Whether you're a snowboarder or skier, beginner or pro, with seven ski resorts in the area you shouldn't have problems finding a run to suit your style.
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
24196-47, kamishiro, hakuba village, +81 261-75-3533. (http://www.hakuba47.co.jp/e/). open 8.30am to 4.30pm daily, dec-may approx. with an annual snowfall of over 10m, hakuba 47 offers 23 name runs, from beginner to advanced, as well as snowshoe and snowmobile tours. private lessons for skiers or snowboarders are available in english and they rent basic equipment too.
There are plenty of onsen hot spring baths in the Hakuba area, perfect for soaking away the aches and pains of a day on the slopes.. Don't forget to wash off before you enter the water.
Juro No-Yu
+81 261-71-8160 ten minutes walk from kamishiro station. this onsen is open 24 hours a day from december to march, 10am-10pm the rest of the year. closed on the 2nd tuesday of every month. enjoy the piping hot mineral waters in the inside and outside baths while looking out over the snow capped mountains. when your skin starts shrivelling up, dry off and head to the lounge to kick back on the tatami and watch tv or dig into a steaming bowl of tempura soba. sauna, lockers provided. ¥500/¥400 for adults/children for 2 hours bathing. meals around ¥1000.
Ritsuo Uchikawa
English speaking sports coach, massagist,moxybustion therapist, bone setter and physio. He broke his own bones ski-jumping so he really knows how to fix them. he open physiotherapy room "uchikawa seikotsuin" near hakuba station.
Tenjin No-Yu
+81 261-72-3450. 15 minutes walk from hakuba station. open 9am-10pm. closed tu. recommended by locals for its healing waters, tenjin no-yu offers great views of the mountains from both indoor and outdoor baths. lockers available. ¥500.