Best Ski Resorts

Powderhounds Awards for the Best Ski Resorts in JapanCan't decide on where to go for a Japan ski holiday? The Powderhounds offer awards for the best ski resorts in Japan. Here are some of our favourites:

Top Rated Resorts for Powder Hounds
Based on advanced/expert terrain + snow quality & quantity
+ lack of people riding off-piste
 Top rated resort for Powderhounds in Japan: Rusutsu Hokkaido  Top rated resort for Powderhounds in Japan: Hakkoda Honshu  Top rated resort for Powderhounds in Japan: Kiroro Hokkaido

Other highly rated resorts for Powderhounds are Asahidake, Moiwa & Chisenupuri

Best Overall Resorts
Based on infrastructure & services, terrain, snow & cost
 It can get busy but you can beat it for its size and 15m annual snowfall.  Rated #2 for best overall ski resort Japan by Powderhouds.com  Number 3 Top rated overall Japan resort Rusutsu

Other highly best overall rated resorts include Appi Kogen, Nozawa Onsen & Myoko Kogen

Other Powderhounds.com Awards for the Best Skiing in Japan
Skiing and Snowboarding
Snow
Other
Nightlife
Tours and Activities
Cost & Value for Money
See our Powderhounds resort ratings document to see how Japanese resorts compare on various factors including the terrain, powder, apres and family-friendliness.

Best Skiing in Japan - Public Reviews
These awards for the "best ski resorts in Japan" are based on the public reviews on Powderhounds.com. Come and have your say on the best skiing in Japan by reviewing and rating a ski area. Navigate to the Japan ski resort you want to review and click on the "add review" link in the left-hand-column. Put your vote in!

Best overall ski resort 1: Nozawa Onsen, Myoko Kogen, Niseko
Best Japan ski resort for powderhounds 2: Asahidake, Moiwa, Rusutsu
Best snow: Moiwa, Asahidake
Most uncrowded: Asahidake, Moiwa
Best lifts: Naeba, Rusutsu
Piste trails: Shiga Kogen, Nozawa Onsen
Off-piste: Asahidake, Rusutsu
Child friendly: Tomamu , Naeba
Value for money: Hakkoda, Kamui Links
Nightlife: Niseko, Nozawa Onsen

NB only ski fields with a minimum of 2 reviews were considered in the awards. Where there are equal scores, the resort with more reviews is selected as the best.
1 The best ski resort/field is based on an average of the other above factors.
2 The best ski resort for powderhounds is the average of the scores for snow, uncrowded and off-piste.