Gondola cabins and the lift line under a bluebird sky at Iwatake

Getting Here

Three steps from the base

Iwatake Snow Resort · Hakuba · Ski / board-in only

01

Ride the Noa gondola

Start at the Iwatake base and ride the gondola to the summit. Any valid Iwatake or Hakuba Valley pass gets you on. About 8 minutes to the top.

02

Follow the purple flags

From the summit keep left onto Gezan and look for our signage at the top of the Sawa line. Wide, easy cruiser — fine for confident beginners upward.

03

Drop onto the cat track

About halfway down Sawa the Peak appears on your left. Drop onto the cat track, rack your gear and walk in. On a still day you hear the sound system before you see it.

Illustrated route map from the Iwatake gondola down the Sawa run to Party Peak Full Hakuba Iwatake snow field course map with Party Peak marked