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 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
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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