Kutchan Asahigaoka Ski Area
Official name 旭ケ丘スキー場
Hokkaido · 190–290 m · 2 runs · 1 lift
- 2025-26 season: Jan 2 (planned) – Mar 8
- Summit: Today snow 0–1°C / Tomorrow clear -2–4°C
- Snow depth 0 cm | New snow, next 12h 11 cm · 24h 11 cm · 48h 11 cm · 7 days 41 cm · 14 days 46 cm
Kutchan Asahigaoka Ski Area trail map
Asahigaoka Ski Area is a small town-run hill on the edge of central Kutchan, Hokkaido, with one pair lift and two runs. The longest run is only 560 m but includes pitches of up to 30 degrees, both runs are floodlit, and there is night skiing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Lift prices are very low, children from the town ski free, and there are free days for residents. A dedicated sledding run, a cross-country course and the Yukinko-kan rest house are on site. It usually operates from January to early March.
Kutchan Asahigaoka Ski Area weather at the top (290 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:29
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| Japan time | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | <.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | <.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | <.1 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snow depth | cm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind | m/s | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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Kutchan Asahigaoka Ski Area lift tickets and prices
2025-26 prices
- 1-day ticket
- Adult ¥1,500 · Child ¥800
- Night
- ¥1,000
- Season pass
- ¥14,000
Discounts
- Free for junior high and under living in the town
- Town residents' free days 2026-01-11, 2-14, 2-15, 3-08
- Child (junior high and under) day ticket ¥800
Opening hours
- Lifts
- 9:00–16:00
- Night skiing
- 17:00–21:00 · Every Tue and Thu (plus Jan 7) · 2026-01-02 - 2026-03-08
Getting to Kutchan Asahigaoka Ski Area and parking
- Car
- Otaru IC, Sasson Expressway
- Parking
- 100 spaces · Free
Kutchan Asahigaoka Ski Area runs and lifts
Lifts
Runs
Rental, lessons and facilities
- Rental
- Kids area (Sledding-only run)
- Activities: Sledding, Cross-country skiing