A compact city-edge mountain with wide beginner pistes, a well-regarded park, and floodlit night skiing — locals' choice for an after-work session.
Runs
19
Vertical
283m
Summit
483m
Base 200m
Region
Hokkaido
Popular
Best season January to February
Why Sapporo Bankei
A compact city-edge mountain with wide beginner pistes, a well-regarded park, and floodlit night skiing — locals' choice for an after-work session.
City resort with night skiing
Plan your trip
Sapporo Bankei is the closest ski resort to central Sapporo — 25 min by direct ski bus, lit night skiing until 22:00, and a popular after-work or kids' lesson hill for Sapporo locals.
Long-haul gateways and the cheapest domestic hops.
New Chitose is Hokkaido's main international gateway. Bankei is 50 min from CTS by direct bus.
Trains, shuttles, and rentals from the airport.
Direct ski bus from central Sapporo (Odori, Susukino) to Bankei — 25 min, ~¥1,000 round-trip.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Bankei has no on-mountain hotel — base in Sapporo (Odori, Susukino, Sapporo Station) for the full city experience.
Pass, lessons, gear, and guides for powder days.
Adult 1-day ~¥4,800. Lit night skiing until 22:00 — popular for after-work or evening sessions.
Terrain in detail
MellowCruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
20
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Continental dry snow — Japan's lightest.
Classic Japow — bone-dry continental snow that floats.
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m
per season
Snowfall data not published — frequency is the regional baseline.
Expert runs
3 of 19
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
283m
Compact mountain.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Limited
Mostly groomed terrain.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain & features
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
Approximately 90 minutes from New Chitose Airport
Train / bus
City bus from central Sapporo Approximately 90 minutes from New Chitose Airport
Overview
City bus from central Sapporo
From airport
Approximately 90 minutes from New Chitose Airport
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 15°C, wind 2 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
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