Best places to snowboard in Asia

We think these are the top 10 places overall to visit in Asia.

1.  Niseko United , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 9 out of 10 “Awesome freeriding, stacks of fresh powder, fantastic night riding, lots of runs, decent lift system, Good parks & pipes. Quite a combination!”

Freeriding

85%

Good backcountry and lots of pow

Freestyle

80%

Selection of terrain parks

Pistes

75%

Lots of options

2.  Mt.Tomamu , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 8 out of 10 “Something for almost every type of rider”

Freeriding

80%

Many options including Cat and Heli

Freestyle

70%

A well-maintained park and pipe

Pistes

60%

Some nice cruisers

3.  Happo One , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 8 out of 10 “Hakuba's most dramatic destination; bigger, steeper and more varied then your average Japanese resort. No park at present but management are currently discussing future plans to build one, watch this space.”

Freeriding

80%

Pillows and Pow!

Freestyle

40%

Just natural baby

Pistes

75%

Good but confusing layout

4.  Ishiuchi Maruyama , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10 “Excellent parks & halfpipes makes this one of the best resorts in Japan for freestylers. Good number of long runs will please those who like to stick to the pistes”

Freeriding

40%

Very little on offer

Freestyle

80%

4 Parks & 2 good halfpipes

Pistes

75%

Long & good variety

5.  Hakuba 47 , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10 “The park & pipe almost make up for the resorts attitude towards going off-piste. Sticking to the pistes and you'll have a good time with plenty of well groomed and long slopes.”

Freeriding

45%

A few ungroomed slopes

Freestyle

75%

Good park & better pipe

Pistes

70%

Nice long runs

6.  Furano Ski Resort , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10 “Great snow, but off-piste is not really allowed!”

Freeriding

70%

Great trees if you duck the ropes

Freestyle

50%

Good pipe but a crappy park

Pistes

70%

Nicely groomed selection of runs

7.  Sapporo Kokusai , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10 “Popular with with the local Sapporo snowboarders”

Freeriding

60%

Regular powder days

Freestyle

65%

A good park

Pistes

55%

Some okay options

8.  Kiroro Snow World , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 7 out of 10 “Huge amounts of snow”

Freeriding

60%

Some good trees

Freestyle

50%

A basic park

Pistes

70%

A nice selection of runs

9.  Katsuyama Ski Jam , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10 “If you're in Osaka or Kyoto, then this place is worth the day trip, but if you're coming from further afield, there's bigger and better places to go.”

Freeriding

65%

Some off piste trees for powder hunters

Freestyle

65%

Some big hits + world's longest rail

Pistes

70%

Smallish, but some wide cruising runs

10.  Kamui Ski Links , Japan

Snowboard Guide rating 6 out of 10 “Fun for a few days”

Freeriding

60%

Some good tree riding

Freestyle

60%

A small park, but good natural hits

Pistes

65%

Fun, steep groomers

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