Hakuba Cortina Snow Resort Guide
白馬コルチナスキー場Hakuba Cortina sits at the northern end of the Hakuba Valley in Otari, Nagano, and is widely regarded as the snowiest corner of Hakuba — a powder-focused resort famous for its deep, lift-accessed tree skiing. It offers 17 courses across a 530-metre vertical drop and roughly 50 hectares, served by 7 lifts and fed by heavy Sea of Japan storms, with a single landmark hotel at the base and a season running from late November into early May.
Resort Location
Location of the resort on the map of Japan.
Resort highlights
- Terrain
- Beginner-friendly Steep terrain
- Onsen
- Open-air onsen Family onsen Ryokan stays Onsen nearby
- Season
- Long season Late closer
Snow Report
Snow Report →How deep the snow gets, and when — averaged across recorded seasons.
Typical base at the deepest half-month.
MeasuredMountain
Mountain →Which way the mountain faces, how steep it gets, and how it compares.
Lifts
Every active lift, ranked by how many riders it moves uphill each hour.
6 active lifts carrying skiers uphill.
EstimatedRiders per hour (estimated)
Lift Tickets
Lift Tickets →What an hour of skiing actually costs, across every ticket length.
Cheapest cost per hour among the compared passes.
MeasuredGetting Here
Getting Here →One recommended public route from each gateway, all leading here.
3 gateway cities with a confirmed public route.
Measured- Tokyo → Nagano Station (Shinkansen) + bus: board:Tokyo Station — Tokyo Station — (北陸新幹線, 80 min) — Nagano Station — (長野白馬線（特急バス）, 120 min) — Hakuba Cortina (Hotel Green Plaza)
- Shinkansen to Nagano + direct resort bus (via Haneda Airport): Tokyo Haneda Airport — (東京モノレール, 15 min) — Hamamatsucho — (山手線, 10 min) — Tokyo Station — (北陸新幹線, 80 min) — Nagano Station — (長野白馬線（特急バス）, 120 min) — Hakuba Cortina (Hotel Green Plaza)
- Shinkansen + Oito Line (via Toyama Airport): Toyama Airport — (富山空港連絡バス, 25 min) — Toyama Station — (北陸新幹線, 26 min) — Itoigawa Station — (大糸線, 61 min) — Minami-Otari Station — (リゾートシャトル, 20 min) — Hakuba Cortina Snow Resort (Hotel Green Plaza)
Videos
Videos →What riders actually said on camera, timestamped to the moment.
6 rider clips from confirmed videos.
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“Those feeling adventurous can escape the crowds on Snake [music] course. >> For intermediate skiers, the Rabbit and Kamoshka course is a good warm-up trails. [music] Mount Hayeta 1 course may be a bit challenging when ungroomed, while if groomed, it's a good black to build skills on, but it does get tracked out and may be too much for some later in the day. on Noricura. Sati and the”
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“白馬コルチナのコース紹介【ジャイアントコース】上級者好みの急斜面パウダー #snowboard #hakuba #スキー場”
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“白馬コルチナのコース紹介【稗田山コース②】MAX斜度４２度の急斜面！ #snowboard #hakuba #スキー場”
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“白馬コルチナのコース紹介【池の田ゲレンデ】グラトリが上手くなる！ #snowboard #hakuba #スキー場”
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“白馬コルチナのコース紹介【板平コース】まっすぐな急斜面が気持ちいい #snowboard #hakuba #スキー場”
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“白馬コルチナのコース紹介【稗田山コース①】パウダー中級者に最適 #snowboard #hakuba #スキー場”