Hakuba Now: Saturday 11th February 2023
- Feb 11, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 394cm
Posted on Saturday 11th February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Hello and good morning from Hakuba.
We enjoyed snow during the day yesterday on our mountains. The ski area reported numbers in the report this morning seem low, and I expect there to be considerably more out there than the numbers suggest. Hakuba 47 were indeed reporting 15-20cm yesterday afternoon and that sounds about right to me. Kurobishi 0cm and Nakiyama 10cm? I must admit, I'm a bit confused, but I have learnt that sometimes it is best not to overthink. (Otherwise my head would implode).
Perhaps I need to go out and investigate!
Anyway, yes, this morning there is a bank of cloud around the mountains, but there's some fine looking blue sky above it. At the start of the day, some ski areas are shrouded in cloud, while others have sun shining down on them - so varied visibility out there.
Sun is still expected tomorrow, and then more fresh snowfall and colder conditions are forecast for the first half of the coming week.
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far (in upper areas)
[The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning]
ABLE Hakuba Goryu: 546cm
Hakuba 47: 488cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 495cm
Hakuba Cortina: 605cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 463cm
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall:
Upper: 5cm (Alps Daira)
Official snow depth:
Upper: 295cm
Toomi: 110cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall since last night:
Upper: 15cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 310cm
Base: 170cm
Hakuba Cortina
10cm
Official snow depth:
270cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall:
Kurobishi: 0cm
Usagidaira: 2cm
Top of Riesen quad: 15cm (social media)
Nakiyama: 10cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobishi: 300cm
Usagidaira: 188cm
Nakiyama: 105cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall:
Mountain Side: 10cm
Village Side: 5cm
Official snow depth:
Mountain Side: 220cm
Village Side: 80cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
275cm
Jigatake
Official snow depth:
90cm
Kashimayari
Official snow depth:
200cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 234cm
Lower: 114cm
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth:
135cm
Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as Saturday 11th February 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 394cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 178cm reported on 17 days February 2023 snowfall 52cm reported on 6 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.