Pros and cons of staying in Cortina Pros: • Get to be first on the mountain for the famous powder • Stay at Green Plaza Hotel and turn it into a luxury holiday Cons • Long way from the other resorts-buses irregular and Hakuba 47/Goryu require you to change buses • No places to eat except for what your hotel dishes out. • Closes place to buy groceries is miles away.

Where to stay in Cortina? There are very few choices in Cortina itself, the pick of them is at Green Plaza Hotel . Accommodation in a spacious twin room with all you can eat breakfast and dinner buffets and inhouse hot spring (best one in Hakuba) will set you back 10,000+ yen a person. Best mid range option Canopy Cortina Lodge Best budget option Cortina Backpackers There are self contained options but you will want to have a car so you can do trips down to the supermarkets in Hakuba. There are more places to stay at adjoining Norikura ski resort, including a number of budget accommodations.