Hakuba Happo-One Snow Resort Reviews

白馬八方尾根スキー場

Hakuba Happo-One is Japan's most internationally renowned ski resort, set on the flanks of the Northern Alps in Hakuba Village, Nagano. Host of the alpine skiing events at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics — including the downhill, super-G, and combined — it offers 16 courses across a 1,071-metre vertical drop and 220 hectares, fed by consistent Japow from Sea of Japan storms. The longest run stretches 8 km from summit to base, and the resort anchors the 11-resort Hakuba Valley, one of Asia's premier ski destinations.

Resort Location

Location of the resort on the map of Japan.

200.9 km from Tokyo · Resort base 720 m above Tokyo
1071 m Vertical Drop
220 ha Skiable Area
760–1831m Base Elevation
26 Runs
21 Lifts
5068 m Longest Run
48.5 ° Max Slope

Current Conditions

0cm 24h Snow
Closed Ski Condition

Updated: 5/6/2026

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Powder Reliability

42 /100 Peak (Jan–Feb)

What Riders Say

"There happens to be a championships in Usagidaira today / We can see many experts on the slopes / How lucky we are / We can see the skiing skills of experts ... The place to get off the gondola is Usagidaira / It's the place behind me / Its height is around middle of mountain / Here is the transfer area to three other bases"

— 白馬八方尾根滑雪場/Happo One, Hakuba 到山頂看日本北阿爾卑斯群山、4大基地 · Usagidaira

"we're going to go and have a look at the uh Skyline lift now We're at the top of the skyline cheer lift at Hao on this is a fantastic run for everyone really you've got a nice cat track which winds around and gives you a great view of the mountains we've got a nice Bowl down the middle for intermediates in advance"

— Happo-One Ski Resort in Hakuba Japan · Skyline run / skyline cheer lift

"quite an expansive run too by the looks a bit bit more than up above there yeah funny you say that because the name of this run is the Panorama run wow isn't that apt yeah it's very apt very intuitive the caucus side number three lifts at hippo probably it's their best training facility"

— Exploring Japan’s Coolest Ski Resorts in Hakuba! · Panorama run

"we're just below the top of the gond at H1 this is the cocki number three lift it's their form of their training center it's a great slope for intermediate advance the name this run is the Panorama run wow isn't that apt yeah it's very apt"

— Happo-One Ski Resort in Hakuba Japan · Panorama run

"Central is a red providing a long intermediate trail back to the gondola with options to dip onto some black moguls. The lower parts of central and skyline are in a valley providing some shelter if the weather is poor."

— Happo One Resort Guide · Central
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