Hakuba Now: Monday 15th December 2025
- Dec 15, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 61cm
Posted on Monday 15th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Happo didn't last all day yesterday due to winds on the mountain.
Not as windy today and ski areas are open. (As of 11am it looks like only the gondola at Happo-one is moving with the other scheduled lifts on standby due to wind).
As of 8am, I was able to measure 9cm fresh snow and earlier this morning here is what ski areas were reporting:
Happo-one: 30cm (upper)
Goryu: 20cm
Hakuba 47: 15cm (base); 20cm (upper)
Cortina: 15cm
And Jigatake seems to be reporting an impressive 30cm. More snowfall to the south this time?
So a nice new layer all round.
It's a bit wet and heavy down in town, but gladly received.
(Just to be clear, any further snow since 8am will be included in my report tomorrow).
More of Hakuba Goryu ski area is seemingly open this morning with the Champion connecting runs down to base and Toomi.
I wish there was more 'December 2024'-like snowfall showing on the current forecasts for the week ahead, but we might get some more around Wednesday.
--------------------------------
Ski area information for Monday 15th 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.
------------
ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 20cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 85cm
Top: 10cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Gondola
Alps Number 1 pair lift
Alps Number 3 pair lift
Alps Number 2/4 pair lift
Toomi quad
Scheduled course openings:
Panorama course
Grand Prix course
Super course
Technical course
Champion Dynamic
Champion Expert
Woody
Toomi
------------
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall' by the ski area):
Top: 20cm
Base: 15cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 120cm
Base: 40cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
All lifts operating
Line D usually only operates when the gondola is closed
Scheduled course openings:
All main courses open
The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open
------------
Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
115cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Cortina Number 2 quad lift
Cortina Number 4 pair lift
Scheduled course openings:
4 of 16 available
------------
Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 30cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 10cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 130cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 63cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Gondola
Alpen quad
Panorama pair lift
Kokusai Number 3 pair lift
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
Scheduled course openings:
Kurobishi course
Usagidaira course
Panorama course
------------
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Not yet open
------------
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
40cm
Scheduled ski lift operations::
Alps Number 1 pair lift
Scheduled course openings:
?
------------
Jigatake
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
80cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Number 1 pair lift
------------
Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
70cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Number 2 pair
Number 6 quad
------------
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 139cm
Base: 28cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Gondola
Tsuga Number 2 pair lift
Han-no-ki pair lift
Scheduled course openings:
Limited but top to bottom
------------
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Not yet open
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Monday 15th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 61cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 59cm reported on 5 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.