Hakuba Iwatake
Nagano Prefecture, JP — size S · 20 km of trails · 537 m vertical · 9 lifts · moderate snowfall
Closed today
Season: usually mid December - late March.
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 Cortina, Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba Norikura Onsen, Hakuba47. | ||
| Epic Local | 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts | no blackout dates |
| Shares that 5-day budget with Hakuba Cortina, Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba Norikura Onsen, Hakuba47. | ||
| Hakuba Valley Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 20 km — size S
- Vertical
- 537 m
- Summit
- 1283 m
- Base
- 746 m
- Lifts
- 9
- Region
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- By rail
- Shinano-Moriue station, 1.4 km — close enough to walk
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Moderate
- Measured, JMA station
- 464 cm — 白馬 AMeDAS, 3.2 km away, 312 m below mid-mountain; 10-season mean, peak base 69 cm
- Powder days
- 5 a season — days with 20 cm or more; measured at 白馬
- Snow-day share
- 50% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; measured at 白馬
- Longest snowy stretch
- 17 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; measured at 白馬
- Model climatology
- 444 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical2025/26
Snow on the ground: measured at 白馬 (JMA AMeDAS station), 3.2 km away, 312 m below mid-mountain; 9 winters
Snowfall: measured at 白馬 (JMA AMeDAS station), 3.2 km away, 312 m below mid-mountain; 9 winters
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
Its lift fleet runs to 1 gondola among 9. 30% 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
- easygreen7.6 km · 11 runs
- intermediatered6.8 km · 11 runs
- advancedblack6.1 km · 11 runs
Japanese grading.
Lifts
- 1gondola
- 8chairlifts
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happo-One | 3 km | 31 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Tsugaike Kogen | 4 km | 34 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen | 5 km | 11 km | moderate | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba47 | 6 km | 13 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Goryu | 7 km | 10 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) | |
| Hakuba Cortina | 7 km | 12 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local, Hakuba Valley Pass (shared) |
FAQ
- Is Hakuba Iwatake on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts at Hakuba Iwatake for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Hakuba Iwatake on the Epic Local?
- Yes. The Epic Local grants 5 consecutive days shared across 10 resorts at Hakuba Iwatake for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Hakuba Iwatake on the Hakuba Valley Pass?
- Yes. The Hakuba Valley Pass grants unlimited days at Hakuba Iwatake for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Hakuba Iwatake get?
- Hakuba Iwatake has moderate snowfall by our banding.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Happo-One (3 km), Tsugaike Kogen (4 km), Hakuba Norikura Onsen (5 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