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Hakuba Sanosaka Hakuba Village, Nagano 白馬さのさか (長野県 白馬村) Planned season: Friday 25th December 2020 until March 2021 'Hakuba Now' daily report Independent and exclusive snow and weather reporting from Hakuba Latest report posted at 8:33am on Friday 22nd January 2021 Official snow depth --- [updated on 16th December 2020] Reader opinion No reviews yet Write review Reader photos Photos [4] Upload photo

Hakuba Sanosaka is located in the southern region of Hakuba village, close to the border with Omachi city. It used to be the northern part of three interconnected ski resorts, but since the middle area (Sun Alpina Aokiko) closed in 2009, the connection with the still-operating third resort (Kashimayari) is no longer available.

Hakuba Sanosaka was originally known as 'Sanosaka Kogen' and then until 2009 it was called 'Sun Alpina Hakuba Sanosaka'. It has had a recent period of uncertainty and for a while it wasn’t part of the ‘Hakuba Valley’ ticket. It was back into the fold since the 2018-2019 season and one of the 10 resorts included in 'Hakuba Valley'.

In autumn 2020 it was announced that Hakuba Sanosaka would not be opening during the 2020-2021 season, citing coronavirus related issues. However, in mid November the intention to open for the season was announced and Hakuba Sanosaka is open for 2020-2021.

Hakuba village is just over 40km to the west of Nagano city in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture. Hakuba was host to some of the major events of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics including alpine skiing (at Hakuba Happo-one), ski jump events and cross country events. The backdrop of the North Alps makes for a spectacular mountain setting. Along with the ski and snowboard resorts in neighbouring Otari village to the north and Omachi City to the south - collectively known as 'Hakuba Valley' - this is one of the major ski and snowboard resort regions of Japan. This map shows the ski and snowboard resorts in the main Hakuba region. In recent years the Hakuba region has become one of the most popular winter sport regions of Japan for visitors from overseas.

Nagano Prefecture is located in the Chubu region of the main island of Honshu. Most of the Northern Alps, Central Alps and Southern Alps are located within Nagano (along with neighbouring prefectures). Nagano has the second highest number of ski and snowboard resorts in all of Japan and they are spread around the whole prefecture. Nagano city and many of the major ski resorts are located in the northern region.

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2020-2021 season lift tickets 'Hakuba Valley' tickets 2020-2021 The tickets marked as ‘Hakuba Valley’ can be used at any of 10 ski and snowboard resorts in the Omachi-Hakuba-Otari valley (listed below). Child classification for Hakuba Valley tickets: 6-12 year olds. Includes use of the Hakuba Valley shuttle bus on the day of skiing, available from 25th December 2020 until 14th March 2021. The 1 Day ticket is valid on the day of purchase. The 2 Day ticket is valid for 4 days from the first day of use. The 3 Day ticket is valid for 6 days from the first day of use. The 4 Day ticket is valid for 8 days from the first day of use. The 5 Day ticket is valid for 10 days from the first day of use. The 6 Day ticket is valid for 11 days from the first day of use. The 7 Day ticket is valid for 12 days from the first day of use. The 8 Day ticket is valid for 13 days from the first day of use. The 9 Day ticket is valid for 14 days from the first day of use. The 10 Day ticket is valid for 16 days from the first day of use. Night skiing operations are not included. Resorts where the Hakuba Valley ticket is valid: - Hakuba 47 - Hakuba Cortina - Hakuba Goryu - Hakuba Happo-one - Hakuba Iwatake - Hakuba Norikura - Hakuba Sanosaka - Jigatake - Kashimayari - Tsugaike Kogen