Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area

Official name 白馬乗鞍温泉スキー場 · Formerly 蕨平スキー場, 若栗スキー場

Nagano · 800–1,300 m · 12 runs · 9 lifts

2026-27 season: Dec 12 (planned) – Apr 4 (planned)
Spring skiing: Until Apr 4 (only the Wakakuri side open from Mar 22)
Summit: Today cloudy -3–-2°C / Tomorrow clear -4–10°C
Snow depth 0 cm | New snow, next 12h 0 cm · 24h 0 cm · 48h 0 cm · 7 days 9 cm · 14 days 39 cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area trail map

Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area English — English

Hakuba Norikura Onsen sits at the northern end of the Hakuba Valley in Otari, and its draw is the natural hot spring at the Hakuba Alps Hotel right on the slopes. Nine chairlifts cover the Wakakuri and Satomi sides, with runs ranging from a gentle family trail to the 38-degree Sky View slope, plus a groomed mogul run and a cross course. Lift tickets are shared with neighbouring Hakuba Cortina, so skiers can ride both areas on one pass. A netted kids' park makes it easy for families. The season runs from mid-December to early April, with only the Wakakuri side open late in spring.

Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area weather at the top (1,300 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:51

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Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area lift tickets and prices

2026-27 prices

1-day ticket: Adult ¥6,500 · Child ¥3,800
Half day: ¥5,800
Season pass: ¥75,000 · early-bird ¥47,800

Early-bird tickets

Super early-bird season pass, valid at Hakuba Norikura and Cortina (adult) · ¥47,800

Discounts

Preschoolers free (with a guardian)
Opening/closing discount day ticket adult ¥5,500 / child ¥3,300 (12/12-12/18, 3/15-4/4)
Disability day ticket adult ¥5,500 / child ¥2,800 (1 caregiver at adult rate)

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Super early-bird season pass child ¥23,000 / senior (60+) ¥45,800

Multi-resort passes

2026-27 Hakuba Norikura Onsen x Hakuba Cortina joint lift ticket, 1 day adult ¥6,500 / child ¥3,800
2026-27 Norikura-Cortina joint season pass (web only, standard) adult ¥47,800 / child ¥23,000 / senior ¥45,800
Hakuba Valley All-Mountain Day Pass 2026-27 (valid at 10 resorts: Jigatake, Kashimayari, Sanosaka, Goryu, Hakuba47, Happo-one, Iwatake, Tsugaike, Hakuba Norikura Onsen, Cortina), 1 day adult ¥11,100 / child ¥6,400

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Opening hours

Lifts: 8:30–16:00
Night skiing: no night skiing

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Getting to Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area and parking

Car: Itoigawa IC, Hokuriku Expressway (Route 148), 40 km, 40 min
Parking: 1,000 spaces · Free (Wakaguri slope side, for day visitors, open 24 hours)

Train

Shinkansen Tokyo Station → Nagano Station Hokuriku Shinkansen (Asama) · About 1 h 30 min
Shinjuku Station → Minami-Otari Station JR Limited Express Azusa (through to the Oito Line) · About 3 h 50 min · From Nagoya about 3 h 15 min by Limited Express Shinano and Azusa; from Osaka about 5 h 30 min

Bus

Nagano Station East Exit → Hakuba Norikura Alpico Kotsu · About 1 h 30 min · Nagano–Hakuba express bus (runs bound for Hakuba Norikura). Winter timetable (from Dec) not yet published
Hakuba Happo Bus Terminal → Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort · 2025-26 season: 27 Dec 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 · HAKUBA VALLEY shuttle bus Line N (from Echoland via Happo). Dep. La Vigne Hakuba North Parking 8:15 and 9:15, also boards at Misorano Rotary; return 15:30

Overnight bus

Osaka (Hankyu Sanbangai) → Hakuba Norikura Alpico Kotsu · 2025-26 season: 19 Dec 2025 to 7 Mar 2026 (from Hakuba 20 Dec to 8 Mar) · Overnight. Departs Osaka 22:40; also boards at Shin-Osaka and Kyoto Station Hachijo exit. 2026-27 timetable not yet published

Official access page → Timetable → Directions (Google Maps) →

Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area runs and lifts

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Runs