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Hakuba Norikura Onsen

白馬乗鞍温泉スキー場

Yuki Recommends

3/5

Champagne snow — worth a look. 🐻

SnowChampagne10.8 m/yr at the valley station (JMA — the base gets more) · Yuki tastes champagne snow 🐻
Charm & cute
Storybook factor
Terrain
Onsen & culture
Road less travelled
Value

Yuki Recommends is our own scoring — charm, storybook feeling, snow texture and more. Subjective factors are our read from the data, not a hard grade.

Hakuba Norikura Onsen is a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, Chubu, Japan with 13 runs over 15 km and 550 m of vertical (800–1350 m). A one-day adult lift ticket costs ¥5,500. There is 1 onsen within 0.3 km. The nearest station is Minami-Otari (JR Oito Line).

13
15 km
Runs
¥5,500
Lift (1-day)
550 m
800–1350 m
Vertical
Location

36.7861, 137.8236 · Google Maps ↗

Nearest station: Minami-Otari — JR Oito Line. Shuttle ~12 min

🎫 Lift ticket office

Hakuba Norikura Onsen base ticket office — map ↗

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Notable
  • Lift-linked to Cortina on one ticket
  • Quiet, family-friendly, good tree skiing
  • Onsen village at the base
♨ Onsens nearby (1)
  • ♨ Ryuo-kaku / Norikura Onsen baths — 0.3 km · Several ryokan day-use baths in the onsen hamlet
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Common questions about Hakuba Norikura Onsen

Is Hakuba Norikura Onsen good for beginners?

Hakuba Norikura Onsen is a reasonable beginner choice — gentle/varied terrain and a ski-school base (our read). Confirm green-run coverage before booking.

Is Hakuba Norikura Onsen good for families?

Yes — Hakuba Norikura Onsen has the mix families want: places to stay, 1 onsen nearby and terrain across abilities (our read).

Does Hakuba Norikura Onsen get good powder?

Yes — excellent, 10.8 m of snow a year (JMA normals); among Japan's snowiest.

Does Hakuba Norikura Onsen have an onsen?

Yes. There is 1 onsen recorded near Hakuba Norikura Onsen, including Ryuo-kaku / Norikura Onsen baths (0.3 km).

How much is a lift ticket at Hakuba Norikura Onsen?

An adult one-day lift ticket at Hakuba Norikura Onsen is ¥5,500 (2024/25 season).

How do you get to Hakuba Norikura Onsen?

The nearest station is Minami-Otari on the JR Oito Line. Shuttle ~12 min

How big is Hakuba Norikura Onsen?

Hakuba Norikura Onsen has 13 runs totalling 15 km, with 550 m of vertical.

Data recorded for Hakuba Norikura Onsen: terrain, price, access, onsen, dining, features, official. Empty fields mean unknown, not zero — nothing here is invented. Lift prices are adult 1-day, 2024/25 season, JPY.

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