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title: "Beginners & Intermediates"
date: 2009-04-29T17:32:13+09:00
author: Patrick Nesbitt
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# Beginners & Intermediates

 

Beginners are well catered for in Hakuba. The Sakka area of Happo is a short walk from the lodge and provides a perfect place to learn.

   ![Little boy skiing on mountain on sunny day](https://staging.morinolodge.com/uploads/general/Hakuba/_960xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/AdobeStock_121557775.jpeg)  

There is also a roped-off kiddies' fun area where kids can safely toboggan or ride inner tubes. All the mountains in Hakuba have beginner areas.

Tsugaike has a huge beginner’s area with long, wide runs. Iwatake is mostly a beginner and intermediate mountain, and Happo Sakka is just a 4-minute walk from the lodge. Goryu has a beautiful beginner's run at the top of the mountain with stunning 360-degree panoramic views. Aokiko has beautiful beginner's runs leading down through the forest to a lake. Finally, Hakuba Highland and Minekata are almost exclusively beginner resorts, and as they lie across the valley from the main peaks, they offer incredible views.

Intermediates have 12 mountains to choose from, with every kind of run imaginable. You will find everything from long, wide, rolling reds with over a kilometer of vertical that start in the high alpine, to steep mogul fields, to intimate, winding runs through the forest. A lot of the resorts only groom half the run after frequent dumps of snow, leaving powder at the sides to practice your snorkeling technique!