Niseko United, Japan
Location
Driving directions
About 2 hours drive from Sapporo City. Take Highway 230, then 276.
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Flying
International flights available to and from New Chitose Airport (Sapporo), about 3 hours drive.
By bus/coach
Bus Service from New Chitose Airport to Niseko-Hirafu run 8 times daily for ¥38,500 return and take 2 1/2 hours
By train
Kutchan station is 15 mins away, take a bus or taxi to the resort. Kutchan to Sapporo (Hakodate Line) takes approx 2 hours.
Address
NISEKO TOKYU RESORT
044-0081 Niseko kogen Hirafu
204 Kutchan cho
Abuta Gun Hokkaido
JAPAN
TEL:0136-22-0109
FAX:0136-22-2821
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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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