Often linked by ticket to Cortina and quieter than either — tree-skiing and open bowls with an onsen village at the base.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 15°C, wind 3 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
Why Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Often linked by ticket to Cortina and quieter than either — tree-skiing and open bowls with an onsen village at the base.
Hakuba Norikura Onsen is a ski resort in Nagano, with 16 marked runs and 600m of vertical. It averages around 10m of snowfall a season, over terrain that suits intermediates. Expect deep powder, tree runs, and onsen hot springs.
Terrain in detail
BalancedMixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
51
Mixed terrain — solid intermediate base with sharper lines for advanced skiers.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Inland alpine — variable depending on storm direction.
Drier on cold storms, deeper when the Sea of Japan fires.
10
m
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
5 of 16
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
600m
Solid sustained pitch.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Yes
Tagged for proper tree runs.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain
Getting there
From airport
3 hours by Shinkansen + bus from Tokyo
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station 3 hours by Shinkansen + bus from Tokyo
Shuttle from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station 3 hours by Shinkansen + bus from Tokyo
Photo: Ski Mania / Public domain · Source
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