Kiroro Snow World Overview
キロロスノーワールドKiroro Snow World sits in the Akabira Mountains between Sapporo and Niseko, in Hokkaido. It is known for exceptionally deep, dry powder and uncrowded slopes, and its average snowfall is among the highest of any resort in Hokkaido.
Resort Location
Location of the resort on the map of Japan.
Resort highlights
- Access
- Night skiing Gondola access Terrain park
- Onsen
- Onsen nearby Open-air onsen Family onsen
- Season
- Long season Early opener
Snow Report
Snow Report →Average peak depth and the month it arrives, over every recorded season.
Typical base at the deepest half-month.
MeasuredClear skies
The nearest station has never recorded sunshine, so there is no second source to check the modelled cloud against. JapowDB cannot say how many clear days a winter here holds.
The forecast strip on the snow report is unaffected. It still answers what the sky will do over the next three days.
The nearest reporting station is Akaigawa.
How a winter day is classified
Winter runs from December 1 to March 31. A day counts as Clear when modelled cloud cover is 30% or less, Partly Cloudy from 31 to 79%, and Overcast from 80% up. A day with 5 cm or more of snowfall counts as Snow, whatever the cloud cover.
The classification describes cloud over the resort’s weather cell, but nobody measures visibility on the hill. A cell that reads clear can still leave the upper mountain in cloud all day.
Mountain
Mountain →The spread from this mountain’s gentlest run to its steepest, ranked against the other mountains with pitch data.
Its runs range from 2.9° to 17.9°.
EstimatedLifts
Every active lift, ranked by the riders it carries uphill in an hour.
9 active lifts carrying skiers uphill.
EstimatedRiders per hour (estimated)
Lift Tickets
Lift Tickets →The cost of an hour on the hill, for every ticket length.
Cheapest cost per hour among the compared passes.
MeasuredNight Skiing
Night Skiing →1 lift runs at night, until 19:00.
Getting Here
Getting Here →One recommended public-transport route from each gateway city.
2 gateway cities with a confirmed public route.
Measured- Sapporo → Kiroro (resort liner bus): Sapporo — (Sapporo–Kiroro Resort Bus, 135 min) — Kiroro Resort
- Train + bus (via Otaru): New Chitose Airport — (Rapid Airport, 74 min) — Otaru — (Otaru–Kiroro Resort Bus, 75 min) — Kiroro Resort
Videos
Videos →Riders’ own words from their videos, each with its timestamp.
6 rider clips from confirmed videos.
Creator-sourced-
“terrain, and it's welldesigned for learning progression. The longest run stretches 4 km, providing that satisfying top tobottom experience that builds confidence. During my morning laps, I watch ski school groups making steady progress on wide, consistent slopes without surprise, steep sections or awkward flat spots. The beginner areas connect logically to the lift system. No intimidating chairlift approaches or long traverses that can overwhelm new skiers. Kids under five”
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“soon reach the top. Please take your feet off the Footrest... yes, you were there in a flash. It's 3:20 now . We've finished skiing. We can't go up the mountain because there's no gondola to take a rest on . Luckily, we've already finished exploring. Yes, it's quite fun. This ski resort is beyond my imagination.”
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“>> It's not It's not It's not That's not what it says. Straight run even on family. Oh, the irony. Break using wedge except for on the family course. J turns. That is not what you think it is. Consecutive turns on shallow slope. Sort of. She's be She's being kind. All right. Oh, this is very cool. Thank you”
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“guess. No warm-up. We're going straight expert only. Free ride world tour qualifier run. Wow, dude. [laughter] Wow. Oh my jeez. It's tracked unfortunately. Is there a good zone? >> Like mandatory,”
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“ここの左がセンターBここもナイター コースね [音楽] 奥に少し行ったところここがセンターC割 とシャドウ緩めの日圧雪ね冷やせの練習と かに良いかもな [音楽] ここで長嶺第1に合流 今日はいつもの倍ぐらいの尺になったわね そうだな一通りコースを回っただけで滑走 距離は30キロを超えていたぜなかなか 滑ったわねキロロはキリどころが難しくて 1本にしたけど次回の丁寧は久々に全高版”
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“のエキスパートAに行ってみようと思うぜ ここはさっきも通ってるから大葉屋回しね キロロが広大なゆえ仕方ない [音楽] あさりパノラマとの分岐を超えたあたり ここを左に入るとエキスパートAコース 上級非圧接のお好きにどうぞ LINEわからなすぎて雑木林に突っ込ん でみたそれっぽいコースに出たわね とりあえず下っていく”