Norikura / Cortina

Up at the northern point of Hakuba you’ll find Norikura and Cortina. Norikura is surely one of the most underrated resorts in Hakuba! It has some great beginner and intermediate runs which are well groomed, along with some of the best off-piste powder stashes in the valley. Considered a twin resort, Norikura is connected to Cortina by both chairlift and road. Head to the Cortina side to find one of the two ski-thru coffee shacks - their toasted chicken sandwich is elite after a big powder morning. Most of the restaurants in Norikura/Cortina are based within the resort, your best bet for dinner/drinks would be to head to nearby Tsugaike. Otherwise, there’s a great basement bar at Butter Inn. There are also two onsens in the area: Hakuba Alps Hotel (Norikura), and Hotel Green Plaza (Cortina). While we don't have Snow Machine shuttle buses running to/from the Main Arena from here, you'll find the crew at Butter Inn and Phat Packers operating shuttles.

Best choice for: affordable accom close to a ski resort Resort: walking distance to Norikura (most properties are ski in/ski out), connected to Cortina, great range of terrain especially on a powder day

All packages include five or seven nights accommodation in Hakuba

Four Day Lift Pass for Goryu & Hakuba 47, Tsugaike, Iwatake, Happo, Norikura and Cortina and Snow Machine festival passes!