Hachi Kita
ハチ北高原スキー場35°24′ N 134°33′ E544 m vertical15 runs5.9 kmSeasonal
Hachi Kita suits stronger riders who want moguls and long top-to-bottom runs within reach of Osaka, and its trade-off is two car parks whose roads do not join in winter.
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- Beginner2.2 km
- Intermediate2 km
- Advanced1.7 km
Figures the resort does not publish are measured from the map data.
OpenStreetMap maps 0 named runs and 7 lifts at Hachi Kita, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model.
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Ride every run at Hachi Kitaコース
Named runs from the trail map
Kita-kabe北壁
The steep face below the summit, covered in moguls and rated above expert by the resort.
Good for moguls, steeps
Juhyo course樹氷コース
A cruise from the summit to the Panorama slope for riders who would rather skip Kita-kabe.
Good for views, cruising
Skyroadスカイロード
The long run from the summit past the Panorama slope down to the Marronnier plaza, with an easier lower half through the trees.
Good for long runs
7 lifts on the map
Know the liftsリフト
Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥6,000, about CAD 54 or USD 38 (October 2026 rates)
- Early and late season
- ¥5,000, about CAD 45 or USD 32 (October 2026 rates)
- Bought online
- ¥4,800, about CAD 43 or USD 30 (October 2026 rates)
Hachi and Hachi Kita sell one shared ticket. A weekday adult day costs ¥5,000 and a weekend or New Year (31 December to 3 January) day ¥6,000; seniors over 60 pay ¥4,500 on weekdays and children from 4 to the end of primary school ¥3,500. Afternoon tickets from 12:00 cost ¥4,500 on weekdays and ¥5,000 at weekends. Each IC card carries a ¥500 deposit. Early-bird day tickets sell through Winter Plus until 13 December 2026 at ¥4,800 for any day and ¥3,900 for weekdays, and they stay valid until 31 January 2028. The adult season pass costs ¥57,000.
Get thereアクセス
From Shin-Osaka Station
- Drive
- Kitakinki-Toyooka Expressway toward Yoka-Hyonosen IC, then Route 9 west toward Muraoka. The resort's own driving directions appear only as images.
The operator also sells Hachi Kita ski bus tours from Kansai.
The resort publishes no public bus timetable in text, so this file leaves the train and bus legs empty.
Hachi Kita covers the north face of Mt. Hachibuse above the old ryokan village of Osasa in Kami town. Its fifteen courses run from the 1,221 m summit down to the inns, and the Panorama slope sits near 1,000 m with some of the driest snow in Kansai by the operator's account. Kita-kabe is the steep mogul face below the summit that the resort rates above expert. The Juhyo course gives a gentler way down from the top with the same views.
The Central A course runs beside a high-speed quad and has new snowmaking, so it is the run most likely to be open early. Central B is wide and rolling, and Central C splits off it with a few ungroomed patches. The Alpine course keeps one half groomed and leaves the other to moguls, and the Challenge course stays ungroomed after a snowfall.
Hachi Kita shares its ticket with Hachi on the far side of the mountain. You cross by lift and summit when the top has enough snow, and the shared ticket lets you spend a morning on each side. Driving between the two takes much longer, so pick one car park and ride across.
Worth knowing
- Choose your car park before you leave. The slope car park and the ryokan-town car park have separate entrances, and Japanese Wikipedia says the road that looks like it links them on map apps closes in winter, turning the transfer into a 20-minute drive.
- The slope car park costs ¥1,500 on weekdays and ¥1,800 at weekends; the ryokan-town car park costs ¥1,000 and ¥1,500.
- Ticket windows at the Noma quad, the family pair and both ryokan-town lifts take credit cards and PayPay.
Quick answers about Hachi Kitaよくある質問
Is Hachi Kita good for advanced riders?
Yes. Hachi Kita has Kita-kabe, a steep mogul face below the summit that the resort rates above expert, plus the Alpine and Challenge courses with moguls and ungroomed snow after storms.
When does Hachi Kita open for 2026/27?
Hachi Kita had not posted a 2026/27 opening date on 11 October 2026. The operator says the season usually starts in late December.
How big is Hachi Kita?
Hachi Kita has 15 runs and 9 lifts over 544 m of vertical, from 677 m at the base to 1,221 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 5.9 km of piste there.
How steep is Hachi Kita?
The steepest mapped pitch at Hachi Kita is about 31.9° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 1.7 km of the mapped total.
How much is a lift ticket at Hachi Kita?
An adult day ticket at Hachi Kita costs ¥6,000, about CAD 54 or USD 38 (October 2026 rates) in the 2026/27 main season and ¥5,000, about CAD 45 or USD 32 (October 2026 rates) early or late in the season.
How do you get to Hachi Kita from Shin-Osaka Station?
Hachi Kita is kitakinki-Toyooka Expressway toward Yoka-Hyonosen IC, then Route 9 west toward Muraoka. The resort's own driving directions appear only as images by car from Shin-Osaka Station.
When is the season at Hachi Kita?
Hachi Kita usually opens late December (usual pattern; 2026/27 date not posted) and closes late March or early April (usual pattern).
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