Avanhard (Vorokhta) best complex of ski ramps. The resort is best known for its ski ramps complex which consists of three ramps (). The ski ramps are served by a chairlift. The smaller piste is served by a 200-meter long bugel lift. There also is a training piste for beginners. Next to the resort hotel "Avanhard" another 500-meter long piste and a speedy bugel lift is located. There is also a children training track that stretches for 30 meters. The resort is fenced away from the adjacent highway and Prut River. The biggest 90 meter ramp (K-90) with artificial surface was built
Appi Kogen Ski Resort on the Tōhoku Expressway, or 20 min from Ashiro IC on the Tohoku Expwy. The development of the resort was led by Hiromasa Ezoe, a Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of Recruit (company). The name of this area, Appi, is derived from the Ainu language word, meaning "a place where one can live in peace" (Kogen means heights or highlands in Japanese). The construction began in 1970s and the ski area was opened in December, 1981, with four chair lifts. The 'Sailer' area expansion was designed by Toni Sailer, an Austrian alpine ski racer and actor. The Hotel Appi Grand