13 floodlit runs)
- Steepest spot: 66% (33°)
- Mostly facing south-east (27% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.
Lifts: 29
Gondola / cable car: 6 · Chairlift: 21
- HANAZONO第1リフトフード付き · Chairlift · 3,085 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 300–652 m
- エースゴンドラ · Gondola / cable car · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 313–810 m
- ニセコゴンドラ · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 6 · 289–961 m
- アンヌプリゴンドラ · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 6 · 401–969 m
- King Gondola · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 8 · 300–749 m
- キング第3リフト · Chairlift · Seats: 6 · 740–1044 m
- HANAZONO シンフォニーゴンドラ · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 10 · 301–502 m
- ジャンボ第1クワッドリフト · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 404–659 m
- 花園第3クワッド フード付 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 707–1036 m
- 森のチェア · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 330–671 m
On site
- 45 car parks (2 free)
- 36 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 3 ski schools
- 5 rental shops
- 31 stops
Ski schools and rental shops
- Niseko Base Snowsports
- GoSnow
- Grand Hirafu Snow School
- ヤマスポート
- Rentaski
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 27 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 111 cm, Snow depth 24 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 112 cm, Snow depth 51 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 83 cm, Snow depth 66 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 45 cm, Snow depth 44 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 6 cm, Snow depth 8 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 263 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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