Hakuba Now: Friday 14th December 2018
- Dec 14, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 14cm
Posted on Friday 14th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
I bring good news! This is what I have for you until tomorrow...
Happo-one: Open from tomorrow!
Happo-one will be part open from Saturday 15th December. The Gondola will be open from 8:30am and the Riesen quad will also be operating. The Riesen Slalom course will be open. Lower slopes will remain closed so you need to take the Gondola back down to base.
Tsugaike Kogen – Open from tomorrow!
Tsugaike Kogen will also open from tomorrow (curiously saying open on Saturday and Sunday). The Gondola and upper Han-no-ki high speed lift will be operating, from 8:30am. You need to get the Gondola back down at the end of the day.
Hakuba Cortina – Open from tomorrow!
Hakuba Cortina are reporting 40cm of accumulated snow and they also plan to open from tomorrow with the Number 2 quad lift operating (and possibly the Number 4 pair lift).
ABLE Hakuba GORYU– Open from tomorrow!
The lower Toomi course of Hakuba Goryu will also be open from tomorrow, serviced by the Toomi Sky Four Lift.
Kashimayari – Open from tomorrow!
The Number 2 pair lift and Number 6 quad lift (for transport) plan to be open.
Hakuba 47 – Open from Sunday
Hakuba 47 has announced that they will be opening on Sunday. They currently plan to have the R4 course open with the Gondola (Line 8) and the Line A pair lift operating, opening from 8:30am.
All subject to change of course.
I’ll be making some adjustments to the layout of the report tomorrow along with checking for all the latest information, so it very likely be appearing later than usual.
Original morning report:
Good morning everyone. There's snow on the ground this morning.
I'm measuring 12cm on the top of my car and I'm looking forward to getting out there with a shovel. (I'll be somewhat less enthusiastic about shovels once the ski lifts get moving!)
I am going to keep the report short this morning with a view to updating it later on with any news... there is probably a lot of scrambling around going on now with some decisions to be made. Might we see some lifts moving from tomorrow? Please check back here this evening.
Official planned ski resort opening dates:
Saturday 15th December:
Hakuba 47
Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Happo-one
Hakuba Goryu
Tsugaike Kogen
Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Mid December 2018
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Friday 21st December 2018
Hakuba Sanosaka
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Friday 14th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 14cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (14th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 14cm 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.