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West forest at Sapporo Bankei Ski Area

Easy · 492 m long with 88 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.

21°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
492 mlength
88 mvertical
281 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

West forest is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to West forest

Lifts that reach the top: ウェスト シングル, West Single, 서쪽 Single, 西 Single (skiing novice terrain to get there); ウェスト ペア, West Pair, 서쪽 Pair, 西 Pair (skiing easy terrain to get there); オレンジ ペア, Orange Pair, 오렌지 Pair, 橙 Pair (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride ウェスト シングル, West Single, 서쪽 Single, 西 Single
  2. Ski West forest (easy)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: ウェスト ペア, West Pair, 서쪽 Pair, 西 Pair (1 min), ウェスト シングル, West Single, 서쪽 Single, 西 Single (1 min).

See West forest on the 3D mapAll runs at Sapporo Bankei Ski Area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.