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

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10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Sat
0019° · 7kFL 5.0k
Sun
0020° · 6kFL 5.4k
Mon
0020° · 7kFL 5.2k
Tue
0021° · 7kFL 5.2k
Wed
0021° · 6kFL 5.2k
Thu
0017° · 7kFL 5.1k
Fri
0018° · 5kFL 5.3k
Sat
0017° · 4kFL 5.4k
Sun
0019° · 4kFL 5.3k
Mon
0020° · 5kFL 5.5k

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: Saturday, Aug 22Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 22.

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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