ResortSlopes
Niseko United is the collective name and shared lift pass for four adjoining ski areas on Mt. Annupuri in Hokkaido — Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village and Annupuri. It has one of Japan's largest and longest-established international visitor bases, with Australian tourism specifically documented as a major driver of growth since around 2000. Terrain sits mostly below the treeline with views of the Yotei volcano.
255–1188 m
50.8 km Piste length
32 Lifts
Piste breakdown by difficulty
| Green | Blue | Red | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.4 km | 18.2 km | — km | — km |
Resort map
Verified locations only: the resort area and its named cable car stations. We don't have precise coordinates for individual accommodation listings, so those aren't plotted here — use the booking link in the sidebar instead.
Amenities
Ski school available
Night skiing confirmed at Grand Hirafu
Notable lifts
| Lift | Type |
|---|---|
| Ace Gondola | gondola 8-person cabins, heated seats, Wi-Fi; Grand Hirafu sector. |
| King Gondola | gondola Grand Hirafu sector, summit station with King Bell restaurant. |
Equipment shops nearby
What the sources say
Every note below is drawn from the resort's own or an independent official publication.
No true reversible cable car exists — all named lifts across the four linked sectors are continuously-circulating gondolas.
Difficulty split maps to a single "difficult" (red+black combined) 10.2 km category in the source data — piste_km_red and piste_km_black both left null rather than split arbitrarily.
Combined skiable area for all four zones together could not be verified to two sources; only Grand Hirafu's own sector figure is confirmed.