白馬コルチナのコース紹介【ジャイアントコース】上級者好みの急斜面パウダー
By: HAKUBACORTINA · 12 Feb
Japan · Nagano
Hakuba Cortina
白馬コルチナスキー場
Off season Opens 12 Dec (resort’s announcement)
Official site Lift tickets (official) 2026/27 adult day ticket ¥6,500 at the window (checked 19 Oct)
No snow yet. The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 12 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear once snow is on the ground or forecast.
Opens
12 Dec
Typical snowfall
635cm
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
- Elevation
- 808–1,391 m
- Across
- 2.9 km
The tree area lies outside the marked courses: skiers enter at their own risk, and the resort does not manage safety there. The main runs meet at the Ikenota slope, directly in front of Hotel Green Plaza Hakuba. The hotel's Hakuba Cortina Bijin-no-yu bath draws on its own spring of sodium bicarbonate water and is open to day visitors. Sources: hgp.co.jp, go-nagano.net (sources read 12 Oct 2026; reviewed by the editor)
How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
635cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
385cm
The middle winter of the 12: 649 cm. The best: 794 cm.
World rank
30
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
21
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
129
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 977 m, 211 m above the national median.
Quality rank
43
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−3.4°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
16%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
37%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
13km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 39
Frequency 100
Freedom from rain 58
Calm when snowing (model grid) 100
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort | 1.4 km | 635 cmsame grid cell | 30 |
| Tsugaike Kogen | 3.8 km | 668 cm | 21 |
| Hakuba Iwatake | 6.9 km | 668 cm | 21 |
| Hakuba Happo-One | 9.9 km | 414 cm | 155 |
| Hakuba 47 | 13.0 km | 668 cm | 21 |
Compare side by side with Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort and Tsugaike Kogen →
Runs and lifts
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Marked runs
19
Run length
13km
Lifts
6
Vertical
583m
Top 1,391 m · base 808 m
Run map
EasyIntermediateAdvancedOther Lift
Slope shape, difficulty and lift types
The shape of the mountain
Longest run on the map1.4 km
Steepest pitch38°measured over at least 30 m
Average gradient of the runs14.1°
Which way the slopes face
North 3%
East 54%
South 37%
West 6%
57% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east; plenty of the terrain faces the sun as well, so the lean is modest.
By difficulty
Easy 8 · 6.2 km
Intermediate 4 · 2.8 km
Advanced 5 · 3.3 km
Other 2 · 0.1 km
Lift types
- Chairlift6
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
Official figures: 16 runs, longest 3,500 m, 6 chairlifts, 530 m vertical, 40% beginner, 30% intermediate, 30% advanced. Source (checked 2 Oct)
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 45% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 95 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
190cmDec
210cmJan
141cmFeb
95cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 635 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 385 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 794 cm (2.1 times as much).
568
385
684
628
696
537
674
786
607
669
794
592
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Live cameras
On the mountainHakuba Cortina slopes ↗Operated by: 白馬コルチナスキー場Roads nearby国道148号 ↗From the resort: 13.3 kmOperated by: 新潟県 新潟県土木部
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Hakuba Valley webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →
Videos
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Official YouTube channel
More than we show here.
What was actually measured nearby
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 小谷 weather station — 6.4 km from this ski area, 377 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 658 cm |
| 2023/24 | 591 cm |
| 2024/25 | 810 cm |
| 2025/26 | 572 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 685 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
5 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 30.7 °C).
Show the sources
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 小谷村坪山 | 2.2 km | 21℃ cold | 7.7 mildly alkaline | — | 1974 |
| a spring in 小谷村宮ノ下 | 2.4 km | 18.2℃ cold | 8 mildly alkaline | — | 1974 |
| 下里瀬温泉サンテインおたり | 3.4 km | 30.7℃ lukewarm | 8.4 mildly alkaline | — | 1994 |
| a spring in 小谷村 | 3.4 km | 21℃ cold | 7.3 neutral | chloride, bicarbonate | 1967 |
| a spring in 小谷村小谷村 | 4 km | 15.8℃ cold | 6.4 neutral | bicarbonate | 1969 |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chūbu-Sangaku National Park中部山岳国立公園 | Nature | 8.3 km |
| Mount Korenge小蓮華山 | Mountain | 9.4 km |
| Shirouma dai sekkei白馬大雪渓 | Nature | 10.6 km |
| Mount Shirouma白馬岳 | Mountain | 11.2 km |
| Mount Togakushi戸隠山 | Mountain | 15.4 km |
| Togakushi Shrine戸隠神社 | Shrine | 18.5 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates: 36.7787, 137.8819
Getting there
- By train
- Minami-Otari Station (JR Oito Line): about 20 minutes by free shuttle bus (advance booking required)
- By car
- about 90 minutes from Nagano IC (Joshin-etsu Expressway)
- Winter roads
- The free shuttle from Minami-Otari Station must be booked in advance online via the shuttle booking site (until about 8 pm the day before). Alpico Kotsu buses from Nagano Station take about 100 minutes
Source: hgp.co.jp · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Not checked
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Rental
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
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25 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 奥白馬温泉 ホテルグリーンプラザ白馬 | ¥11,252 | 4.28／5 1677 reviews | 0.7 km | 上信越道 長野IC オリンピック道路 R148号経由90分/『南小谷駅』より無料送迎バス有り 約20分(予約制) |
| HAKUBA LODGE OMUSUBI | ¥36,000 | — | 1.2 km | JR 白馬駅よりお車にて約20分(送迎あり) |
| わらび平山荘 | ¥8,800 | — | 1.3 km | 南小谷駅より車で8分 |
| プチホテル アイリス | ¥7,480 | 4.33／5 156 reviews | 1.4 km | JR大糸線南小谷駅よりバス/中央自動車道岡谷JCTより長野自動車道安曇野IC下車、R147で約80分 |
| ペンション シルバーファーン | ¥9,000 | 4.57／5 40 reviews | 1.5 km | 南小谷駅よりお車で15分 |
| ペンション 神戸っ子 | ¥7,500 | 4.72／5 34 reviews | 2.8 km | JR大糸線白馬大池より車で15分。 |
| PENSION 遊夢 | ¥5,400 | 1.00／5 13 reviews | 2.9 km | 高速道長野IC60分・安曇野IC90分・糸魚川IC45分白馬方面~栂池高原へ |
| ジベルニー白馬B&B | ¥5,500 | 4.57／5 33 reviews | 2.9 km | 白馬山麓、栂池高原、中央駐車場より車で3分、ゴンドラリフト中間駅近く。 |
| 星降る高原の小さなホテル 白馬ベルグハウス | ¥12,650 | 4.52／5 410 reviews | 3.2 km | 安曇野IC70分、長野IC70分、糸魚川IC60分、立山黒部アルペンルート扇沢駅から車で約60分、上高地から約120分 |
| サンテインおたり | ¥7,700 | 4.06／5 46 reviews | 3.4 km | 長野道「安曇野IC」より90分ほど 北陸道「糸魚川IC」より60分ほど |
Pick dates and guests to check rooms on Rakuten Travel
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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Places to stay on the map
We have no facility list for the 12 km around here yet — search the booking sites below.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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