Hakuba Now: Wednesday 11th January 2017
- Jan 11, 2017
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 84cm
Posted on Wednesday 11th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
There's more snow to report this morning. Here is what the resorts are saying:
Hakuba 47: 15cm
Hakuba Goryu: 5-15cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 30cm
Hakuba Cortina: 6-15cm
Again not a whole lot in base areas but a lot more as you go higher.
This morning it is snowing on the mountains though not at base. There's a bit of a wind blowing at times I hear higher up, and there's a chance that it might affect lifts but the only thing I can notice so far is the Hakuba Iwatake gondola on standby due to wind.
The forecast still looks excellent for the coming days and I hope to be reporting fresh every day into next week. Keep an eye on the forecasts especially if you are planning on visiting - and come prepared. Surely by the beginning of next week, I'll be able to just tell you that all of the resorts are fully open. It's my dream!!
In the meantime there's some fine snow conditions to be enjoyed out there on them there mountains. Where to go today...!
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall on the upper slopes.
The top connection with Hakuba Goryu is open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- All planned lifts are operating (Line D usually only operates when the gondola is not operating).
- All courses now open -- Route 7 is open from today.
- The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open.
Official snow depth
Upper: 145cm
Base: 35cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Hakuba Goryu is reporting 5cm-15cm of fresh snowfall (lower > upper areas).
The top connection with Hakuba 47 is open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- All lifts apart from the Alps 2/4 and Cosmo quad lift are operating.
The following courses are open:
- Grand Prix
- Panorama
- Super
- Champion Dynamic
- Woody
- Toomi
- Soft Cream
- Merry Land
- Powder Snow
Official snow depth
Alps: 150cm
Toomi: 45cm
Iimori: 30cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Hakuba Happo-one is again reporting up to 30cm of fresh snowfall on the slopes.
You can ski or board back down to base via the Riesen Slalom and Nakiyama South course. Downloading via Gondola or lift required in the other areas.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Most lifts are now operating with just a number of base area lifts still to get moving.
The following courses are open:
- Kurobishi
- Usagidaira
- Skyline
- Riesen
- Panorama
- Nakiyama South
- Kita-one 3
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 115cm
Kurobishi: 175cm
Lower: 30cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsugaike Kogen is mostly open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Most lifts are now operating.
The following courses are open:
- Kane-no-naru-oka areas are part open.
- All other course areas are available.
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 139cm
Han-no-ki: 130cm
Maruyama: 50cm
Oya-no-hara: 30cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 25cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Hakuba Cortina is now mostly open.
The resort is reporting 6cm of fresh snowfall at base and 10-15cm at top.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Number 6 lift is not operating yet.
- Itadaira One and part of Warabidaira courses closed.
- Connection to Hakuba Norikura from top area only.
Official snow depth:
Top: 145cm
Base: 90cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field is part open.
Operating lifts and course info:
- Gondola
- Paradise triple
- 3-sen North lift
- 4-sen East lift
- 5-sen South lift
The following courses are at least part open:
- East
- North
- South (part)
- Gezan (part)
- Sunny Valley (part)
- Paradise (part)
- by1
Official snow depth:
Top: 70cm
Base: 40cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Hakuba Norikura Onsen is mostly open.
Lift info:
- All but one lift are now operating with most courses planned to be open.
Official snow depth:
Top: 85cm
Kashimayari:
Kashimayari is part open with all but two lifts operating this morning.
Official snow depth:
Top: 40cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Hakuba Sanosaka is part open.
Official snow depth:
Top: 45cm
Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 11th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 84cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (8th December) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 days January 2017 snowfall 19cm reported on 7 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.