Live Hakuba webcams and today's snow report for every Hakuba Valley resort, with snow depth, new snow, a seven-day forecast and season dates for each area.
Every Hakuba Valley camera we track is on this page, each one labelled with the resort it belongs to, so you can read the whole valley at a glance rather than opening ten resort sites.
Under the cameras are the current conditions: snow depth, new snow and the seven-day forecast for each area, from the same data the rest of this site runs on.
Hakuba snow report today: how to read it Hakuba is a valley, not one mountain, and the ten ski areas sit at different elevations and aspects. Two numbers matter. New snow tells you whether today is a powder day; snow depth tells you whether the whole mountain is open and whether the lower runs are holding. Early and late in the season the gap between base and summit depth is at its widest, which is when a valley-wide view like this one saves you a wasted drive.
How the resorts differ for snow The northern areas — Cortina and Tsugaike — sit closest to the storm track and usually report the deepest snow, which is also why they open in mid-December and close in late March or early April. Happo-One and Goryu / Hakuba 47 at the southern end have the most vertical and the longest seasons, late November to early May, so they hold the shoulder weeks at both ends. Iwatake, Norikura and Sanosaka are lower and gentler, better on flat-light days than in a storm.
Hakuba webcams live: what you are looking at Each camera is named for its position as the resort labels it — base areas, mid-stations and summit views. A base camera tells you about visibility and whether it is raining at village level; a summit camera tells you about wind and cloud on the upper lifts. Reading both before you buy a ticket is the single most useful thing this page does.
Which pass covers what The Hakuba Valley pass covers the valley's ski areas on one ticket, and single-resort day tickets are also sold — Happo-One at ¥6,500 adult, Goryu / Hakuba 47 at ¥6,200 and Cortina at ¥5,500 for a 2024-2025 day pass. If you plan to follow the snow around the valley, the shared pass is the reason this page is worth checking each morning.
Getting around the valley Shuttle buses link the main bases, and most visitors stay near Happo or Goryu and travel out. Tokyo to Nagano on the Hokuriku Shinkansen is about 1 hour 40 minutes, then about an hour by bus to Hakuba. Driving from Tokyo is roughly 290 km and four hours; our winter traffic page covers road and parking conditions.
Is there a live Hakuba webcam? Yes. This page collects every Hakuba Valley camera we track, labelled by resort, and they refresh automatically while the resorts are open.
Which Hakuba resort gets the most snow? The northern areas, Cortina and Tsugaike, sit closest to the storm track and usually report the deepest snow; Happo-One and Goryu have the most vertical and the longest seasons.
When is the best time to ski Hakuba? Late January through February holds the most consistent snow. Happo-One and Goryu run late November to early May; the northern areas mid-December to late March or early April.
How many ski resorts are in Hakuba Valley? Ten interconnected areas, covered by a single Hakuba Valley pass.
How do I get to Hakuba? Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagano (about 1 hour 40 minutes) then a bus (about an hour), or roughly four hours by car for 290 km.