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Hakuba Valley published its 2026–27 pass prices early: ¥11,100 for a day across all 10 resorts, with multi-day passes that don't require consecutive days — the opposite of Niseko. Here's the full official table, the single-resort savings (and their stale-year trap), the age-band chaos, and exactly what an Epic Pass gets you, per the official pages.

Hakuba is officially 'as fast as about 2 hours 50 minutes' from Tokyo — shinkansen to Nagano, then a ¥2,900 Alpico express bus. But most of what old guides tell you is on pause: the airport direct buses aren't running, night buses won't carry your skis, and the winter timetable isn't out yet. Here's the honest August-2026 state of every route.

One lift ticket covers ten resorts in Hakuba, and the 2026/27 price is already published — ¥11,100 a day. Here's what's confirmed for this season, what still says last season on the resorts' own sites, and the gate-and-rescue rules that only exist in Japanese.