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Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Kiroro Resort ski resort

The short answer

Kiroro Resort has about 25 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 523 m up to 1,181 m (3,875 ft), a vertical drop of 658 m. By mapped runs it is number 9 of the 15 Japan ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sapporo Okadama (OKD), about 31 km away in a straight line.

Kiroro Resort: runs from 523 m to 1,181 m, a vertical drop of 658 m6008001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,181 m (3,875 ft)Top 1,181 m · 3,875 ftBase 523 m · 1,716 ft658 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,181 m3,875 ft
Vertical drop
658 m2,159 ft
Mapped runs
25 km37 runs
Lifts
10mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 35% (8.8 km), Intermediate 41% (10.3 km), Advanced 24% (6.1 km)Easy: 8.8 km, 17 runs (35%)35%EasyIntermediate: 10.3 km, 12 runs (41%)41%IntermediateAdvanced: 6.1 km, 8 runs (24%)24%Advanced

About 35% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 41% intermediate and 24% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy178.8 km
Intermediate1210.3 km
Advanced86.1 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts8
Gondolas2

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Sapporo Okadama (OKD)Sapporo31 km
New Chitose (CTS)Sapporo64 km
Asahikawa (AKJ)Higashikagura134 km
Hakodate (HKD)Hakodate145 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Kiroro Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,181 m (3,875 ft) and the lowest ends at about 523 m (1,716 ft), a vertical of 658 m (2,159 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Kiroro Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 25 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Kiroro Resort?

Sapporo Okadama (OKD) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 31 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Kiroro Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.