Night Skiing Hours Tracker 2026/27
24 ski resorts worldwide with verified floodlit terrain — closing times (weekday and weekend), lit pistes, total lit kilometres, evening-ticket pricing and season dates. Compare Finland's polar-night operations with Japan's lit J-powder and Stockholm's after-work hills.
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| Resort | Country | Lit runs | Lit km | Weekday close | Weekend close | Night € | Day € | Season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kläppen | Sweden | 35 | 17.0 | 20:00 | 21:00 | Incl. | €48 | 20 Nov – 20 Apr | Most lit pistes in Sweden; lit ski-cross course |
| Ylläs | Finland | 28 | 18.5 | 19:00 | 19:30 | Incl. | €45 | 10 Nov – 05 May | Longest lit run in Finland (Eturinne 3 km) |
| Levi | Finland | 25 | 19.0 | 19:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €52 | 20 Oct – 05 May | Most lit pistes in Europe; FIS World Cup venue |
| Romme Alpin | Sweden | 25 | 13.5 | 20:30 | 20:30 | €29 | €48 | 01 Dec – 05 Apr | Busiest night-ski resort in Nordics; Stockholm 2.5h |
| Himos | Finland | 24 | 14.0 | 20:00 | 21:00 | €28 | €45 | 20 Nov – 10 Apr | 100% lit terrain; Helsinki weekend trip |
| Branäs | Sweden | 23 | 12.0 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €48 | 01 Dec – 10 Apr | Longest lit black run in Sweden (1.8 km) |
| Trysil | Norway | 22 | 11.0 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €58 | 20 Nov – 05 Apr | Norway's biggest night-ski operation |
| Ruka | Finland | 21 | 15.0 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €49 | 06 Oct – 10 May | Longest night-ski season globally (200+ days) |
| Oslo Vinterpark | Norway | 18 | 6.5 | 22:00 | 20:00 | €31 | €46 | 25 Nov – 15 Apr | Latest closing in Europe; metro-accessible from central Oslo |
| Pyhä | Finland | 16 | 11.0 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €47 | 20 Oct – 10 May | Dark-sky tourism crossover; aurora viewing |
| Idre Fjäll | Sweden | 16 | 9.5 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €52 | 01 Nov – 01 May | Higher base (590 m); reliable late-season night snow |
| Hammarbybacken | Sweden | 15 | 1.5 | 21:30 | 20:00 | €13 | €34 | 01 Dec – 20 Mar | Inside Stockholm city; metro-accessible |
| Hemsedal | Norway | 12 | 8.0 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €64 | 20 Nov – 01 May | Skiline lit area, intermediate focus |
| Vallåsen | Sweden | 12 | 5.0 | 20:00 | 20:00 | €22 | €36 | 10 Dec – 20 Mar | Skåne after-work hub; 100% lit |
| Hafjell | Norway | 11 | 7.5 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Incl. | €55 | 10 Dec – 05 Apr | Lit Olympic downhill course |
| Naeba | Japan | 10 | 14.0 | 20:30 | 20:30 | €22 | €42 | 20 Dec – 05 Apr | Entire main face lit; largest night-ski op in Asia |
| Karuizawa Prince | Japan | 10 | 5.5 | 20:00 | 20:00 | €20 | €42 | 01 Nov – 05 Apr | Closest large night-ski to Tokyo (70 min Shinkansen) |
| Saariselkä | Finland | 10 | 7.0 | 19:00 | 19:00 | Incl. | €42 | 10 Nov – 05 May | Aurora-viewing summit terrace at top of night-ski op |
| Niseko Hirafu | Japan | 6 | 4.0 | 20:30 | 20:30 | €21 | €55 | 01 Dec – 31 Mar | Floodlit J-powder during storms |
| Hakuba 47 | Japan | 5 | 3.2 | 21:00 | 21:00 | €19 | €48 | 20 Dec – 31 Mar | Japan's busiest lit terrain park |
| Narvikfjellet | Norway | 5 | 4.2 | 19:00 | 19:00 | Incl. | €60 | 20 Nov – 10 May | Polar-night skiing; longest lit black in Northern Europe (1.7 km) |
| GALA Yuzawa | Japan | 4 | 2.8 | 19:30 | 19:30 | €17 | €38 | 20 Dec – 06 May | Shinkansen-accessed; 75 min from Tokyo |
| Nozawa Onsen | Japan | 4 | 3.0 | 20:30 | 20:30 | €19 | €48 | 01 Dec – 05 May | Lit pistes finish in onsen village |
| Furano | Japan | 3 | 2.4 | 20:00 | 20:00 | €18 | €45 | 01 Dec – 05 Apr | Dry Hokkaido powder under lights |
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Frequently Asked Questions
By number of lit pistes, Kläppen in Sweden tops the list with 35 floodlit runs. By total lit kilometres, Levi in Finland leads with about 19 km of illuminated piste across 25 runs. By total lit area on a single face, Naeba in Japan is unmatched — the entire main face (14 km of piste) is floodlit, making it Asia's largest night-ski operation. Ylläs in Finland has the most lit terrain per skier with 28 lit runs serving a smaller resort.
Finland — without serious competition. Polar latitude forces virtually every Finnish resort to operate extensive floodlit terrain, typically 60–95% of all pistes. Five Finnish resorts (Levi, Ylläs, Ruka, Pyhä, Himos) each have more lit pistes than the largest single Alpine night-ski operation. Sweden is second (Kläppen, Romme, Branäs), Norway third. In the Alps, night skiing is more of a novelty — usually 1–3 lit runs at a single base — with the best Alpine option being Davos's lit Bolgen piste.
The latest closing times in our directory: Oslo Vinterpark (22:00 weekdays), Hammarbybacken Stockholm (21:30 weekdays), Hakuba 47 and Hakuba Goryu in Japan (21:00). Most large resorts close at 20:00–20:30. Closing times typically extend to 21:00–22:00 only at urban hill-ski operations where after-work demand is constant. Major destination resorts (Trysil, Levi, Naeba) standardise on 20:00 for safety reasons — colder air after this time produces frostbite risk on chairlifts.
Where a separate evening ticket exists, it's typically 50–60% of the day rate. Examples: Romme Alpin night ticket €29 vs day-pass €48; Oslo Vinterpark night €31 vs day €46; Hakuba 47 night €19 vs day €48; Naeba night €22 vs day €42. However, almost all Finnish resorts and most Norwegian/Swedish resorts (Kläppen, Branäs, Trysil, Levi, Ruka, Ylläs) include all night-ski hours in the regular day-pass — there's no separate evening ticket because the entire operating day extends past dark in northern winter.
Yes — Niseko Hirafu, Furano and Rusutsu on Hokkaido all offer this. Storm cycles in December–February commonly drop 30–60 cm overnight, and the lit operation runs through the storm. Levi, Ylläs and Ruka in Finnish Lapland get less dramatic single-storm dumps but consistent dry snow makes for excellent groomed-piste night skiing. The unique experience in Japan: lit pistes are normally groomed for evening, but the side-of-piste areas inside the lit zone hold untracked depth — locals call this yoru no powder (night powder).
Methodology
We catalogued resorts operating commercial floodlit lifts for the 2026/27 season with at least 3 lit pistes and at least 19:00 close time. Closing times reflect standard core-season operations (mid-December to early March); resorts often shorten hours in the November shoulder and extend in late season. Lit kilometres are operator-published piste-length figures. Night-ticket prices in EUR use mid-November 2025 exchange rates (SEK 11 / NOK 11.5 / JPY 165 = €1). Where the night ticket is marked "Incl.", the standard day-pass covers all evening hours at no extra cost.