Hakuba Now: Tuesday 10th March 2026
- Mar 10
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 337cm
Posted on Tuesday 10th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Hello from Hakuba.
It looks like there has been a dusting of snow up high, though Tsugaike is the only place reporting any new cm (1cm).
We have a largely cloudy morning early on, but there's some blue sky and sun peeking through in places, too. Some light snow is on forecasts for today. We shall see, though I wouldn't expect much. All most welcome, though.
Various ski area news:
At Hakuba Happo-one, you can now only ski back down to base at Nakiyama South. More from the ski area itself:
"You cannot ski down to the Shirakaba, Kokusai, or Sakka base areas. To return to these locations, please use the downward line of the following lifts: Happo Gondola / Kokusai No. 1 Pair Lift / Sakka Kitaone Quad Lift."
The White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka ski area has announced that it will be operating until Sunday 15th March. (That is earlier than planned, due to low snow levels).
In more exciting/positive sounding news, it looks like Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field is going to be replacing it's 5th South Lift for the 2027-2028 season. From the picture they released, it looks like it will be a 6-person lift too. There's a few lift changes on the horizon and I'll post more information on that subject in my last post of the season.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 245cm
Top: 60cm
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall'; implies overnight rather than 24 hrs):
Top: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 100cm
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 5cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 195cm
Base: 110cm
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 0cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 0cm
Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 240cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 112cm
Nakiyama (800m): 25cm
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
175cm
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
150cm
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Jigatake
Official snow depth:
50cm
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth:
80cm
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 190cm
Base: 20cm
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
50cm
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Tuesday 10th March 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 337cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 56cm reported on 10 days March 2026 snowfall 0cm |
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.