Santa Present Park: the Mallows Slope
Opening scheduled for December 5, 2020, from 15-minute drive from JR Asahikawa Station, this ski resort is crowded with many people every season.
From easy courses for children to advanced courses, there is a slope for everyone!
Image source: Santa Present Park
■Early bird season tickets are on sale!
Season tickets
Adults = 36,000 yen (usually 46,000 yen)
Child = 26,000 yen (usually 36,000 yen)
Senior = 26,000 yen (usually 36,000 yen)
Night season ticket
Adults = 23,000 yen (usually 31,000 yen)
Children & Seniors = 13,000 yen (usually 21,000 yen)
* Age classification
Adult = junior high school students and above
Children = elementary school students and younger
Senior = 65+
Benefits of the early bird season tickets:
1. A present from the Santa Claus
2. Get one ticket holder or one coupon
3. One-day lift ticket will be sold for 1,000 yen (instead of 2,400 yen) for people who show the season ticket at the Horotachi Ski Resort.
Period: November 3rd (Tuesday) - November 23rd (Monday)
Hours: 10: 00-17: 00
Location: Santa Present Park (the building where a bell is hanged) General information desk inside the building
What to bring: 1 frontal photo taken within 3 months
* 3 cm x 3 cm, no hat or sunglasses
* For those over 65 years old, date of birth certificate (driver's license etc. is required)
Payment: Cash and card payments (AEON, JCB, DC, Nissenren, etc.)
You can also use the "Asahikawa Premium gift certificate"
*The early season tickets must be bought before the start of the season. When translating this article, 2020 early bird tickets application already closed.
Facility informations
Address: 555-2 Kamuicho, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido
Phone: 0166-63-3232
HP: http://www.santapresentpark.com/
Business hours: 9: 00-21: 00 (Night game begins at 16: 00)
From 9:00 to 16:00 on December 31st and from 11:00 to 21:00 on January 1st
Parking: Yes
Canmore Ski Village
15 minutes away from the Asahikawa Airport, this tourist crowded ski resort is scheduled to open on December 12.
There are several courses that will satisfy both beginners and advanced skiers.
There is also a hot spring near the ski resort, so you can relax after breaking a sweat.
Moreover, unlimited lift rides are available for 500 yen on the first day of opening!
Image source: Canmore Ski Village
■Early bird season tickets are on sale!
Season tickets
Adults = 25,000 yen (usually 30,000 yen)
Children & Silver = 20,000 yen (usually 24,000 yen)
■Nighttime season tickets
Adults = 10,000 yen (usually 12,000 yen)
Child & Silver = 8,000 yen (usually 10,000 yen)
Age classification
Adult = junior high school students and above
Children = elementary school students and younger
Silver = 65 years old and over
Benefit of the early bird season tickets:
For people who purchases season tickets
1. Get 5 free bathing tickets at Kitoushi Kougen Hotel
2. Hokkaido ski season net member ski resort special discount
People who purchases night time season tickets:
1. Get 3 free bathing tickets at Kitoushi Kougen Hotel
Period: October 19th (Monday) - December 9th (Wednesday)
Hours: 9: 00-17: 00
Location: Canmore Ski Village Ski Center Reception
What to bring: Application form / 2 ID photo
* The application form can be found at the ski center reception (or by download on the website).
* ID photos must be 4 cm long x 3.5 cm wide
Payment: Cash / credit card / cashless payment / HUC points, etc.
* Cashless payment is available only for "paypay" for the time being
■Facility Informations
Address: Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Higashikawacho, nishi 5 gō kita 44
Phone: 0166-82-5001
HP: https://www.canmore-ski.jp /
Business hours: 9: 00-20: 30 (Night game 16: 30-)
* From December the 31st to January the 1st, 9: 00-16: 00
Parking: Yes
Furano Ski Resort
Located on the vast grounds of the Prince Snow Resort, it is a popular ski resort for locals and tourists alike.
Furano Ski Resort’s strong point is its size!
Divided into the Furano Zone and the Kitanomine Zone, you can select your course according to your level.
In the New Furano Prince Hotel, several services are available, ski-in and ski-out is one of them.
Image source: Furano Ski Resort
■Season tickets
Adult = 66,500 yen
High school student = 50,500 yen
Junior high school student = 41,500 yen
Senior = 43,500 yen
Elementary school student (issue fee) = 3,500 yen
Preschooler (issue fee) = 3,500 yen
* Available from Saturday, November 21, 2020 to the end of the season in 2021.
* The senior price is available for customers over 60 years old (ID required)
* High school and junior high school students (ID required)
* A key card deposit of 500 yen is included in the price. It will be refunded after returning the key card.
*The key card is only valid for the one person at time.
■Nighttime season tickets
21,500 yen
Periods:
Furano Zone Early December-March 20, 2021 (Sat / holiday),
Kitanomine Zone December 26 (Sat) - March 6, 2021 (Sat)
* A key card deposit of 500 yen is included in the price. It will be refunded after returning the key card.
* The key card is only valid for the one person at time.
* During nighttime only one lift is operating per zone, the Prince Romance Lift in the Furano Zone and the Kitanomine Swift Lift in the Kitanomine Zone.
■Lift ticket fee:
1-day pass (11/21 - 12/4)
Adult = 4,500 yen
Senior = 4,000 yen
1-day pass (12/5 - 3/21)
Adult = 6,000 yen
Senior = 5,400 yen
* Senior fee is for people over 60 years old (ID required)
* A deposit fee of 500 yen will be charged when purchasing a lift ticket. The 500 yen will be refunded when the lift ticket is returned.
* Lift tickets for elementary school students are free. Please purchase a free ticket at the ticket office.
* The lifts are available from 8:30 to the sunset or 19:30
Hours: 10: 00-14: 00 (Please come during business hours after winter opening)
Location: Furano Station Ticket Center (also sold at Kitanomine Station Ticket Center)
What to bring: one portait photo
* Photographed within 3 months, face clearly visible, no hat, sunglasses, etc., with a plain background (700 yen per photo taken at the counter)
The portrait photo must be 3.5 cm long x 3.5 cm wide
■Facility informations
Address: Hokkaidō, Furano-shi, Nakagoryō
Phone: 0167-22-1111
Business hours: 8: 30-19: 30 (nighttime from 16: 30)
*Confirmation required for the nighttime ski
Parking: Yes
Kamui Ski Links
There is a lot of activities to do, such as ski schools and ride tests for the new items!
Thanks to the shuttle bus, the ski resort is easy to access and rental goods are abundant.
25 different courses are available! Everyone should be able to find a course that suits themselves.
Additionally, from the beginning of this season, one-day lift tickets can be purchased at convenience stores (Seven-Eleven, Lawson) and Yahoo! PassMarket.
Image source: Kamui Ski Links
■Early bird season tickets are on sale!
Adults = 45,000 yen (60,000 yen)
Elementary school students = 18,000 yen (24,000 yen)
Senior = 38,000 yen (52,000 yen)
* Age classification
Adult = junior high school students and above
Senior = 60 years old and over
Benefits of the early bird season tickets:
1. Members of the Hokkaido Season Net can receive benefits by presenting their Kamui Ski Links season ticket.
2. If you show your season ticket at the rental reception of Kamui Ski Links "FISCHER BASE" (rental shop), you can use the high-end model at 50% off.
Hours: 10: 00-17: 00
Location: Only accepting "application on the web" and "application by registered mail"
* Please see the official website (https://www.kamui-skilinks.com/2020 /) for more informations.
■About the shuttle bus
The shuttle bus run around the city’s main hotels, going to the Kamui Ski Links resort via the Santa Present Park.
After that, bus that will take you back to city main hotels. The shuttle bus will run from December the 19th.
You can also entrust your luggage to enjoy the winter sports light-heartedly.
■Facility Information
Facility name: Kamui Ski Links
Address: Hokkaidō, Asahikawa-shi, Kamuichō, Nishioka 112
Phone: 0166-72-2311
Business hours: 9: 00-17: 00
Parking: Yes
Pippu Ski Resort
Opening on December, the first, this is a ski resort where you can ski to your heart's content on a vast slope with the Daisetsuzan Mountain range in the background.
In addition to the 9 types of ski courses, the center house, newly established in 2017 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of resort, is fully equipped with a kids' room and a nursing space. Families with very small children can be at ease here thanks to those facilities.
There is also an excellent ramen shop!
Image source: Pippu Ski Resort
■Family Pack
Season tickets
Adult = 45,000 yen
If one adult purchases a season ticket, all elementary school students and younger who share the same household can issue the season ticket for free.
1-day pass
Adult = 3,200 yen
If one adult purchases a one-day ticket, a one-day child ticket can be issued for free to one elementary school student or younger who shares the household. However, the bathing ticket is not included to the child ticket.
■Season tickets
Adult = 45,000 yen
Junior high school student = 35,000 yen
Elementary school students and younger = 28,000 yen
Senior = 35,000 yen
■Lots of benefit
1. A Pippu bathing ticket is included in the 1-day ticket and nighttime ticket
2. Men's Day is every Monday and women's day is every Wednesday
* One-day ticket is at 2,200 yen during those days except during public holidays and new year holidays (December 31st to January 5th).
3. As a member of the Hokkaido Ski Season Net, some tickets have 200 yen discount.
Those tickets are: the 12 times ticket, the 1-day ticket, the 4-hour ticket and the nighttime ticket.
Location: Pippu Ski Resort Center House General Information Center
What to bring: portrait photo (length 4 cm x width 3 cm)
* When purchasing a family pack, photos of all eligible elementary school students and younger are required.
* Seniors and junior high school students are required to have ID and student ID at the time of purchase.
Payment method: Cash or various credit cards
Name: Pippu Ski Resort
Address: Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Pippu-chō, Kita 7-sen 17-gō
Phone: 0166-85-3056
HP: http://www.town.pippu.hokkaido.jp/ski/top.html
Business hours: 9: 00-21: 00 (Night game starts at 16: 00-)
* Nighttime is from mid-December to the end of February
* From 9:00 to 16:00 on December 31st and from 11:00 to 21:00 on January 1st
Parking: Yes
Translated from asatan’s official account.
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