Niseko United

Hokkaido Prefecture, JP — size M · 59 km of trails · 919 m vertical · 29 lifts · very heavy snowfall

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Japan
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Hokkaido Prefecture
Sapporo — town, pop. 1,973,832Asahikawa — town, pop. 333,530Hakodate — town, pop. 275,730Tomakomai — town, pop. 174,806Otaru — town, pop. 115,333Canmore Ski VillageFurano Ski ResortKamui Ski LinksMount Racey Ski ResortNayoro Piyashiri Ski ResortPippu Ski ResortRusutsu ResortNiseko UnitedSapporoHakodateTomakomaiOtaru
Within 30 km
Kutchan — town, pop. 15,816Iwanai — town, pop. 13,210Kozawa — town, pop. 5,772Rankoshimachi — town, pop. 4,893Niseko Town — town, pop. 4,654Kyōgoku — town, pop. 2,941Rusutsu ResortNiseko UnitedNiseko UnitedRusutsu ResortKutchanIwanaiKozawaRankoshimachi

Closed today

Season: Dec 5 – May 6

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Ikon Pass7 daysno blackout dates
Ikon Base5 days3 blackout windows
Mountain Collective2 daysno blackout dates

The mountain

Trails
59 km — size M
Vertical
919 m
Summit
1176 m
Base
257 m
Lifts
29
Trees
2.9 km, 4.9% of mapped runs (2 just outside the boundary)
Region
Hirafu Station, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
By rail
Kutchan station, then a bus (ニセコバス) to the lifts

Typical Snowfall

Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Very heavy

Measured, JMA station
849 cm — 倶知安 AMeDAS, 7.7 km away, 540 m below mid-mountain; 10-season mean, peak base 188 cm
Powder days
10 a season — days with 20 cm or more; measured at 倶知安
Snow-day share
71% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; measured at 倶知安
Longest snowy stretch
19 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; measured at 倶知安
Operator published
1500 cm — the resort's own figure
Model climatology
350 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid

The Season

Snow on the ground model
50100150200 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunplanned season
Snowfall, season to date model
500100015002000 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunplanned season

middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season

Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×4.29 to the resort's published average
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.

Character

It drops 919 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of Japanese resorts on a pass, where the median is 454 m. 59 km of trails, in the largest tenth of Japanese resorts on a pass, where the median has 11 km. Its lift fleet runs to 6 gondolas among 29.

Terrain

  • easygreen32.4 km · 96 runs
  • intermediatered17.5 km · 45 runs
  • advancedblack8.9 km · 23 runs

Japanese grading.

Lifts

  • 6gondolas
  • 20chairlifts
  • 1mixed lift
  • 2magic carpets

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPasses
Rusutsu Resort24 km31 kmvery heavyEpic Pass, Epic Localcompare
Mount Racey Ski Resort108 km11 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass
Furano Ski Resort145 km26 kmmoderateIkon Pass, Ikon Base (shared)compare
Kamui Ski Links155 km18 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass

Written about it

FAQ

Is Niseko United on the Ikon Pass?
Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days at Niseko United for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
Is Niseko United on the Ikon Base?
Yes. The Ikon Base grants 5 days at Niseko United for 2026/27, with 3 blackout windows.
Is Niseko United on the Mountain Collective?
Yes. The Mountain Collective grants 2 days at Niseko United for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Niseko United get?
Niseko United has very heavy snowfall by our banding.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Furano Ski Resort (145 km)

Sources

Pass terms
Ikon, Mountain Collective
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Season dates and live status
skiresort.info
Snow on the ground
Open-Meteo

Data (ODbL) · Method

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