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Hakuba Now: Saturday 11th March 2017

  • Mar 11, 2017
  • 3 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 512cm

Posted on Saturday 11th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Good morning to you all from here in Hakuba.


Fabulous day on the slopes yesterday with that good layer of fresh snow to play in, and I am hearing some excited reports from people going backcountry... talk of up to 60cm out there.


Very nice!


This morning just a bit more snow being reported from mostly upper resort areas, just a bit outside here.


Still conditions should remain very nice for the start of the weekend and while there is still quite a bit of cloud around there's an increasing amount of blue sky and the sun is out. Less cloud as the morning goes on I reckon and it is going to be a fine day and importantly not like it is going to warm up too much.


More fine sunny weather is on the forecast for tomorrow though it will be getting a bit warmer.


Just check out the forecast too... some good potential around mid-week.


Have a fun Saturday wherever you may be.


Hakuba 47:

Hakuba 47 is reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall since yesterday evening, 5cm during the day yesterday.

The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning.

Official snow depth

Upper: 340cm

Base: 180cm


Hakuba Goryu:

Hakuba Goryu is reporting up to 10cm of fresh snowfall on upper slopes.

The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning.

Official snow depth

Alps: 330cm

Toomi: 170cm

Iimori: 120cm


Hakuba Happo-one:

Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 2cm of fresh snowfall (Riesen quad top).

The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning.

Official snow depth:

Usagidaira: 280cm

Kurobishi: 360cm

Lower: 160cm


Tsugaike Kogen:

The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning.

Official snow depth:

Tsuga-no-mori: 385cm

Han-no-ki: 380cm

Maruyama: 175cm

Oya-no-hara: 150cm

Kane-no-naru-oka: 150cm


Hakuba Cortina:

Hakuba Cortina is reporting 5-15cm of fresh snowfall.

The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning.

Official snow depth:

Top: 380cm

Base: 252cm


Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:

Official snow depth:

Top: 240cm

Base: 120cm


Hakuba Norikura Onsen:

Official snow depth:

Top: 185cm


Kashimayari:

Official snow depth:

Top: 160cm


Hakuba Sanosaka:

Official snow depth:

Top: 130cm



Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Saturday 11th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 512cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 57cm (13th January) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 days January 2017 snowfall 242cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 151cm reported on 16 days March 2017 snowfall 54cm reported on 6 days



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