Appi Kogen Reviews

安比高原スキー場

Appi Kogen is one of Japan's largest single-operator ski resorts, set in Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture, on the edge of Towada-Hachimantai National Park. Its 282 hectares span 21 courses across a 708-metre vertical, receiving consistent Tohoku powder. Ski-in/ski-out hotel accommodation, a terrain park, and evening night skiing make it a complete destination for all levels.

Resort Location

Location of the resort on the map of Japan.

36.6 km from Morioka · Resort base 482 m above Morioka
708 m Vertical Drop
282 ha Skiable Area
620–1328m Base Elevation
34 Runs
8 Lifts
4135 m Longest Run
42 ° Max Slope

Powder Reliability

30 /100 Peak (Jan–Feb)

What Riders Say

"the gondola is a 2.8 kilometers ride up the mountain which took us about 10 minutes to get right to the highest point of the ski resort introducing yamabato run which is a 5.5 kilometer green run which takes you all the way from the top to the bottom of the slope non-stop if your legs can take it the most intimidating part is probably just at the start of the run where it is relatively narrow on the positive side check out that view it can get a bit windy up here but the run itself is generally well groomed and not very steep at all"

— APPI Kogen Ski Resort + Hotel APPI Grand · Yamabato run

"one of the best views is actually on the slope here pretty sick when I when doing long sessions it's nicely to stop here and and think just like meditate sort of ish thing about think about nothing sometimes just kind of take in everything almost there so that was a rundown yamavato I'm gonna go hit that uh otaka off camera"

— Snowboarding in Japan Appi Kogen - APPI高原 スキー場でスノーボード · yamavato (Yamabato)

"hi everyone I'm gonna call today I'd like to introduce acaba get in there means white birch slope English so it had one two three four parts means love the left side is a slightly gentle de memoire and a family park over there so let's go to st. Roch what to enjoy follow me we're going to central quad"

— 安比高原コースレビュー【白樺ゲレンデ】|Nanako · Shirakaba / white birch slope

"hi everyone i'm nanako today i introduce you hayabusa third round so going up with a central second lift and going down and you can see central third lift so if you turn left it's it's the course follow me this goes from top to almost bottom a japan national competition uses this course sometimes"

— 安比高原コースレビュー[ハヤブサ第3]|Nanako · Hayabusa third round

"hi everyone i'm nanako today i'd like to introduce kakesura kakesu course it's going up with the central to lift and right side it's a kakezura follow me we are going right side and about 30 30 meter long it's a bit steep but otherwise super gentle so it's good for beginners"

— 安比高原コースレビュー[カケス]|Nanako · Kakesu course
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