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Last Updated : Saturday 4th February 2012, 7:32AM |
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| Last Updated: Saturday 4th February 2012, 7:32AM |
| New
snowfall |
3 to 5 cm (village) |
| Previous
day |
300cm |
| Current
snow depth |
150cm (Village); 305cm (Top of Goryu) |
| Temperature
bottom |
-7C |
| Temperature
top |
-10C |
| Weather
condition |
Cloudy and snowing |
| Wind
condition |
Slight wind |
| Visibility |
Poor to Variable |
| Lift
operation |
See main report for details. |
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| Saturday 4th February 2012, 7:32AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Cloudy and snowing |
| New
snowfall: |
3 to 5 cm (village) |
| Snow
depth: |
150cm (Village); 305cm (Top of Goryu) |
It is currently snowing at about 2cm per hour and should continue with consistent snowfall throughout the day. Yesterday we saw some bright blue skies and sunshine for the majority of the day. It was quite the change from the stormy weather we have been getting. Winds have affected the ski resorts with wind packed crust on many exposed ridges and pistes. But this new dusting will help soften up the terrain everywhere.
This morning the valley temperature is -6.5 C in the valley maintaining the cold trend from this week. Freezing levels are rising over the next couple of days but will remain mild through today. We are expecting a range between -2 C and -4 C with a wind chill making it feel like -11 C. Winds will get up to 4m/s and will run from the WSW, W and NW.
5cm of new snow has been reported on the resorts this morning adding to the great 3m plus base that we have on the resorts throughout the valley. At the moment, visibility is poor and a cloud layer should stick around all day.
The forecast is looking like a warming trend for the next two days which will provide us with some sunshine. There is even a chance of some rain late Monday into Tuesday so fingers crossed we miss out on that particular event. It should be back to snow by late Tuesday and from Wednesday though, as it cools back down and a new weather system makes its way in.
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HAKUBA / OTARI BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL ADVISORY:
Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern. Natural avalanches unlikely; human-triggered avalanches possible; Small avalanches in specific areas; or large avalanches in isolated areas.
Thaw crust will be present on east and south aspects after yesterday's slight warming and strong solar radiation. These crusts will be most prominent at lower elevations and steep southern slopes. Surface hoar and near surface faceting is present on more shaded slopes where radiated heat loss was prevalent during clear skies at night and through the days due to the low temps. Areas lower in elevation that did not receive as much wind as higher elevations and close to water sources in the valley will see greater facet creation.
Today's new snow may collect enough to cause small loose slides later in the day. Stay clear of steep slopes with scouring around ridges and rocky outcrops that might have shallow areas that may be more reactive to skier and rider triggering from the persistent weak faceted melt freeze layer around the January 22nd thaw crust. Cornices have been getting big in the Alpine and at Tree Line and should be avoided. Stay to simple terrain away from steep convex slopes.
This low density surface snow combined with near surface faceting and hoar frost may produce a weak interface with the new snow falling today and continuing through to the weekend.
Expect the avalanche hazard to rise with new snow and wind affect.
There is still the possibility of very large slab avalanches at Tree Line and above. Take due care if traveling in the Hakuba and Otari backcountry.
AVALANCHE DANGER:
ALPINE: Considerable
TREE LINE: Considerable
BELOW TREE LINE: Moderate
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Official snow depths and operations @ Saturday 4th February 2012 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
Goryu reported 5cm of new snow on upper slopes and a 1cm on lower slopes. All lifts operating.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 305cm;
Toomi - 160cm;
Iimori - 140cm.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 reported 5cm of snowfall earlier this morning. All lifts operating.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 236cm
Lower - 130cm
Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
All lifts apart from Happo No1 pair, Central Pair and Kita One No3 lifts are operating today.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 230cm;
Sakka - 150cm;
Nakiyama - 150cm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 290cm
Champion - 220cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Cortina was reporting 5cm of new snowfall this morning. All open.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 370cm
Lower - 270cm
Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
250cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 170cm
Lower - 120cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
160cm
Hakuba Minekata:
110cm |
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| Friday 3rd February 2012, 10:55AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Cloud, partially sunny with blue skies |
| New
snowfall: |
3 to 5 cm (village) |
| Snow
depth: |
150cm (Village); 305cm (Top of Goryu) |
After all of the snowfall for the last run of days, it finally looks like it has slowed down a bit today. It has been a really cold morning until now with a thin bright layer of cloud and above that lots of nice blue sky on show. The local weather report says that the temperature of valley is -7C this morning and highest of -4C today.
Goryu is reporting 15cm of new this morning with 300cm of base. Cortina Resort is reporting 5cm of new past 12 hours with -10C of temperature on the top.
The forecast is saying that we should be getting light snowfall tonight again, but it likely won't be anything major. It seems like we are in for a good, mellow weekend of weather with Sunday in particular the clearer of the two days.
Even though the weather has finally calmed down, this dosen't mean that avalanche dangers have gone away. We still have Avalanche caution in northern Nagano. Travelling alpine and above the tree line is not recommended.
Play safely out there.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Friday 3rd February 2012 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
Goryu reported 15cm of new snow on upper slopes and a few cm on lower slopes. All weekday lifts operating (not Alps No2/4 lifts)
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 305cm;
Toomi - 160cm;
Iimori - 140cm.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 reported 10cm of snowfall earlier this morning. All weekday lifts operating (not Line D).
Official snow depth:
Upper - 240cm
Lower - 130cm
Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
All lifts apart from Usagidaira pair, Happo No1 pair, Central Pair and top Grad quad lifts are operating today.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 220cm;
Sakka - 140cm;
Nakiyama - 140cm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 300cm
Champion - 260cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Cortina was reporting 30-45cm of new snowfall overnight and another 10cm this morning. Limited operations today - lifts 4,5 and 7 not moving.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 385cm
Lower - 295cm
Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
250cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 170cm
Lower - 120cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
155cm
Hakuba Minekata:
120cm |
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| Thursday 2nd February 2012, 1:50PM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Snow |
| New
snowfall: |
25-30 cm (village) |
| Snow
depth: |
140cm (Village); 300cm (Top of Goryu) |
Well, it has been snowing for all of February so far! Hasn't really eased off at all since the report yesterday and this morning good old Hakuba Cortina contined clocking in the most snowfall with 45cm on the upper slopes and 30cm on lower slopes. Resorts around Hakuba village were, for example, this morning reporting 20-40cm (Goryu) and 25cm (Hakuba 47) of fresh snowfall. As you can see from the numbers below, those snow depths stats have really taken a jump up in the last couple of weeks as we got the heavy snow we were all hoping for.
It's still snowing now, and cold too as the temperatures remains firmly in the negative and only about -6 degrees in the village this early afternoon. Visibility is pretty poor down in the valley, never mind up on the mountains though looking at the webcams from some of the resorts it doesn't look too bad out there - at least you can see where you are going. But snow and cloud it is with a slight to moderate wind at times in places.
When will this snowfall end? For the time being, soon according to local forecasts that tell us that we might even see the sun tomorrow with generally clearer weather conditions over the weekend and things getting milder Saturday to Monday.
Goes without saying with all this new snow some awesome conditions at the moment. Plenty to go around, especially on a weekend - no need to go hunting far to find them. Enjoy and take care.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Thursday 2nd February 2012 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
Goryu reported 40cm of new snow on upper slopes and 20cm on lower slopes earlier this morning. All weekday lifts operating (not Alps No2/4 lifts)
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 300cm;
Toomi - 160cm;
Iimori - 140cm.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 reported another 25cm of snowfall this morning. All weekday lifts operating (not Line D).
Official snow depth:
Upper - 275cm
Lower - 130cm
Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
All lifts apart from Usagidaira pair, Happo No1 pair and Central Pair operating today.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 220cm;
Sakka - 140cm;
Nakiyama - 140cm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 300cm
Champion - 260cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Cortina was reporting 30-45cm of new snowfall overnight and another 10cm this morning. Limited operations today - lifts 4,5 and 7 not moving.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 385cm
Lower - 295cm
Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
250cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 180cm
Lower - 120cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
155cm
Hakuba Minekata:
120cm |
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| Wednesday 1st February 2012, 9:30AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Snow |
| New
snowfall: |
3 cm (village) overnight |
| Snow
depth: |
120cm (Village); 280cm (Top of Goryu) |
The snow sure is coming down hard this morning in Hakuba!
The snow is falling at about 6cm per hour in a nice fluffy manner, really nice heavy snowfall. Due to the intensity of the snowfall, visibility is very limited out there this morning. Throughout the day the we are expecting a steady snow fall as this low pressure system sits over top of us for the next couple of days.
Overnight, 3cm-10 cm of new snow were recorded, but that has quickly increased with this mornings accumulation and will quickly add up to more as the days goes on of course. Temperatures will range today between -3 C and -6 C with a wind chill factor making it feel like -14 C. Winds will be coming from the W and WNW at a 3 m/s rate. Freezing levels will remain below valley level and right now it is about -5 degrees in village.
We are expecting snowfall until Thursday where we will have an ease in precipitation over Friday with more snow fall in the forecast for Saturday. Sunday though is currently looking like it might bring us some clearer skies.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Wednesday 1st February 2012 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
Goryu reported 3cm of new snow overnight. All weekday lifts operating (not Alps No2/4 lifts)
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 280cm;
Toomi - 130cm;
Iimori - 120cm.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting up to 10cm of new snowfall this morning as of 8am. All weekday lifts operating (not Line D).
Official snow depth:
Upper - 253cm
Lower - 130cm
Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
All lifts apart from Usagidaira pair, Happo No1 pair and Central Pair operating this morning.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 210cm;
Sakka - 120cm;
Nakiyama - 120cm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 290cm
Champion - 230cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Cortina is reporting 10cm of new snowfall overnight. Courses all open today, No7 lift weekday rested.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 350cm
Lower - 250cm
Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
230cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 160cm
Lower - 100cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
135cm
Hakuba Minekata:
110cm |
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| Tuesday 31st January 2012, 9:51AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Snow, cloud |
| New
snowfall: |
7 cm (village), 20 cm (Goryu) |
| Snow
depth: |
120cm (Village); 275cm (Top of Goryu) |
With snow falling at around 3cm per hour, this morning we have been greeted with about 7cm of freshies down in the village. Snow should remain steady throughout the day easing up into the night. Yesterday we had clearings and experienced some sun and beautiful blue skies into mid day as well. It was a great reminder that the sun is still out there behind all this snow and cloud, especially as we were/are expecting consistent snowfall until Friday.
10-30cm of new snow has been reported on the resorts in Hakuba rejuvenating the piste once again for skiing and riding. Temperatures will be between -4 C and -7 C with a wind chill making it feel like -11 C. Winds will blow in from the W and SW and will be gentle breezes of 4m/s in the morning and reducing to light winds in the afternoon. Freezing level will remain well below the valley level.
Snow accumulation will taper in the evening but will pick up as we meet with February. We should see clearings by Friday with freezing levels rising to the valley.
Tomorrow, in particular, it is looking likely that there will be strong winds which may affect resort operations in the region so you'll need to keep an eye on that for tomorrow morning.
Please remember to ski and ride with care and respect the resort rules and regulations.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Tuesday 31st January 2012 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
Goryu reported 10-20cm of new snow this morning. All weekday lifts operating (not Alps No2/4 lifts)
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 275cm;
Toomi - 130cm;
Iimori - 120cm.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting up to 30cm of new snowfall this morning. All weekday lifts operating (not Line D).
Official snow depth:
Upper - 250cm
Lower - 130cm
Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
All lifts apart from Usagidaira pair, Happo No1 pair and Central Pair operating this morning, including top Grad quad.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 210cm;
Sakka - 120cm;
Nakiyama - 120cm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 280cm
Champion - 240cm
Hakuba Cortina:
For once, Cortina doesn't win the new snowfall award of the morning! 10-20cm of fresh snowfall reported early on. Courses all open today, No7 lift rested.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 355cm
Lower - 260cm
Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
230cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 165cm
Lower - 100cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
130cm
Hakuba Minekata:
100cm |
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| Monday 30th January 2012, 9:17AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Snow, cloud, sun |
| New
snowfall: |
7 cm (village) |
| Snow
depth: |
115cm (Village); 270cm (Top of Goryu) |
A new dusting of 7 cm or so of snow has greeted us this morning down in the valley with some brief glimpses of the sun! We continue to experience great soft packed powder conditions in all the resorts around the village and neighbouring Otari. It is currently snowing lightly with definite blue sky patches here and there. We should continue to receive periods of light snow and a mix of sun and cloud throughout the day.
5-25 cm of new snow are being reported on the mountains freshening up the piste for the day. Temperatures will range from -5 C to -8 C with a wind chill factor making it feel like -13 C. Winds will be light and breezy up to 3m/s coming from the WNW and SW. The freezing level will remain at sea level preserving our stashes of powder snow.
Tonight we will see precipitation levels increase as the new frontal system makes its way in. By Tuesday night it should be in full force and sit right over us in the Hakuba Valley until Thursday. Are your legs ready?!
Please remember to ride with care and also respect the resort rules and regulations.
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Avalanche Involvement, Hakuba, January 28th, 2012
2 male Japanese skiers, 41 and 51 years of age, both were involved in a very large avalanche in the Hakuba side country, one buried and found dead, one survivor left to search.
On their third run off the South Faces outside of Hakuba Goryu ski resort boundaries the two men strayed skiers left of their intended run due to poor visibility. By the time they realised that they were off their intended course they turned back right and descended just into the top of the large south facing open bowl and at this point triggered the avalanche just after noon. The depth ranged from 1 to 2 metres in depth and the slide fractured the whole width of the bowl, reaching just over 500 metres maximum width. The avalanche, taking the 51 year old, ran down two separate drainages for a slope distance of 1500 metres, losing 620 metres of elevation. The debris washed 100 metres up the wall on the opposite side of the valley to finally rest against a dam in the valley bottom.
Due to the very poor visibility the survivor was not 100% sure where his partner was when the avalanche released, and thus unsure as to where he was carried. He proceeded to travel down-slope into the main skiers left drainage with his beacon on search, but he did not receive any signal. Making it all the way to the main debris, he met 3 others that had just descended through the treed slope skiers right of the slide. They were already in search mode as they were aware that the avalanche was recent, very large, and that there may have been someone buried in the debris. They met up with the survivor, one went for assistance, and the other two helped with the search. They were in the narrow run-out at the base of multiple starting zones with other riders descending. With a high probability of other avalanches being triggered on to them, they decided it was too dangerous to continue searching and returned to the base of the ski field.
The survivor continued to search until the authorities came and began an organised rescue effort. The victim was finally found dead, buried 5 metres deep, at approximately 1000 metres elevation in the skiers right hand drainage at 17:00 hours.
On field investigation of the fracture site on January 29th by members of ACT and Evergreen Outdoor Center it was found that the avalanche fractured and propagated within the faceted melt form layer between a melt freeze crust and the recent storm snow. The thaw crust formed on the 18th and 19th of January and buried on the 22nd of January was most pronounced on solar-affected aspects and has been found on slopes facing from east to west, up to at least 2200 metres. The slope angle in the start zone was an average of 40 degrees and convex in shape around rocks, trees and bushes. The avalanche is calculated to have a mass in excess of 50,000 tonnes and classified as a destructive size 3.5 and a size 5 relative to the path capability.
Snowpack Synopsis:
Recent storm snow ranging in depth from 1 to over 2 metres is heavily loading the thaw crust and weak, sugary textured, faceted snow grains. Clearing and stronger winds the morning of the 29th have created a wind slab over low density snow that is likely to facet and become weaker. Forecasted heavy snowfall early this week will continue to add greater load to the existing faceted weak layer and bury and load the wind slab of January 29th.
Travel Advisory:
Backcountry travel on slopes greater than 35 degrees on all aspects is not recommended. Choose small terrain with low consequences and practice strict travel procedures. With deep slabs and facets associated with melt forms, test results are often unreliable. Absence of avalanches should not be assumed to be an indicator of stability. Avalanches will be easier to trigger from thin tensioned areas close to bushes, rocks and trees. The present weak layer may persist for weeks to come and further loading may increase the probability of large slab avalanches.
If in doubt take the route of lowest risk. This may mean returning the way you came.
ALPINE ZONE: HIGH HAZARD! Stronger winds, colder temperatures and greater snow fall are all contributing to very unstable conditions in Alpine and Tree Line Zones. Watch out for avalanches from ALPINE ZONES travelling to the valley and into TREELINE and BELOW TREELINE ZONES.
TREELINE ZONE: HIGH HAZARD!
BELOW TREELINE: CONSIDERABLE HAZARD!
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Official snow depths and operations @ Monday 30th January 2012 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
Goryu reported 5cm of new snow this morning. All weekday lifts operating (not Alps No2/4 lifts)
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 270cm;
Toomi - 125cm;
Iimori - 115cm.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting 10cm of new snowfall this morning. All weekday lifts operating (not Line D).
Official snow depth:
Upper - 237cm
Lower - 125cm
Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
Grad quad closed early on - not entirely sure why at time of writing. All other lifts apart from Usagidaira pair, Happo No1 pair and Central Pair operating this morning.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 210cm;
Sakka - 120cm;
Nakiyama - 120cm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 280cm
Champion - 240cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Cortina are reporting 20-25cm of fresh snowfall since yesterday. Resort fully open today.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 355cm
Lower - 260cm
Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
230cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 160cm
Lower - 100cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
130cm
Hakuba Minekata:
100cm |
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| Sunday 29th January 2012, 9:54AM |
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| Weather
conditions: |
Snow, cloud |
| New
snowfall: |
4 cm (village) |
| Snow
depth: |
120cm (Village); 275cm (Top of Goryu) |
Yesterday we saw fanstastic conditions on the slopes and there was enough powder for everyone. These great condition continue through today with soft packed powder all day long. In the valley we received 4cm new snow in the past 24 hours and it is currently snowing lightly. Tiny patches of blue skies are visible from time to time and we are expecting snow showers and clearings throughout the day.
The resorts are officially reporting 5-25 cm new snow adding a nice new layer to the slopes. Temperatures will range from -6 C to -12 C with a wind chill factor making is feel like -19 C at times. So, bundle up! Winds have picked up from yesterday and are a gentle breeze to 4m/s from the WNW. The freezing levels will stay low at sea level and so keeping the snow nice and dry.
Monday night the precipitation levels will increase as our next system moves in and Tuesday night is projected for the heaviest accumulation. Enjoy this little clearing patch before we get our next storm.
Again, with all this new snowfall avalanche conditions have been set at considerable below the treeline and high above the tree line. Do please remember to ride with care for yourself and others and also respect the resort rules and regulations.
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AVALANCHE INVOLVEMENT: Sadly one person dead due to being buried in a very large slab avalanche on an open south face just off the side of one of the Hakuba resorts. The man was wearing a beacon but his friends and other by-standers could not locate him in the immense amount of debris. His body was finally found by Search and Rescue workers at 17:00. It is suspected that avalanche sheared at the January 22nd sun crust and storm snow interface.
Use your head to make well informed decisions and be sure to carry all the proper safety and rescue gear if you are heading into off piste and backcountry areas. Stay to well supported and simple terrain away from steep and convex terrain to reduce hazard and injury.
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Official snow depths and operations @ Sunday 29th January 2012 AM:
Hakuba Goryu:
Goryu reported 5cm of new snow on upper slopes and 1cm on lower areas this morning. All lifts plan to be operating though winds may affect upper lifts. Iimori Cosmo River course being used for races and so limitations there.
Official snow depths:
Alps daira - 275cm;
Toomi - 125cm;
Iimori - 115cm.
Hakuba 47:
47 reporting 2cm of new snowfall this morning. All courses and lifts open/operating.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 247cm
Lower - 135cm
Happo-one:
Ski lifts/courses:
All lifts apart from Happo No1 pair and Kurobishi No3 pair operating - and the Grad quad is closed this morning due to strong winds.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira - 210cm;
Sakka - 120cm;
Nakiyama - 120cm.
Tsugaike Kogen:
Official snow depth:
Upper slopes - 280cm
Champion - 220cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Cortina are reporting 20-25cm of fresh snowfall since yesterday. Resort fully open today.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 360cm
Lower - 275cm
Hakuba Norikura:
Official snow depth:
200cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Official snow depth:
Upper - 160cm
Lower - 100cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
110cm
Hakuba Minekata:
100cm |
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We do not claim that the reports here are a 100% accurate forecast of the snow stability in the Hakuba area, nor should these reports totally influence your decisions regarding safe backcountry travel. There is no way that anyone can forecast the weather and snow stability 100% accurately across as broad a mountain range such as the Hakuba valley. As these two great phenomenon are forces of nature and constantly changing it is up to YOU, the mountain enthusiast, to make route decisions and judge snow stability in the area that you are traveling. The weather reporters and snow stability forecasters are professional and passionate about what they do and make it their goal to provide the most accurate accounts of the conditions in the Hakuba Valley, but this is no substitute for undergoing proper avalanche skills training.
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