Asahidake

Hokkaido (Daisetsuzan) · Japan

Asahidake is a ski resort in Hokkaido (Daisetsuzan), Japan. It averages around 1,400 cm of snow a season on a Sea-effect + high-elevation continental (coldest, driest snow in Japan) snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-May.

Hokkaido's backcountry mecca; highest lift-served point on the island, famously bottomless

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10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Sat
0017° · 9kFL 4.6k
Sun
0017° · 6kFL 4.7k
Mon
0018° · 7kFL 5.2k
Tue
0020° · 8kFL 5.4k
Wed
0021° · 18kFL 5.8k
Thu
0019° · 25kFL 6.2k
Fri
0020° · 4kFL 5.1k
Sat
0021° · 6kFL 5.2k
Sun
0019° · 11kFL 5.2k
Mon
0017° · 14kFL 5.1k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Saturday, Jul 11Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Jul 11.

Mountain profile

Summit
1,600 m
Base
1,100 m
Vertical
500 m
Terrain
4 marked courses + vast off-piste/backcountry on a 2,291 m volcano
Avg annual snow
1,400 cm
Typical season
Dec-May
Snow climate
Sea-effect + high-elevation continental (coldest, driest snow in Japan)
Type
Ropeway-served off-piste / backcountry
Exposure / orientation
Above-treeline volcano terrain; fumaroles active — essentially uncontrolled backcountry

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