What other travelers are saying about Moiwayama Ski Resort
Good ski area for beginners. Less than an hour from Sapporo city center. We had a private 2-hour English lesson. Wasn’t able to explore other areas though. Take note of the free shuttle schedule to and from Makomanai station since booking a taxi can be hard.
No, Moiwayama is Hokkaido's only ski resort that prohibits snowboarding. The resort is exclusively for skiing and maintains this policy to preserve its identity as a dedicated skiers' destination. If you're looking to snowboard, you'll need to visit one of Sapporo's other ski areas.
Take the subway green line to Makomanai Station, which is the terminal station, then catch a bus or taxi for a 10-15 minute ride to the resort. The total journey takes approximately 30 minutes from Sapporo Station. Direct shuttle buses operate from the city with limited morning departures. A taxi directly from Sapporo Station costs around ¥3,000.
Yes, Moiwayama offers excellent terrain for beginners, including the Sightseeing Road Course which spans 2.6 kilometers with gentle slopes. The resort features wide, family-friendly runs that are popular with local children learning to ski. The uncrowded conditions also make it less intimidating for those new to the sport.
Yes, ski equipment and winter gear rental is available at the resort for approximately ¥5,000. This includes skis and necessary winter clothing. However, be prepared to use cash for all transactions as the resort does not accept credit cards for rentals or any other services.
One of the best places Ive ever been to ski. The views are scenic. 360 degree view of Sapporo. Views get more spectacular during sunset. Night skiing is available. Many tracks and many chairlifts. Couple of runs available for beginners. And couple of runs available for the advanced. There’s a green route that goes down from the top of the hill, passing through trees and turning left and right. Very fun place to ski. There’s one black route which was closed. We went there on late March and the snow was still fluffy.
There’s no halal food in the cafeteria, and very less vegetarian options. Suggest you bring your own food. Rentals available. Equipments are high quality. Can’t use card for lift tickets. 🥲There are seasonal free bus shuttle from Makomanai subway station. The biggest downside is you have to show your lift ticket everytime and it’s inconvenient (also possibility of lost tickets)
Not crowded and well maintained ski area. They can store your personal ski for many days with a small fee. We skied for 3 days and spent 800 JPY for storing our ski kit. Otherwise, it would have been tough carrying it daily.
We rented with out two kids. Only ski mountain, no snowboards. Rentals for 5-hours are around ¥5000 per adult and ¥3000 per child. For lift ticket we did the adult and child package for about ¥80,000. Food was good and reasonable.
I felt the trails were harder than most mountains with a lot of advanced skiing and not too much intermediate skiing, but we had a lot of fun.
We took the 0830 bus from Makomanai Station that took up to the ski resort. The bus runs infrequently so I would call for schedule.
They got night skiing ⛷️! because other ski resorts in Hokkaido usually close at the late afternoon.
Opt for the after 4pm ticket rental admission
Spend 6600 yen for the ski equipment, google & ski pants
Addition 1600 yen to take the ski lift (purchase it from Beside the food dining area) don’t lose the ticket 🎫 ‼️if not you have to buy again. Happen to me 😭
Very beginning friendly slope indeeed!
