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Resort Spotlight: Hakuba Norikura Onsen (Nagano)
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen resort is located in the small village of Otari, just to the north of Hakuba village in Nagano Prefecture. The resort has a fine selection of course suited to different levels of skier, snowboard as well as often excellent snow conditions and is also popular for teleskiing.
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The resort has a hotel at the bottom of the slopes - Hakuba Alps Hotel - offering ski-in ski-out access.
Hakuba Norikura Onsen resort is also connected to the neighbouring Hakuba Cortina Kokusai resort and a lift ticket enables you to ride both resorts on the same day (see below for details).
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Course Name |
Level |
Course
Lenght |
Course
Width |
Maximum
Gradient |
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Wakakuri Gelende |
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| A |
Hokunori Family Course |
Beginner |
750m |
70m |
10° |
| B |
Expert Course |
Advanced |
700m |
50m |
35° |
| C |
Snake Course |
Advanced |
700m |
30m |
30° |
| D |
Kamoshika Course |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
1200m |
30m |
25° |
| E |
Highway Course |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
800m |
100m |
28° |
| F |
Wakakuri Chuo Gelende |
Beginner/
Intermediate |
700m |
200m |
18° |
| G |
Rapid Course |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
1150m |
200m |
30° |
| H |
Wakakuri Rinkan Course |
Beginner |
800m |
60m |
10° |
| I |
Mogul Course |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
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Satomi Gelende |
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| K |
Skyview Gelende |
Advanced |
500m |
250m |
38° |
| L |
Satomi-one Course |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
800m |
30m |
23° |
| M |
Satomi Wakakuri Access Line |
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| N |
Satomi Chuo Gelende |
Beginner/
Intermediate |
600m |
400m |
15° |
| O |
Kitabata Half-pipe |
Beginner/
Intermediate |
120m |
18m |
15° |
| P |
Satomi Half Pipe |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
100m |
20m |
18° |
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Warabidaira Gelende |
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| Q |
Training Course |
Intermediate |
500m |
200m |
30° |
| R |
Warabidaira Shomen Gelende |
Beginner/
Intermediate |
900m |
100m |
35° |
| S |
Technical Crown |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
900m |
50m |
35° |
| T |
Warabidair One Make |
Intermediate/
Advanced |
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen resort also has a park with a number of fun snow items to play with, including the following:
Kitabata Half pipe
Good for a beginner's first challenge.
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Satomi Half Pipe
In the past, JSBA All Japan Snowboard events have been held on this big halfpipe
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Big One Make
For intermediates and advanced riders
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Other Items
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Lift Tickets
The following are the prices of lift tickets for the 2012/2013 winter season. Prices are all in Japanese yen:
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort Lift Tickets |
Adults |
Elementary
School
Age |
| 1 day - weekdays |
3,000 |
2,000 |
| 1 day - holidays |
3,500 |
2,500 |
| 2 days |
5,000 |
3,000 |
Half day
start - 1pm or
12pm - end |
2,300 |
1,300 |
| 10 lift |
3,000 |
1,800 |
| Season ticket |
40,000 |
30,000 |
| 1 Month ticket |
15,000 |
10,000 |
| 1 lift |
400 |
200 |
| Senior 1 day |
2,500 (over 50's) |
| Master 1 month |
10,000 (over 50's)
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| Master Season Ticket |
30,000 (over 50's)
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The following tickets are for use at both Hakuba Norikura Onsen ski resort and the adjoining Hakuba Cortina Kokusai ski resort.
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen AND Hakuba Cortina Lift Tickets |
Adults |
Elementary School Age |
| 1 Day |
4,000 |
3,000 |
| 2 Days |
7,000 |
5,000 |
| Half Day |
2,800 |
1,800 |
| Season Ticket |
50,000 |
35,000 |
| Master Season Ticket |
35,000
(over 50s) |
Learning to ski and snowboard
Learn to ski on the slopes of Hakuba Norikura Onsen. The resort offers half day and 1 day lessons - from private ski and snowboard lessons, group lessons to telemark lessons that include rental of equipment.
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AGE |
1 Day |
Half Day |
| Ski / Snowboard |
11+ |
from
4,000 yen |
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3,000 yen |
| Kids Ski |
4-11 years |
5,500 yen |
from
4,000 yen |
Senior
(private) |
Over 50's |
14,000 yen |
10,000 yen |
| Telemark |
5th Grade Elementary School |
8,000 yen |
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| Private lesson |
1 or 2 to 4 people |
from
20,000 yen |
from
15,000 yen |
| Group lesson |
5 to 10 people |
26,000 yen |
17,000 yen |
Accommodation
The Hakuba Alps Hotel, located at the base of the resort, offers ski-in ski-out access to Hakuba Norikura Onsen resort.
For more information on the hotel, click here.
www.hakubanorikura.jp
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