Hakuba Now: Saturday 10th March 2018
- Mar 10, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 522cm
Posted on Saturday 10th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
The rain turned into snow on the mountains around lunchtime but it was generally limited visibility out there and... not particularly nice.
Ah, better this morning and some fresh snow to report:
Hakuba Goryu: up to 3cm
Hakuba 47: 2-3cm
Hakuba Cortina: 1-2cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 1cm
Just a sprinkling down below and I'll be generous adding 1cm to the report.
So expect a thin layer on the slopes this morning. Not enough to cover things up good and proper, but welcome all the same.
And while it's cloudy with limited visibility generally at the start of the day, the sun should be out today. Should keep fairly cold though.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- All lifts appear to be operating
Courses open:
- All areas open as planned
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 375cm
- Usagidaira: 220cm
- Lower: 90cm
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Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operation as normal today
- The top Alps Number 2/4 pair lifts are scheduled to be open daily until 18th March
Courses open:
- All courses should be open as normal (apart from Adventure)
Official snow depth:
- Top: 360cm
- Toomi: 135cm
- Iimori: 70cm
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Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operation as normal today
- Line D usually operates only when the Gondola is not operating
Courses open:
- All main courses should be available
Official snow depth:
- Top: 330cm
- Base: 130cm
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Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operating as normal
Courses open:
- All course areas are open
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 315cm
- Han-no-ki: 305cm
- Maruyama: 100cm
- Shirakaba: 255cm
- Champion: 110cm
- Oya-no-hara: 135cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 118cm
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Hakuba Cortina
Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operating as normal
Courses open:
- Some courses not available - check with resort
Official snow depth:
- Top: 280cm
- Base: 170cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operating lifts:
- Should be open as planned
Official snow depth:
- Top: 190cm
- Base: 100cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operating lifts:
- All lifts apart from Number 1, 7 and 10 should be operating
Official snow depth:
- 140cm
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Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Operating lifts:
- All lifts should be operating
Official snow depth:
- 170cm
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Hakuba Sanosaka
Operating lifts:
- All three lifts are operating
Official snow depth:
- 110cm
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Night time skiing (nighta) at resorts in the region - weather & conditions permitting
The below 'nighta' information will not be updated every day - please check with resorts if you plan to go!
Hakuba Happo-one
Daily from 5pm until 9pm in the Nakiyama 2 area
Adults - 2,000 yen; children - 1,200 yen
Hakuba Goryu
Daily from 6pm until 9:30pm in the Toomi area until 31st March
The Sky Four quad operates daily; the Number 2 pair mostly on Saturdays and holidays
Adults - 1,900 yen; children - 850 yen
Hakuba Cortina
Daily from 5pm until 8pm (until 9pm on Saturdays)
Adults - 1,500 yen; children - 1,000 yen
Tsugaike Kogen
Karamatsu Shirakaba area from 6pm until 9pm on 10th March
Adults - 2,200 yen; children - 1,700 yen
There are no other nighta operations at other ski resorts in the region
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 10th March 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 522cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (25th January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 103cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.