Hakuba Cortina
Nagano Prefecture, JP — size S · 12 km of trails · 583 m vertical · 6 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: usually mid December - early April.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts | no blackout dates |
| Shares that 5-day budget with Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba Iwatake, Hakuba Norikura Onsen, Hakuba47. | ||
| Epic Local | 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts | no blackout dates |
| Shares that 5-day budget with Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba Iwatake, Hakuba Norikura Onsen, Hakuba47. | ||
| Hakuba Valley Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 12 km — size S
- Vertical
- 583 m
- Summit
- 1391 m
- Base
- 808 m
- Lifts
- 6
- Region
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- By rail
- Chikuni station, 1.6 km — close enough to walk
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, JMA station
- 644 cm — 小谷 AMeDAS, 6.2 km away, 550 m below mid-mountain; 10-season mean, peak base 145 cm
- Powder days
- 11 a season — days with 20 cm or more; measured at 小谷
- Snow-day share
- 51% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; measured at 小谷
- Longest snowy stretch
- 11 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; measured at 小谷
- Model climatology
- 734 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×0.88 to JMA station mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
27% of its trail length is advanced or harder, in the steepest tenth of Japanese resorts of 10–25 km, where the median is 13%.
Terrain
- easygreen6.2 km · 8 runs
- intermediatered2.8 km · 4 runs
- advancedblack3.3 km · 5 runs
- other0.1 km · 2 runs
Japanese grading.
Lifts
- 6chairlifts
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen | 2 km | 11 km | moderate | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Tsugaike Kogen | 4 km | 34 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Iwatake | 7 km | 20 km | moderate | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Happo-One | 10 km | 31 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba47 | 13 km | 13 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Goryu | 14 km | 10 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) |
FAQ
- Is Hakuba Cortina on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts at Hakuba Cortina for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Hakuba Cortina on the Epic Local?
- Yes. The Epic Local grants 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts at Hakuba Cortina for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Hakuba Cortina on the Hakuba Valley Pass?
- Yes. The Hakuba Valley Pass grants unlimited days at Hakuba Cortina for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Hakuba Cortina get?
- Hakuba Cortina has heavy snowfall by our banding.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Hakuba Norikura Onsen (2 km), Tsugaike Kogen (4 km), Hakuba Iwatake (7 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic, Hakuba Valley Pass
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo