Hakuba Now: Monday 11th April 2016
- Apr 11, 2016
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 321cm
Posted on Monday 11th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Hurray! We got snow!
Good morning from Hakuba.
And yes, fresh snow has actually been falling down to village level overnight and there is a couple of cm of it on my car as well. A very nice sight to see, though I would get out early as it will no doubt not last long.
Goryu is reporting 2cm of fresh on the upper slopes with Hakuba 47 reporting 1-3cm.
It is cold this morning and still snowing as I write this and while it is probably going to keep cold for the day, clearer skies are forecast for this afternoon.
Tomorrow and beyond we expect warmer conditions once again and more sunshine.
For now though, it's snowing! I need to get up there to see what that fresh snow feeling is like again!
Hakuba 47:
Most courses at Hakuba 47 remain open.
The lower part of R1 course is closed - but all courses are still available top to bottom.
Beginners are recommended to use the Gondola to get back to base.
The Tree Riding Zone is now closed for the season.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 100cm
Base: 30cm
Hakuba Goryu:
The top area of Goryu - Panorama, Grand Prix and Super courses - remain open.
The lower main Toomi and Iimori areas are now closed.
Get the Gondola back down to base.
Official snow depth
Alps: 178cm
Toomi: -cm
Iimori: -cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
The lower areas of the resort - apart from part of Nakiyama South - are now closed.
Riesen Slalom Course and the lower Nakiyama South courses are now closed, there is no longer any courses open back down to base.
Upper Riesen Grat Course, Usagidaira, Kurobishi, Skyline and Panorama course areas remain open.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 100cm
Nakiyama: -cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
The top Tsuga-no-mori and Upper Han-no-ki areas remain open.
All other courses are now closed.
The top Tsugaike Ropeway is open for spring season (note: extra charge required).
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 160cm
Maruyama: -cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm
Other resorts are now closed for the season.
Hakuba Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Monday 11th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 321cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (20th January) November 2015 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2015 snowfall 54cm reported on 8 days January 2016 snowfall 138cm reported on 17 days February 2016 snowfall 82cm reported on 11 days March 2016 snowfall 35cm reported on 5 days April 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.