Windsor Snow Village is located on the western side of Lake Toya in Toyako Town in Hokkaido.
The Windsor Hotel TOYA Resort & Spa overlooks the lake, and there are two pair lifts (187m and 665m) behind the hotel.
Windsor Snow Village is mainly used by hotel guests for skiing, snowboarding and other snow-related activities. However, visitors who are not staying at the hotel can also use the facility. For whatever reason, the resort chooses not to widely publicise this fact and official details are hard to come by.
The original ski area in this location was initially known as Toyako and then Toya Ski Park or Snow Park Toya. There used to be a 6-person 1,503m gondola and other lifts, as well as a downhill ski course. Unfortunately, that original ski area closed in March 1998.
In 2003, the two top lifts and gondola re-opened as Windsor Snow Village. The gondola has not been used in recent years. More recently, the shorter lift has also not been operating, leaving just one lift operating (and seemingly the mid-point of the lift used as the base of the ski run that remains open).
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
610
Vertical (m)
90
Bottom/base (m)
520
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
1000
Steepest slope (°)
20
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
1
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
1
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
This ski area usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Windsor Snow Village is normally open from 8:00am until 5:00pm. Lift operations between 9:00am and 4:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this area.
Lift ticket prices
Unconfirmed for outside guests.
Historical snow depth data
The following ski season and official snow depth data have been independently compiled by SnowJapan for publication on this website. Where available, the data is updated annually after each ski season.
First and last dates of recent seasons
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2022-2023 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2021-2022 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
Deepest recorded snow depth
Data is not available for this ski area.
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Hokkaido is the second-largest and most northerly of Japan's four main islands. It is separated from Aomori Prefecture on the Honshu mainland by the Tsugaru Strait (and connected by the Seikan Tunnel railway).
Hokkaido is the largest prefecture in Japan, forming its own 'region'. Unlike most other prefectures, it is usually referred to simply as 'Hokkaido', rather than 'Hokkaido Prefecture'. Sapporo City is the capital of Hokkaido and is famous for, among other things, the annual Sapporo Snow Festival held in February.
With a colder climate than most of Japan, Hokkaido enjoys some of the most consistent snowfall and conditions in the country. There are more ski areas in Hokkaido than in any other prefecture in Japan, and they are scattered throughout the mountains of the large island.
Hokkaido is home to some of Japan's most famous ski areas. The ski areas in Niseko and Kutchan in the west, and Furano in the central region, have long been popular with Japanese skiers. In recent years, those ski resorts, along with several others, have gained a worldwide reputation and now attract a significant number of overseas visitors.
In striking contrast to the international feel and increasing exclusivity of such resorts, most of the ski areas in Hokkaido are very small. The majority have only one or two ski lifts (often single-person or surface-rope tow lifts), and some are even free to use. Many of these small ski areas are owned and operated by the local village or town and very much cater to locals.
Windsor Snow Village is the only ski area currently operating in Toyako Town.
About the information on this page
SnowJapan independently researches, checks and updates the information on this page at least once each year, in the lead-up to every ski season. We also update it whenever we become aware of other changes. The information published on SnowJapan is based on independent research using official Japanese-language sources and is not supplied by ski areas. If you are planning to visit a ski area, we recommend checking the official ski area website for the latest operational information. We take great care to keep the information on SnowJapan accurate and up to date. However, SnowJapan accepts no responsibility for decisions made based on information published on this website.
Learn more about how we research, check and update information on SnowJapan.