Often linked by ticket to Cortina and quieter than either — tree-skiing and open bowls with an onsen village at the base.
Runs
16
Vertical
600m
Summit
1300m
Base 700m
Annual snow
10m/season
Popular
Best season Mid-December to early April
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.
Tree runs and open bowls with onsen village
Plan your trip
Hakuba Norikura Onsen sits at the north end of the Hakuba Valley — directly linked to Hakuba Cortina via the same mountain. Quiet, family-oriented, single-onsen-village base. Same Hakuba Valley access as the rest of the cluster.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Small onsen village at the lift base — traditional ryokan, family pensions, the Norikura Onsen Hotel. Quieter than Happo or Echoland.
Pass, lessons, gear, and guides for powder days.
Hakuba Valley joint pass covers Norikura, Cortina, Tsugaike, Iwatake, Goryu, 47, Happo, Sanosaka, Jiigatake, and Kashimayari — 10 mountains.
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 & features
Photo: Ski Mania / Public domain · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
3 hours by Shinkansen + bus from Tokyo
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station 3 hours by Shinkansen + bus from Tokyo
Overview
Shuttle from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station
From airport
3 hours by Shinkansen + bus from Tokyo
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 15°C, wind 2 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.
Nearby resorts
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destination resort
Hakuba's crown jewel and 1998 Olympic venue, offering Japan's most challenging piste skiing with epic vertical.
resort town
Two interconnected Hakuba faces — 47's terrain park and Goryu's wide groomers under one lift ticket, plus the valley's best night-skiing.
powder-focused
The snowiest resort in Hakuba Valley and Japan's finest steep in-bounds tree skiing — the Hotel Green Plaza at the base makes it the most underrated ski-in option in the country.
family-focused
Japan's widest beginner piste, plus the Tsugaike DBD — lift-served backcountry zone on the top of the mountain. Rare resort that works for a first-timer AND a freerider.
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