Hakuba Now: Friday 15th April 2016
- Apr 15, 2016
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 321cm
Posted on Friday 15th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
What are you going to be doing today then? There's no ski lifts moving this morning as far as I can tell due to strong winds up there and so it has to be something other than skiing or snowboarding. Doesn't look like there's much chance of that changing either...
Wind aside it's sunny and a fine morning!
More sun is expected tomorrow and more importantly, less wind, so at least places should be open as planned. Some more rain might be falling before/during Sunday as well, so if I were choosing one day over the weekend it would be Saturday.
Hakuba 47:
*** Closed this morning due to adverse weather conditions ***
Most courses at Hakuba 47 remain open.
The lower part of R1 course is closed - but all courses are still available top to bottom.
Beginners are recommended to use the Gondola to get back to base.
The Tree Riding Zone is now closed for the season.
Official snow depth:
Upper: 85cm
Base: 30cm
Hakuba Goryu:
*** Closed this morning due to adverse weather conditions ***
The top area of Goryu - Panorama, Grand Prix and Super courses - remain open.
The lower main Toomi and Iimori areas are now closed.
Get the Gondola back down to base.
Official snow depth
Alps: 166cm
Toomi: -cm
Iimori: -cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
*** Closed this morning due to adverse weather conditions ***
The lower areas of the resort - apart from part of Nakiyama South - are now closed.
Riesen Slalom Course and the lower Nakiyama South courses are now closed, there is no longer any courses open back down to base.
Upper Riesen Grat Course, Usagidaira, Kurobishi, Skyline and Panorama course areas remain open.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 95cm
Nakiyama: -cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
*** Closed this morning due to adverse weather conditions ***
The top Tsuga-no-mori and Upper Han-no-ki areas remain open.
All other courses are now closed.
The top Tsugaike Ropeway is open for spring season (note: extra charge required).
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 145cm
Maruyama: -cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm
Other resorts are now closed for the season.
Hakuba Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Friday 15th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 321cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (20th January) November 2015 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2015 snowfall 54cm reported on 8 days January 2016 snowfall 138cm reported on 17 days February 2016 snowfall 82cm reported on 11 days March 2016 snowfall 35cm reported on 5 days April 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.