Hakuba Now: Saturday 13th December 2025
- Dec 13, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 52cm
Posted on Saturday 13th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
We have a beautiful and atmospheric look going on this morning with a mix of cloud, some blue sky and the sun shining through in places.
Thankfully the wind has eased off and ski areas can open as planned this morning.
Goryu is still top area only and Happo-one is still 'middle-upper bit'. So you can't ride back down to base at those ski areas yet.
You can ski back down to base at 47 and Tsugaike.
I've done my best with the list below regarding the other ski areas that are part open this morning and will be doing more checking during today. Hopefully the report will be a bit cleaner tomorrow.
Talking of which, more snow is due tomorrow night. Bring it on!
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Ski area information for Saturday 13th December 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
All information is subject to change. Check before heading out.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 1cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 80cm
Top: 10cm
Planned operations:
Gondola
Alps Number 1 pair lift
Alps Number 3 pair lift
Alps Number 2/4 pair lift
Panorama course
Grand Prix course
Super course
Technical course
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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: 105cm
Base: 30cm
Planned operations:
All of the main runs are available
Tree run courses 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): -cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 100cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 59cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Planned operations:
Gondola
Alpen quad
Panorama pair lift
Kokusai Number 3 pair lift
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
Kurobishi course
Usagidaira course
Panorama course
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 146cm
Base: 50cm
Planned operations:
Gondola
Tsuga Number 2 pair lift
Han-no-ki pair lift
Limited opening still, but you can ski from top to base
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Hakuba Cortina
Planned operations:
Cortina Number 2 quad lift
Cortina Number 4 pair lift
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Planned opening date is 19th December
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Planned operations:
Alps Number 1 pair lift
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Jigatake
Planned operations:
Number 1 pair lift
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Due to be part open, but status unconfirmed
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Planned opening date is 19th December
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Saturday 13th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 52cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 50cm reported on 4 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.