White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka, previously just Hakuba Sanosaka, is a ski area located in Hakuba Village in the northwestern region of Nagano Prefecture.
This ski area has had an eventful recent history with various management changes, name changes, and periods of being closed.
Originally, this ski area was known as Sanosaka Kogen. It was later known as Sun Alpina Hakuba Sanosaka, and it was the most northernly of three connected ski areas, all using the branding Sun Alpina. In 2009, the ski area in the middle known as Sun Alpina Aokiko closed, so the connection with the third ski area (still currently operating and now known as Kashimayari Skijo Family Park) was cut off.
Since 2022, it has been known as White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka.
Two ski lifts were operating during the 2022-2023 season. The 874m Number 3 quad lift and the 370m Number 5 pair lift re-opened last season (2023-2024).
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1160
Vertical (m)
370
Bottom/base (m)
790
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
1600
Steepest slope (°)
23
Number of courses
5
Ski lifts
4
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
2
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Hakuba Sanosaka usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until late March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Hakuba Sanosaka is normally open from 8:00am until 4:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 5,400 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
5 hours
Adult: 4,900 yen
3 hours
Adult: 4,200 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 600 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 59,000 yen
Child: 18,000 yen
Hakuba Valley lift tickets (2025-2026 season)
The below tickets are valid at all of the Hakuba Valley ski areas and can be used at multiple ski areas on the same day. Usage of the Hakuba Valley Shuttle Bus during the daytime is also included. The ticket is not valid for any night skiing or night time shuttle buses.
1 day ticket: 10,400 yen (6,000 yen child, 6-12 years) [valid on the day of use]
2 day ticket: 20,400 yen (11,700 yen child) [valid for 4 days from the first day of use]
3 day ticket: 30,200 yen (17,000 yen child) [valid for 6 days from the first day of use]
4 day ticket: 40,100 yen (22,400 yen child) [valid for 8 days from the first day of use]
5 day ticket: 50,000 yen (27,900 yen child) [valid for 10 days from the first day of use]
6 day ticket: 59,900 yen (33,600 yen child) [valid for 11 days from the first day of use]
7 day ticket: 69,800 yen (39,100 yen child) [valid for 12 days from the first day of use]
8 day ticket: 79,700 yen (44,600 yen child) [valid for 13 days from the first day of use]
9 day ticket: 89,500 yen (49,600 yen child) [valid for 14 days from the first day of use]
10 day ticket: 99,400 yen (55,100 yen child) [valid for 16 days from the first day of use]
The following 10 ski areas are included in the Hakuba Valley group:
ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Happo-one
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Jigatake
Kashimayari Family Park
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Historical snow depth data
The following ski season and official snow depth data have been independently compiled by SnowJapan for publication on this website. Where available, the data is updated annually after each ski season.
First and last dates of recent seasons
2025-2026 season: 19th December - 15th March (87 days)
2024-2025 season: 14th December - 23rd March (100 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 31st March (100 days)
2022-2023 season: 23rd December - 21st March (89 days)
2021-2022 season: Closed
Deepest recorded snow depth
2019-2020 season: 75cm on 21st-23rd January and 11th-12th February
2018-2019 season: 190cm on 29th January - 19th February
2017-2018 season: 150cm on 27th January - 28th February
2016-2017 season: 145cm on 12th-17th and 22nd February
2015-2016 season: 200cm on 10th-13th February
2014-2015 season: 200cm on 22nd January - 4th February, 10th and 14th-15th February and 14th-15th March
Resources
Daily weather & snow reporting on SnowJapan
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [links open in new window]
SnowJapan Directory: accommodation listings in the region
Hakuba Royal Suites (about 4.1km)
Hotel Taigakukan (about 8.7km)
Hotel Hakuba Hifumi (about 8.8km)
Alps View Chalet (about 9.2km)
Winterstorm Apartments Hakuba (about 10.4km)
Hakuba Tsugaike Espoir-Misawa (about 16.1km)
Hakuba Alps Hotel (about 17.8km)
SnowJapan Directory: travel services listing in the region
Introduction to the region
Nagano Prefecture is located in the Chubu region of the main island of Honshu. It is one of only eight landlocked prefectures in Japan, bordered by Niigata, Gunma, Saitama, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, and Toyama.
Nagano Prefecture is sometimes referred to as 'the roof of Japan' because of the steep, rugged terrain of the many 2,000-3,000m mountains that comprise the Japan Alps. The Northern Alps are located along the northwestern region bordering Gifu and Toyama. The Central Alps are in the southwestern region, and the Southern Alps are along the southeastern border.
After Hokkaido, Nagano Prefecture is home to the second-largest number of ski areas in Japan. It has multiple world-class winter sports resorts within its boundaries, and some were venues for the main events of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. There are ski areas throughout the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, but the majority are in the northern and central regions.
Ten individual ski areas within Hakuba Village, and neighbouring Otari Village to the north and Omachi City to the south, are collectively promoted as 'Hakuba Valley'.
The region is in the northwest of the prefecture, about an hour west of central Nagano City. It has become one of Japan's most popular winter-sports destinations for overseas visitors, giving it an increasingly international feel. The spectacular mountainous surroundings and associated outdoor activities make it popular year-round.
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