Hakuba Snow Report Links

  • Hakuba Now¶

    • Great morning write-up of the day’s conditions as well as snow-fall reports for all resorts.

  • Snow-forecast.com¶

    • Provides detailed AM, Midday and PM forecasts with information such as precipitation, wind, temperatures and windchill and freezing level in addition to radar maps. One of our go-to sites when planning an expedition into the backcountry.

  • https://www.nadare.jp/

    • Japan’s official avalanche bulletin. An absolute must-read before ever venturing out of bounds. Snow-pack stability can change as quickly as the weather in Hakuba so make sure you stay up to date - knowledge is power in the backcountry.

    • The bulletin is currently only in Japanese. You can google translate the bulletin. Make sure you choose the Hakuba bulletin (the one on the far left) and then select the latest bulletin from the list on the next page.

Ski & Board Hire

There are a number of tried and tested places in Hakuba that we would recommend for ski and board hire:

  1. Central Snowsports offers a full valet service to and from their store and has a full range of demo skis and boards, touring gear, boot fitting by Masterfit, 300 sets of demos as well as online pre-booking.

  2. Rhythm Snow Sports offers a wide range of ski hire, snowboard hire and retail gear, along with the latest ski and snowboard brands currently on the market. Click here to pre-book your gear online at Rhythm.

So how much is this going to cost? To give you an idea of prices for hire of standard skis, boots and poles for 7 days, the 2019/20 prices are:¶

Adults  ¥23,900¶

Child   ¥18,000

The "Hakuba Valley" lift pass is ideal for those that want to experience different resorts within the valley over the course of your stay. It includes access to 11 resorts and free shuttle buses to get to them.

Also, no more queuing at the ticket window means you’re first in line for fresh tracks!

Typical prices are:

               Adult Child

1 day     ¥6,000  ¥4,000

3 day   ¥16,000     ¥9,000

7 day   ¥37,200   ¥20,800

The Hakuba Valley Lift Pass is valid at the following Hakuba ski resorts. Click on the individual resort links below for general information and lift prices:

TSUGAIKE

IWATAKE

HAPPO ONE

HAKUBA 47

GORYU

MINEKATA

CORTINA

NORIKURA

KASHIMAYARI

JIGATAKE

Hakuba Ski Resort Lift Passes

Ski / Snow Boarding Lesson

Ski instruction can be arranged at any of the schools in the valley. Let our management team know what lessons you would like to take and we can advise you on the best school.¶

Private Instruction

For adults, children or friends of similar ability it works best to hire a private instructor who will tailor a program for you or your group. If you book an instructor for a full day or a half day we can arrange for the instructor to pick you up from your chalet. The price for 2 hours of instruction is from ¥18,000, a half day ¥25,000 and a full day ¥50,000.

Group Lessons

As well as the private instructors, group lessons can be arranged for all levels. A half-day lesson for adults costs ¥6,000 and for a full day ¥12,000. Group lessons are wonderful for encouraging all levels and are a cheaper alternative to private instruction.

Night skiing or "Nighta" is available at four of the resorts. (Happo, Goryu, Cortina and Kashimayari) Hours differ per resort, but usually runs until around 21:00.¶

Hakuba Night Skiing