Happo Ridge (Hakuba)


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Happo is the mountain ridge which goes toward the east from Mt Karamatsu (2696m) of Ushiro-tateyama mountain chain and belongs to the village of Hakuba, county of Kita-azumino in Nagano Prefecture. It is well known as a big ski resort and you can climb by using ropeway and ski lift from Hosono Hamlet located at the foot up to Kurobish-daira (1680m) through Usagi-daira. During Nagano Olympic games of 1998, the racing of downhill and super giant slalom as well as ski jumping were organized there.

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Panoramic View of Happo-one


Slope specifications

Downhill Man Downhill Woman Super G Man Super G Woman
Start point 1765m 1680m 1490m 1486m
Goal point 840m 899m 840m 899m
Vertical drop 925m 781m 650m 587m
Course length 2923m 2654m 2423m 2080m
Average gradient 21,3° 22,2° 22,2° 22,8°
Maximum gradient 30,9° 30,9° 30,9° 30,9°
Minimum gradient 14,9° 15,5° 15,5° 15,5°





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Last update: October 10, 2007
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