Hakuba Now: Friday 13th December 2024
- Dec 13, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 97cm
Posted on Friday 13th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Light snow yesterday, but it didn't amount to any new cm on the report today.
There should be a good amount to report tomorrow morning, though, if we are lucky. Even though various different forecasts seem to be disagreeing over what to expect. Anyway, I'll let you know.
At Happo-one ski area, the Kokusai Number 1 pair lift is scheduled to be open over the weekend.
And, hey, check out the all-Japan snow depth table, which has now started updating. It's not a competition, of course, but as of the time of me putting this report together (8:45am), Happo-one is up there at Number 1. Here you go:
Top of the pops!
More on the snow depth data in the message below...
(PS I might be a bit late tomorrow as there is a lot of information to gather with the other ski areas planning on opening, etc.)
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 130cm
Top: 20cm
Lifts:
Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1 pair
Alps Number 3 pair
Toomi Number 1 pair
Courses:
Panorama
Grand Prix
Super
Technical
Champion Dynamic
Woody
Toomi
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall' by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 140cm
Base: 50cm
Ski lifts:
All lifts operating (apart from Line D which usually only operates when the gondola is closed)
Courses:
All main courses open
Notes:
The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 0cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 0cm
Nakiyama (800m): -
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 158cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 123cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Ski lifts:
Alpen quad
Adam Gondola
Panorama pair
Kokusai Number 3 pair
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
Courses:
Kurobishi
Usagidaira
Panorama
Tenbo
Riesen Slalom
Usuba
Notes:
You can now ride back down to base (only to the gondola base)
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 122cm
Base: 24cm
Ski lifts:
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair lift
Tsuga Number 2 pair
Han-no-ki Number 3 quad
Notes:
You can now ride back down to base
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Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
40cm
Ski lifts:
Number 1 pair
Number 3 pair
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Other planned opening dates for ski areas around Hakuba. All are subject to change and depend on snowfall.
Saturday 14th December 2024:
Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Kashimayari
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Friday 20th December 2024:
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as Friday 13th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 97cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (30th November) November 2024 snowfall 42cm reported on 3 days December 2024 snowfall 55cm 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.