A gentle, family-focused mountain in central Hakuba Valley — often cheaper than its northern siblings.
Runs
12
Vertical
460m
Summit
1200m
Base 740m
Annual snow
10m/season
Popular
Best season Mid-December to late March
Why Hakuba Sanosaka
A gentle, family-focused mountain in central Hakuba Valley — often cheaper than its northern siblings.
Family-friendly; central Hakuba village
Plan your trip
Hakuba Sanosaka is a small family-friendly mountain at the southern Hakuba Valley — Lake Aoki views, mostly green/blue runs, a much quieter base than Happo. Hakuba Valley joint pass area.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Small cluster of pensions near Sanosaka and Lake Aoki. Most foreign visitors instead base in central Hakuba Village 20 min north.
Pass, lessons, gear, and guides for powder days.
Hakuba Valley 10-mountain joint pass includes Sanosaka. Own-mountain day ticket also available at lower price for beginner-focused days.
Terrain in detail
TameFamily-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
17
Family-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere.
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
1 of 12
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
460m
Compact mountain.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Limited
Mostly groomed terrain.
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
3.5 hours from Tokyo
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Shinano-Omachi Station 3
Overview
Shuttle from JR Shinano-Omachi Station
From airport
3.5 hours from Tokyo
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 16°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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