Hakuba Iwatake
Ski resort · Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Hakuba Iwatake is a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture (Japan) with 21 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 745 m and 1,283 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 538 m. Its longest run is ViewD (1.4 km) and the steepest, ViewB, reaches 61% on its toughest stretch.
See Hakuba Iwatake on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 21 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 745–1,283 m
- Vertical drop
- 538 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue7.6 km
- Red6.8 km
- Black6.1 km
The steepest runs at Hakuba Iwatake
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- ViewB Black61% · 31°
- ViewA Black53% · 28°
- ホワイトリボン Black48% · 26°
- ViewD Red40% · 22°
- ViewC Blue34% · 19°
The longest runs
- ViewD Red1.4 km
- ViewC Blue1.3 km
- ホワイトリボン Black0.9 km
- ViewA Black0.8 km
- ノース Red0.8 km
Lifts
8 chairlifts · 1 gondola.
When to go to Hakuba Iwatake
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 999 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,014 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Hakuba Iwatake
- Hakuba Happo One3 km · 30 km of runs
- Tsugaike Kogen4 km · 34 km of runs
- Hakuba Norikura Onsen5 km · 11 km of runs
- Hakuba 476 km · 13 km of runs
- Hakuba Cortina7 km · 13 km of runs
- Hakuba Goryu7 km · 9.6 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hakuba Iwatake?
- In Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Hakuba Happo One, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Hakuba Iwatake have?
- 21 km: 7.6 km of blue runs, 6.8 km of red runs, 6.1 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Hakuba Iwatake?
- You can ski between 745 m and 1,283 m: a vertical drop of 538 m.
- How many lifts does Hakuba Iwatake have?
- 9: 8 chairlifts, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Hakuba Iwatake?
- ViewB (black), at 61% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Hakuba Iwatake?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Hakuba Iwatake?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.