Hakuba Iwatake
白馬岩岳スノーフィールド36°43′ N 137°52′ E539 m vertical13 runs20.5 kmSeasonal
Iwatake suits families and mixed groups who want the best view in Hakuba from a short gondola ride, and its low summit means a thin early season.
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- Beginner7.6 km
- Intermediate6.8 km
- Advanced6.1 km
OpenStreetMap maps 7 named runs and 9 lifts at Hakuba Iwatake, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model.
Open the 3D map ↓Fly the mountain in 3D立体地図
Ride every run at Hakuba Iwatakeコース
| Avg | Faces | Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ViewC | 1,328 m | 237 m | 21.6° | 10.1° | NW | ||
| イースト | 351 m | 87 m | 18.2° | 13.9° | E | ||
| ViewD | 1,410 m | 223 m | 24.6° | 9° | SW | ||
| ノース | 769 m | 130 m | 16.6° | 9.5° | E | ||
| ホワイトリボンホワイトリボンコースNotes | 925 m | 270 m | 24.4° | 16.2° | E | ||
| ViewA | 770 m | 224 m | 25.6° | 16.2° | NW | ||
| ViewB | 699 m | 211 m | 27.9° | 16.8° | W |
Lengths, vertical, pitch and aspect are measured from OpenStreetMap run lines and the elevation model. Steepest is the hardest 60 m pitch. Read them as a guide and follow the signs on the hill.
More named runs from the trail map
Iwatake Back Bowl
The bowl behind the summit is the widest open terrain on the mountain.
Good for open terrain
HikageHikage / 沢
Hikage follows a shaded gully off the mountain side.
Good for gully riding
Sunny Valleyサニーバレーコース
Iwatake's longest run takes the gentle way down the village side.
Good for long cruising
Out of five
How it rides
- Powder
- 2 out of 5
- Trees
- 2 out of 5
- Steeps
- 2 out of 5
- Park
- 3 out of 5
- Beginners
- 4 out of 5
- Quiet
- 3 out of 5
- Value
- 4 out of 5
- Après
- 2 out of 5
- Family
- 5 out of 5
- Sidecountry
- 1 out of 5
Know the zones before you goエリア
Mountain sideマウンテンサイド
zoneIntermediate
The runs off the summit, including the Back Bowl, the North and South slopes and the Hikage gully.
Good for views, gully riding
Village sideビレッジサイド
zoneBeginner
The long runs back toward the base, with the Sunny Valley course and the cross-country trail.
Good for long easy runs, cross-country
Beyond the ropes · Marked runs only
Iwatake has no backcountry gate. The Hakuba Valley rules list it among the five resorts where leaving the ski area is prohibited.
- This resort has no designated backcountry gate, so the Hakuba Valley rules forbid leaving the ski area from here
- Stay inside the yellow-and-black boundary poles; yellow-topped poles mark closed areas inside the resort
- Riders who break the rules lose their ticket and are asked to leave
- Rescue costs fall on the person rescued when a private team is called out
9 lifts on the map
Know the liftsリフト
Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥7,500, about CAD 67 or USD 47 (October 2026 rates)
- Early and late season
- ¥5,700, about CAD 51 or USD 36 (October 2026 rates)
Iwatake had published only its early-bird day ticket for 2026/27 by 11 October: ¥5,700 for adults and ¥3,600 for children against regular prices of ¥7,500 and ¥4,300. A cancellable version costs ¥6,384. The full 2026/27 rate table was still the 2025/26 one, and HAKUBA S-CLASS lounge tickets go on sale separately. The Hakuba Valley All-Mountain pass covers Iwatake.
These passes cover days here
- Epic PassHakuba Valley: 5 consecutive days on one free all-mountain ticket covering all ten resorts, no blackouts. Rusutsu: 5 consecutive days.
- Hakuba Valley All-Mountain Day PassEvery day on the ticket opens all ten Hakuba Valley resorts. Multi-day tickets run inside a window from first use: 2 days within 4, 5 within 10, 10 within 16.
Get thereアクセス
From Tokyo Station
- Bus
- Alpico's Nagano–Hakuba express takes from 70 minutes to just over two hours depending on the stop.
- Train
- Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagano, then the Alpico express bus to the Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort stop. Hakuba Valley puts the fastest trip into the valley at 2 hr 50 min.
The nearest station is Hakuba. JR Oito Line
The Hakuba Valley shuttle serves Iwatake on Lines V, I and E, free with a Hakuba Valley pass.
Iwatake is the round hill in the middle of the valley floor, so its gondola top gives a full circle of views over the Hakuba peaks. The resort built its HAKUBA MOUNTAIN HARBOR terrace and café at the summit for that view. It opens all year, and the hot chocolate comes from The City Bakery. Walkers can ride the gondola and the No. 5 South lift without skis, and IWATAKE WHITE PARK gives them snow to play on up top.
The riding splits into a mountain side and a village side. The Back Bowl and the Hikage gully hold the most interesting terrain on the mountain side. The Sunny Valley course runs the long way down the village side for confident beginners.
At 1,289 m the summit is low for Hakuba, and in 2025/26 the season only started on 19 December and finished on 29 March. Come in January or February and the trade-off disappears.
Worth knowing
- Buy the 2026/27 early-bird day ticket before 13 December to pay ¥5,700 instead of ¥7,500.
- Bring ¥1,000 for the IC card deposit, which you get back when you return the card.
- On a clear morning ride up early for the view before cloud builds on the Alps.
Quick answers about Hakuba Iwatakeよくある質問
How big is Hakuba Iwatake?
Hakuba Iwatake has 13 runs and 9 lifts over 539 m of vertical, from 750 m at the base to 1,289 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 20.5 km of piste there.
How steep is Hakuba Iwatake?
The steepest mapped pitch at Hakuba Iwatake is about 27.9° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 6.1 km of the mapped total.
Can you ride off-piste at Hakuba Iwatake?
Iwatake has no backcountry gate. The Hakuba Valley rules list it among the five resorts where leaving the ski area is prohibited.
How much is a lift ticket at Hakuba Iwatake?
An adult day ticket at Hakuba Iwatake costs ¥7,500, about CAD 67 or USD 47 (October 2026 rates) in the 2026/27 main season and ¥5,700, about CAD 51 or USD 36 (October 2026 rates) early or late in the season. Epic Pass and Hakuba Valley All-Mountain Day Pass holders ride here too.
How do you get to Hakuba Iwatake from Tokyo Station?
By bus: Alpico's Nagano–Hakuba express takes from 70 minutes to just over two hours depending on the stop.
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