Happo-one, Iwatake and Sanosaka: the 白馬村ライブチャンネル cams
Hakuba village's own channel, 白馬村ライブチャンネル, streams several ski areas. Happo-one, the biggest in the valley and the alpine venue of the 1998 Nagano Olympics, faces the village from the east side of the Alps. Iwatake, on its own mountain across the valley, looks back at the Hakuba peaks.
Sanosaka, at the south end of the village, is on the same channel. Watching the three side by side shows whether the snow and the cloud are the same across the valley or only on one side.
Goryu and Hakuba 47
The Goryu cam is streamed from the rooftop of Lift Inn Hakuba Goryu, a lodge right in front of the ski area, so it shows the lower slopes and the base. Hakuba 47 sits next to Goryu and the two are linked on the mountain; its stream is on 白馬村ライブチャンネル.
Goryu is usually one of the first in the valley to open, so these two are the cams to watch in late November.
Kashimayari and the south of the valley
Kashimayari Ski Park in Omachi, at the southern end of Hakuba Valley, streams its central slope on its own channel. Omachi also has a Northern Alps view from the Nagano Mountaineering Center and a Lake Kizaki cam, useful for seeing the weather further down the valley.
2026–27 opening dates and when to watch
Hakuba Goryu's official site says its 2026–27 season is planned to start on 21 November 2026. The other ski areas post their own opening dates and snow reports on their official sites, and Hakuba Valley's official site has a snow report for the whole valley. Opening days can change with the snow, so check before you go.
Hakuba is on Japan time (UTC+9). In the southern summer, Sydney and Melbourne are 2 hours ahead and Brisbane 1 hour ahead; Perth, Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore are 1 hour behind; Bangkok is 2 hours behind; Seoul is the same. In midwinter it gets dark in the late afternoon, so the slopes are easiest to see in the morning and early afternoon, Japan time.
