Winter Activities
"First Tracks" Program
Hakuba 47’s famous “First Tracks” program offers early-morning lift loading privileges, breakfast, and a guide to enjoy untracked, long cruising skiing & snowboarding. We will get you to 1450 meters above sea level, on Hakuba 47, between 7:30 am and 8:30 am. The approximate number of lift rides will be 1 gondola ride, and then 2 runs off our quad lift. Please make a reservation.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A Plan | ¥4,000 | Including breakfast / Meet at 7:30 AM, finish around 9:00 AM |
| B Plan | ¥6,000 | Including Lunch＋Half Day lift pass (AM) / Meet at 7:30 AM, finish around 1:00 PM |
Snowshoe Tours
Snowshoeing is as easy as walking, but remarkably rewarding. You can choose between a gentle 2 hour guided tour, and a more challenging 4 hour guided tour. You will enter the peaceful snow-covered forests of Hakuba, with only the sound of the snow crunching underfoot. Our guides will point out nature’s winter surprises along the way. You will return refreshed and energized from the exercise, and from the breathing of the crisp winter air.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe 2 hour Tour | ¥3,500 | AM Tour 10:00 AM - Noon PM Tour 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Snowshoe 4 hour Tour | ¥6,000 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Snow Rafting
This is one of the most exciting activities in Hakuba! You tell us how fast you want to go, and we’ll drag your Snow Raft over the bumps and snow banks in a way that is sure to generate laughter and screams of delight.
| Plan | Price/Adult | Price/Child | Period : The end of Decemeber – the end of March. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Lap | ¥1,600 | ¥800 |
Ski & Snowboard Tune-Up
We offer ski & snowboard tune-up services at the Hakuba 47 Activity Center. The hot wax service will be completed in 30 minutes. We can also ship your equipment to your home, or hand it to you when you arrive at Hakuba 47.
| Menu | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Wax Service | ¥1,200 | Takes about 30 minutes |
| Basic Tune-Up | ¥6,000 | Ready in the morning the next day |
"Double Black Diamond" Program
Hakuba 47 attracts many skiers and boarders that wish to access some of the unmarked tree skiing on the mountain. Unfortunately, skiing off-piste is a much more treacherous activity than most people realize. We started the “Double Black Diamond” (DBD) program to provide a modicum of safety education for our guests, and also to do our small part to help promote respect for the mountains among the general public. DBD candidates participate in a safety lecture before being accepted as a member. DBD membership includes the exclusive privilege to access a limited number of specified off-piste sections from Hakuba 47.
DBD area map
DBD member rule
==Member Rule==
- 1) Member
- The application for admission is done by Double Black Diamond (hereafter, it is called DBD) after approving this member rule and the individual whom approved by DBD is called a member.
- 2) Expiration date of membership
- The expiration date of membership is assumed until ending of the season of the specified area for DBD.
- 3) Effect of membership card
- The membership card is issued by the member, and to keep, and to use this in the member responsibility.
The membership card is effective for member himself, and all resale, the transfers, and loans excluding the member are prohibited. - 4) Fee
- The annual membership fee is 1,000yen.
- 5) Loss and theft of membership card
- DBD does not to assume the responsibility at all to the loss and the theft of the membership card.
When the membership card is lost or theft, the member has to report to DBD and the membership card become invalid. - 6) Revision and change in membership rule
- When this member rule is revised or changed, DBD will notify to all members and all members must follow new member rule.
- 7) Change in written report matter
- Report to DBD, when there is a change such as member's name, addresses and work place. When there is no report from member, DBD assumed that the notification and the report from DBD has been reached when it is necessary to reach.
- 8) Stop of membership
- When DBD makes judgment of the member's doing things in contradiction to this rule, DBD can stop the membership about DBD.
- 9) Member's obligation
- 1. Obligation to participate in "Lecture" to obtain recognition of danger element that understands area only for member and exists in the area every year.
- 2. Obligation to accept potential risk and remaining risk of specified area members.
- 3. Obligation to always respect human life and take precautions against possible accident.
- 4. Obligation of your behavior and act which may gives others harm and danger.
- 5. Obligation to try your best to rescue others when others are facing in danger while you have to be able to secure own safety.
- 6. Obligation to make effort to always improve own ability concerning life rescue in daily life.
- 7. Obligation to try to esteem precious nature, and so as not destroy it. (abandonment of garbage and prohibition of collection of flora and animals.)
- 8. Obligation to understand your own capability and controlled your speed for skiing and snowboarding.
- 9. Obligation to never go into prohibited area.
- 10. Obligation to obey instructions from ski patrol and other ski area personnel.
- 11. Obligation to act and behave as a model while you are in the ski area.
- 12. Obligation to ski and snowboard with more than 2 people while you are in specified area.
- 13. Obligation to make your own health condition well before you ski or snowboard.
- 14. Obligation to make sure all gears and cloths are in place to work well.
==Admission requirements==
- Must be older than 20 years old. (younger people can be joined however, parent must be accompanied)
- Must understand Japanese language. (because the lecture will be done only by Japanese)
- Must be more than 2 people, as a group, to ski and snowboard.
- Must observe member rules and obligations.
==Admission fee==
It is ¥1,000 as the annual membership fee.
==Schedule of the Lecture==
Schedule: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, between January to March.
Sign up: at the Activity Center
Hours: 9:00AM to 9:20AM
Please inquire the person who hopes for the lecture by schedule other than the above mentioned.
Depending on the weather condition, the lecture might be canceled without any notice.
On the day: after you sing up at the activity center, ride gondola and come to the restaurant “Dee&Dam” to have a “lecture” from our ski patrol. The lecture starts 9:30AM on the table then go outside with patrol staff to begin on-snow training. After you go through the entire lecture and on-snow training, our patrol staff will provide a DBD membership card.
The day after you obtain the membership card, you will check in at the activity center every time to receive and wear the yellow armband to go into the specified DBD area. After you enjoy the day, please return the armband and receive your membership card.
Please note that DBD specified area is closed depending on the weather and/ or snow condition.
