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Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Hakuba 47 ski resort

  • Top 1,639 m
  • 13 km of runs
  • 6 lifts
Three skiers in bright jackets on a chairlift in Yuzawa, Japan
On the chairlift in Yuzawa, Japan. Photo: Maheshwaran Shanmugam / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners63% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Hakuba 47 has about 13 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 820 m up to 1,639 m (5,377 ft), a vertical drop of 820 m. By mapped runs it is number 22 of the 42 Japan ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toyama Kitokito (TOY), about 57 km away in a straight line.

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Hakuba 47: runs from 820 m to 1,639 m, a vertical drop of 819 m1,0001,2001,4001,600Top of the highest mapped run: 1,639 m (5,377 ft)Top 1,639 m · 5,377 ftBase 820 m · 2,690 ft819 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,639 m5,377 ft
Vertical drop
820 m2,690 ft
Mapped runs
13 km13 runs
Lifts
6mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 63% (8.1 km), Intermediate 30% (3.9 km), Advanced 6% (0.8 km)Easy: 8.1 km, 6 runs (63%)63%EasyIntermediate: 3.9 km, 6 runs (30%)30%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.8 km, 1 runs (6%)

About 63% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 30% intermediate and 6% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy68.1 km
Intermediate63.9 km
Advanced10.8 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Gondolas1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Toyama Kitokito (TOY)Toyama57 km
Shinshu-Matsumoto (MMJ)Matsumoto57 km
Noto Satoyama (NTQ)Wajima103 km
Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ)Kanazawa130 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Hakuba 47?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,639 m (5,377 ft) and the lowest ends at about 820 m (2,690 ft), a vertical of 820 m (2,690 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Hakuba 47 have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 13 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Hakuba 47?

Toyama Kitokito (TOY) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 57 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Hakuba 47 piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.