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Groomed Hakuba Sanosaka slopes and chairlifts overlooking Lake Aoki in winter.
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HAKUBA SANOSAKA

📍Hakuba, Nagano, Japan

🟢 Beginner Friendly💎 Hidden Gem👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Cruiser🏞️ Scenic Cruiser5 Days on Epic☀️ Year-round destination

Photo: Wrh sanosaka · CC BY 4.0 · Photo details

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Vertical drop
1,509 ft
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Skiable terrain
99 acres
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Avg snowfall
340 in*
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Lifts
4
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Editor's Pick

Take a window seat above the slopes at the Castor Plaza Restaurant, or head to Café Capella at Shirayukidaira for Lake Aoki views.

THE FOOD SCENE

Castor Plaza has breakfast, lunch and café service in its second-floor restaurant. Shirayukidaira Café Capella overlooks Lake Aoki. For a separate Hakuba outing, Sounds Like Cafe in Echoland serves burgers and sandwiches.

APRÈS-SKI & NIGHTLIFE

If you are returning to Hakuba Village for the evening, arrange the journey back from Sanosaka before the last lifts. For a daytime break, Café Capella and the restaurant at Castor Plaza let a group meet without leaving the hill.

DINING PICKS

2 curated spots for eating and drinking at Hakuba Sanosaka

Location:
Vibe:

Base Area

1 pick

$Earlier budget guideSki lodge restaurant and café

Castor Plaza Restaurant

Castor Plaza, second floor, Sanosaka base

🍔Casual

The glass-fronted dining room on Castor Plaza’s second floor serves breakfast, lunch and café refreshments with views of the slopes.

Why We Like It

A handy meeting point for a meal while watching the ski day from indoors.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Without current field-level confirmation: price guide.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-31

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In Town

1 pick

Burgers, sandwiches and coffee

Sounds Like Cafe

Echoland, Hakuba Village

🍔Casual🌯Quick Bite

An Echoland café serving burgers, sandwiches, wraps and coffee. Plan this as a separate outing from Sanosaka.

Why We Like It

Useful for a casual daytime meal while exploring Hakuba Village.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-30

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Plan your meal

Check whether your chosen venue takes reservations or uses a walk-in waitlist. For mountain dining, plan around lift access and service times.

Sources & planning context

Historical planning figures · Figures marked * come from earlier references and may differ from current resort figures.

Other names · White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka, Sanosaka, Hakuba Sanosaka Ski Area

Use the picks for atmosphere, cuisine and location; the restaurant’s own page has current menus and service times.

Typically mid December to mid March

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Official website
https://sanosaka.jp/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Skiable area (acres)
99
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Lifts
4
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Summit elevation (ft)
3937
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Base elevation (ft)
2428
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Vertical drop (ft)
1509
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Runs
10
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
terrain · beginner
40
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
terrain · intermediate
40
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
terrain · advanced
20
Source ↗ · Oct 21, 2026
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Green-season buggy rides at the resort's White Hotel Grand Hakuba beside the No. 3 lift slope.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Night skiing
Scheduled · 2026–27 · 17:30–21:30 · December 29, 2026–February 28, 2027 · Friday and Saturday operation extends to 22:30; weather, snow, and grooming can change operations.
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Reported average snowfall (in).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

The sourced lift count includes the gondola and chairlifts. The snowfall figure remains a historical climate reference.

Official homepage says 07:00 starts on weekends, holidays and selected dates from 26/27; this is not a universal daily opening time.

Sanosaka course guide ↗Lake Down/Lake View beginner/intermediate, New Paradise advanced with a mogul pitch, Paradise/Paradise Downhill beginner/intermediate, Carving intermediate/advanced. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sanosaka access ↗Parking and winter shuttle options include the Hakuba–Omachi valley service. Confirm seasonal stops and service. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sanosaka rail location ↗Minami-Kamishiro is the nearby JR Oito Line station, over a kilometre from the resort. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sanosaka winter operation ↗Operator plans mid-December to late March for 2026/27. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Night skiing ↗Limited 2026/27 night operations on Carving for intermediate and experienced skiers. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Omachi Tourism – Petit Pension Alpha ↗Omachi Tourism identifies a lakeside pension at 21773 Taira on Lake Aoki, with lake views and contact details. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hakuba Tourism – 山腰旅館 ↗The Sanosaka ryokan has Japanese-style rooms, Japanese meals, room-only and meal-plan options, winter heating and parking. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hakuba Tourism – Country House Nonohana ↗At 886-1 Kamishiro, the pension lists twin, Japanese-style and mixed rooms, home cooking, and room-only and meal plans. Pick-up requires discussion. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hakuba Tourism – Lodge Nakaya ↗Lodge Nakaya in the Sanosaka area has Japanese-style rooms, parking, room-only and meal plans, and asks guests to request transport when reserving. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hakuba Tourism – Lodge Wakata ↗Lodge is near JR Minami-Kamishiro at 1471 Kamishiro, offers Japanese meals, a drying room, parking, group bookings and contact information. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka schools ↗The resort describes its SAJ-recognized Sanosaka ski school as teaching young children through advanced skiers and offering ski badge tests. It separately lists Jade’s English, Mandarin and Cantonese private ski and snowboard tuition. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hakuba Valley – Sanosaka partner schools ↗The Sanosaka directory identifies Jade Ski School, its direct website and English and Chinese private ski and snowboard instruction. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hakuba Village – Sanosaka Rentals ↗The official resort rental shop fits skis, boots and snowboards on the first floor of the Kastle Plaza base building at 458 Kamishiro. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sounds Like Cafe — operator homepage ↗Operator lists coffee, burgers, sandwiches and wraps at 3020-504 Hokujo, Hakuba. Its posted service is daytime; evening service is suspended. It accepts no reservations. Exact schedules and menu items are not promoted. · Checked Oct 30, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sanosaka restaurants and facilities ↗The restaurant on Castor Plaza’s second floor has slope-facing windows and offers breakfast, lunch and café service. Shirayukidaira Café Capella has views over Lake Aoki. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

  • White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka official resort information ↗

    Official resort pages checked; exact 2026–27 operating bounds were not verified.

  • Official Hakuba Valley resort directory ↗

    Mountain facts and resort link.

  • Sanosaka 2026–27 operating season ↗

    Planned 2026–27 season December 18–March 22; natural-snow conditions may change operations.

  • バギー体験、始めました — Buggy experiences begin ↗

    Green-season buggy rides at the resort's White Hotel Grand Hakuba beside the No. 3 lift slope.

  • Hakuba Sanosaka — 2026-27 Night Skiing ↗

    Hakuba Sanosaka publishes its exact current-season night period, standard hours, and Friday/Saturday extension.

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