Hakuba Valley (Happo-One + 9 linked resorts)

Nagano (Honshu) · Japan

Hakuba Valley (Happo-One + 9 linked resorts) is a ski resort in Nagano (Honshu), Japan. It averages around 1,100 cm of snow a season on a Honshu sea-effect (heavier, wetter dumps than Hokkaido) snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-May.

Japan's largest connected ski area; can see 50cm-1m single-storm dumps

0
Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Tue
0016° · 6kFL 5.0k
Wed
0011° · 14kFL 4.1k
Thu
0010° · 8kFL 3.6k
Fri
0012° · 6kFL 3.7k
Sat
0012° · 5kFL 4.0k
Sun
0015° · 3kFL 4.4k
Mon
0011° · 8kFL 4.3k
Tue
0011° · 6kFL 4.3k
Wed
007° · 9kFL 4.1k
Thu
009° · 5kFL 4.4k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Tuesday, Oct 13 — Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.

Mountain profile

Summit
1,831 m
Base
750 m
Vertical
1,081 m
Terrain
9-10 interconnected resorts (largest ski area in Japan)
Avg annual snow
1,100 cm
Typical season
Dec-May
Snow climate
Honshu sea-effect (heavier, wetter dumps than Hokkaido)
Type
Lift-served + backcountry access
Exposure / orientation
Japanese Alps orographic lift produces intense, high-volume single-storm totals

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