白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One vs 栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One and 栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen are neighbouring resorts in Nagano Prefecture - here is how they stack up for different kinds of skier.

    Suitability - who each resort suits

    How well each resort matches different types of skier

    Beginners

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Limited

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Good

    Intermediates

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Very good

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Good

    Experts

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Limited

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Not ideal

    Off-piste

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Not ideal

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Not ideal

    Terrain Park

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Not ideal

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Not ideal

    Families

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Limited

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Limited

    Snow Confidence

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Not ideal

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Not ideal

    Budget

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    Not ideal

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    Not ideal

    Key stats compared

    Head-to-head on the numbers that matter

    Piste

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    30.7 km

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    34.3 km

    Vertical drop

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    1290 m

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    897 m

    Lifts

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    22

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    15

    Top elevation

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    1817 m

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    1699 m

    Snow reliability

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    variable snow

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    variable snow

    Snowiest month

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    February (~43cm)

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    March (~52cm)

    Day pass

    白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One

    €6000

    栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen

    €6000

    Which should you choose?

    Our verdict based on terrain, snow, and who each resort suits

    Choose 白馬八方尾根, Hakuba Happo One if...

    you want cruisy red runs.

    Choose 栂池高原, Tsugaike Kogen if...

    you want the bigger ski area.