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Hakuba Now: Saturday 15th December 2012

  • Dec 15, 2012
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 152cm

Weather overview Cloud, rain

Wind

Light

Temperature -

Visibility Varied



Posted on Saturday 15th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Welcome to the weekend in Hakuba. Not the best of starts really from a weather point of view. We had a bit of snow overnight in the village and resorts reporting 5cm on lower slopes and up to 10cm on upper slopes, though rain is unfortunately spoiling it early on this morning.


So it is a bit of a wet start to the day today and definitely feels more mild than it has been - temperatures didn't really drop below zero overnight and today a high of around 8 degrees is likely. Cloud and rain seems to be what's in store for the day and perhaps overnight as well. Resorts are reporting that new snowfall though and snow does seem to be falling higher up in places on the mountains.


As I mentioned yesterday more resorts are open this morning, along with more terrain and lifts opening up at resorts that have been open (see yesterdays report).


Tomorrow will remain mild, though with temperatures not as high as today, with a return to colder conditions around Tuesday/Wednesday.


Have a fun weekend.



Hakuba Now 2012-2013 season

Data as of Saturday 15th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 152cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 10th December) November 2012 snowfall 47cm reported on 4 days December 2012 snowfall 105cm reported on 11 days




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