This Niseko ski map is the official Niseko United trail map: four resorts, Annupuri, Niseko Village, Grand Hirafu and Hanazono, spread over the slopes of a single mountain, Mount Niseko Annupuri (1,308 m), some 100 km south of Sapporo. It shows every lift and gondola, the marked runs, the gates out to the backcountry and the Mizuno no Sawa avalanche control area. The edition on this page dates from the 2018–2019 season and is yours to download free; the current map, with a digital version, is on the Niseko United website.
Reading the Niseko trail map, resort by resort
From left to right on the Niseko trail map: Annupuri, then Niseko Village, then Grand Hirafu, the largest of the four, and Hanazono at the far right. Their lifts converge high on the mountain, where a passageway links Niseko Village and Grand Hirafu. Green runs are the easiest, red the more difficult and black the most difficult; dotted areas stay ungroomed.
The red dotted line traces the resort boundary. Under the Niseko Rules printed on the map, crossing the boundary ropes is prohibited: you leave the resort through the numbered gates, when they are open, and the daily Niseko avalanche information forms part of those rules.
How we ski Niseko on our Japan ski trip
Niseko is the first base of our Japan ski trip: the whole week on the 8-day Niseko trip, from 23 to 30 January 2027, and four nights on the 9- and 11-day tours. Each morning the minibus drops us at the best spot of the day, chosen for the snow and the wind: Annupuri, Hirafu or Hanazono on this map, or Moiwa, Rusutsu and Kiroro beyond it. You ski between widely spaced birches, in powder that stays cold and light for days, with the lifts to gain height and skins to take you away from the tracked-out snow. Weather permitting, we climb Mount Yotei (1,898 m), the cone known as Ezo Fuji, on touring skis. In the evening, you unwind in the ryokan's onsen, fed by hot springs.
The maps for our other destinations, from Val d'Isère to Kamchatka, are gathered on our page of piste maps and ski maps.
Frequently asked questions
Is there one Niseko piste map for all four resorts?
Yes. The Niseko piste map published by Niseko United covers Annupuri, Niseko Village, Grand Hirafu and Hanazono on a single sheet, the one shown on this page. Its website carries the latest edition as a PDF, with a digital map alongside.
Does the Niseko ski resort map show the off-piste gates?
Yes. The numbered gates are marked on the map: you leave the resort through them, when they are open and after checking the day's Niseko avalanche information; crossing the boundary ropes is prohibited. On our trip you go through the gates in a group of six, with a qualified ski instructor who specialises in off-piste, and with avalanche airbag pack, transceiver, shovel and probe provided.