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Hakuba Iwatake

Japan · Nagano Prefecture · Single resort

Hakuba Iwatake is a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture (Japan). It has 20.5 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The runs go from 745 to 1283 m (538 m vertical).

Piste length
20.5 km
Lifts
9
Base station
745 m
Top station
1283 m
Vertical drop
538 m
Country
Japan

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 7.6 km (37%)
  • Medium: 6.8 km (33%)
  • Hard: 6.1 km (30%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 57% (30°)
  • Mostly facing east (24% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.

Lifts: 9

Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 8

  • ノア · Gondola / cable car · 746–1272 m
  • 中央高速 · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 750–1186 m
  • かも1 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 751–1033 m
  • 沢リフト · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 987–1282 m
  • 5線サウス · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 1108–1282 m
  • ビュー2 · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 1052–1280 m
  • 3線ノース · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 1153–1278 m
  • らいペア · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 750–856 m
  • 4線イースト · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 1197–1283 m

On site

  • 14 car parks
  • 5 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 1 mountain huts
  • 1 rental shops
  • 15 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • Rhythm Hakuba

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 10 cm, Snow depth 7 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 55 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 67 cm, Snow depth 22 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 52 cm, Snow depth 23 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 47 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 12 cm, Snow depth 6 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 875 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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