Hakuba Now: Friday 13th April 2018
- Apr 13, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 547cm
Posted on Friday 13th April 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
I was actually in Nagano for most of the day yesterday so didn't make it out on the mountain. I don't think they were kidding me, but a friend said they got 'hail'-ed on yesterday! It did seem to be rather mixed weather conditions during the day, for sure.
This morning there is some cloud hanging around the mountain peaks but it is mostly clear blue skies and sunshine. A lovely morning and feels relatively chilly and the temp at village level only due to rise to around 10C.
Tomorrow should be a bit warmer but later in the day there's some rain there on the forecast. Some showing 'heavy' rain.
The four ski resorts that remain open all plan to remain at least part open until Sunday 6th May.
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Hakuba Happo-one
Lift info:
- Grat quad
- Alpen quad
- Riesen quad
- Usagidaira pair (* open only on weekends/holidays)
- Nakiyama Number 3 triple
- Gondola
- Panorama pair
- Kokusai Number 3 pair (* open only on weekends/holidays)
- Kurobishi Number 2 quad
- Kurobishi Number 3 pair
Course info:
- Risen Grat
- Usagidaira
- Kurobishi
- Panorama
- Riesen Slalom
- Nakiyama South
- You can still ride back down to Nakiyama South base, but snow there is (very) thin on the ground
- All other base areas are now closed
- You can take the Gondola back down to base
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 245cm
- Usagidaira: 155cm
- Lower: 15cm
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Hakuba Goryu
Lift info:
- Gondola
- Alps Number 1 pair
- Alps Number 3 pair
- Alps Number 2/4 pair (* open only from 28th April until 6th May)
Course info:
- The top area (except Champion Expert) remains open
- You can still ride back down to Gondola base on the Toomi course
- The Toomi lift is now closed
- The Iimori lifts and area is now closed
Official snow depth:
- Top: 250cm
- Toomi: 70cm
- Iimori: -cm
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Hakuba 47
Lift info:
- Gondola
- Pair Line A-B
- Quad Line C
- Pair Line E
Course info:
- All main courses remain open
- You can still ride back down to base
- The Tree Riding Zones are now closed for the season
Official snow depth:
- Top: 260cm
- Base: 75cm
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Tsugaike Kogen
Lift info:
- Gondola
- Han-no-ki high speed pair
- Tsuga Number 1 & 2 pair
- Tsugaike Ropeway
Courses info:
- Top Tsuga-no-mori, Han-kou, Han-no-ki areas and Karamatsu remain open
- You can still ride back down to Gondola base via Karamatsu
- The Tsugaike Ropeway plans to be open daily until 6th May
- The Ropeway is open only for hiking and climbing; a special form must be submitted
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 240cm
- Han-no-ki: 225cm
- Maruyama: -cm
- Shirakaba: -cm
- Champion: -cm
- Oya-no-hara: -cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 13th April 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 547cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (25th January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 15 days January 2018 snowfall 202cm reported on 18 days February 2018 snowfall 103cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days April 2018 snowfall 20cm reported on 2 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.