The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 1 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
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 →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 0 | 0 to 3 | 12 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Snow | 0 | −2 to 7 | 9 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Clear | 0 | −1 to 12 | 9 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 3 to 14 | 8 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 4 to 14 | 4 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 8 to 13 | 3 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | 4 to 10 | 10 |
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
At the base, the Kane-no-naruoka slope spreads wide on a gentle gradient. The Umanose course runs along a narrow ridge over a line of large moguls, and Mt Fuji is visible from it on clear days. Only skiers who have watched a set video, signed an agreement on site and wear the armband may pass the gate into the TSUGA POW area. Sources: tsugaike.gr.jp, go-nagano.net (sources read 12 Oct 2026; reviewed by the editor)
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.
68% 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.
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: 11 runs, longest 5,000 m, 1 gondola, 13 chairlifts, 904 m vertical, 50% beginner, 30% intermediate, 20% advanced. Source (checked 2 Oct)
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Hakuba Valley webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →
More than we show here.
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
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).
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 | 2.4 km | 635 cm | 30 |
| Hakuba Iwatake | 3.5 km | 668 cmsame grid cell | 21 |
| Hakuba Cortina | 3.8 km | 635 cm | 30 |
| Hakuba Happo-One | 6.5 km | 414 cm | 155 |
| Hakuba 47 | 9.6 km | 668 cmsame grid cell | 21 |
Compare side by side with Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort and Hakuba Iwatake →
The most snow falls in January. March brings 46% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 99 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 668 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 380 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 860 cm (2.3 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
2 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 18.2 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a spring in 小谷村小谷村 | 3.1 km | 15.8℃ cold | 6.4 neutral | bicarbonate | 1969 |
| a spring in 小谷村宮ノ下 | 4.3 km | 18.2℃ cold | 8 mildly alkaline | — | 1974 |
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
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chūbu-Sangaku National Park中部山岳国立公園 | Nature | 5.3 km |
| Mount Korenge小蓮華山 | Mountain | 7 km |
| Shirouma dai sekkei白馬大雪渓 | Nature | 7.3 km |
| Mount Shirouma白馬岳 | Mountain | 8.2 km |
| Mount Togakushi戸隠山 | Mountain | 18.3 km |
| Kurobe Gorge黒部峡谷 | Nature | 19.4 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.
Getting there
Source: tsugaike.gr.jp, alpico.co.jp · checked 7 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Checked on the official site (12 Oct 2026) · Source. Compare with other ski areas →
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68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ジベルニー白馬B&B | ¥5,500 | 4.57／5 33 reviews | 1.3 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 | 1.7 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 |
| 松ノ木亭 | ¥4,703 | — | 1.8 km | 白馬駅からバスで36分、栂池高原バス停から徒歩7分。JR白馬大池駅から車で10分。 |
| 栂池高原ゲストハウス シャトレ・山彦 | ¥6,000 | 3.00／5 11 reviews | 1.8 km | 南小谷駅よりお車にて約25分 |
| やまきゅう荘 | ¥7,200 | 4.50／5 14 reviews | 1.8 km | 長野自動車道 安曇野ICより70分 上信越道長野ICより60分 |
| 栂池高原 エスポワール みさわ | ¥8,085 | 4.50／5 223 reviews | 1.8 km | 安曇野ICより1時間10分、長野ICより50分、糸魚川ICより45分 |
| UNPLAN Village Hakuba | ¥3,200 | 4.50／5 29 reviews | 1.9 km | 栂池高原ゴンドラ乗り場から徒歩2分、岩岳マウンテンリゾートまで車で10分、八方尾根スキー場まで車で15分 |
| ロッヂ つばき | ¥7,760 | 4.00／5 9 reviews | 1.9 km | 白馬山麓栂池高原スキー場まで徒歩20秒♪栂池中央ロータリーから3分以内 |
| 白馬姫川温泉 リゾートイン マリオンシナノ | ¥8,000 | 3.87／5 60 reviews | 1.9 km | [車]長野道安曇野ICより約80分 [電車]JR白馬駅よりバス30分または白馬大池駅より車で10分 |
| 栂池高原 光陽館 | ¥8,700 | 3.67／5 12 reviews | 1.9 km | 白馬大池駅からお車にて約7分 |
| The Crows Nest Norikura | ¥89,800 | — | 1.9 km | 白馬大池駅よりお車で約10分 |
| ひよどり山荘 | ¥7,200 | 4.50／5 60 reviews | 2.0 km | 大糸線白馬駅下車 バスで栂池高原下車 徒歩1分 |
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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18 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 1.9 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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