Niseko United, Japan
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: November - May
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 35
Gondolas: 3
Chair lifts: 32
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 57
Longest run: 5.6km
Top lift: 1200m
Vertical drop: 900m
First lift: 300m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 30%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
1 day pass: ¥5,200
2 day pass: ¥9,200
5 day pass: ¥22,100
Lift times:8.30am - 9.00pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 11m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 0%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
Available till 9pm, night riding here is regarded as a must do, it includes tree runs and terrain parks
Snowboard Schools:
Lessons available at all 3 base areas with group lessons starting at ¥3,200 for 2 hours. Burton LTR programme is available from Niseko Hirafu.
Snowboard Hire:
Snowboard hire is available from plenty of places on the mountain, at all three base areas.
Heliboarding: :
No heliboarding but CAT boarding available
Snowmobiles:
Snowmobile tours are available from ¥7,800
Further information
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Summary
Awesome freeriding, stacks of fresh powder, fantastic night riding, lots of runs, decent lift system, Good parks & pipes. Quite a combination!
ON THE SLOPES Excellent
OFF THE SLOPES Good but not very traditional
MONEY WISE Quite expensive when compared to other Japanese resorts
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 1
Terrain park:
Yes - 3
Backcountry/off-piste:Large
Tree runs:Lots
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Resort News
External News
- Information about limited plan from Niseko Kogen Hotel
A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Thank you for coming to our hotel last year. We welcome you also this year. ?Only Jan 22nd (thu) plan in Niseko Kogen Hotel! Stay with 2days Grand Hirafu Lift ticket! Enjoy your stay, skiing and snowboarding. You ... Sun 04 Jan 09 - New stay plan information from Hotel Niseko Alpen
Happy New Year!! Thank you for coming to our hotel last year. And we welcome you also this year again!! We have a new stay plan information from Hotel Niseko Alpen. ?weekdays plan for skier and snowboarder? Stay with breakfast, lunch ... Sat 03 Jan 09 - ?Free Ride Park? opened.
?Add 1/2 park layout ?Free Ride Park? next to King Pair Lift #1 opened from Dec 30th. Please enjoy it! And we made a slide for sled in Kids Park Area next to Hotel Niseko Alpen. It is good for fun for Kids. Lift and Course operation ... Fri 02 Jan 09 - Grand Hirafu's Photo book is on sale.
The grand hirafu original phote book of Youichi Watanabe who is a photographer is on sale at souvenir shop in Hotel Niseko Alpen.(Price is 1000yen) His pictures are really beautiful !! You can look at a lot of wonderful grand hirafu's ... Thu 01 Jan 09 - Ace Pair Lift and Large course are opened.
Ace Pair Lift #4 and Large course are opened from yesterday(29th). Hour of Ace Pair Lift #4 is 9:00-15:45. ?Please be careful about bush etc. when you ski and snowboard. ... Mon 29 Dec 08 - Today's information
Miharashi and King area access pass are opened today(28th). Please click here?to get more detail. ... Mon 29 Dec 08
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