Hakuba Now: Friday 16th April 2021
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 19, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 420cm
Posted on Friday 16th April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
After some fine blue skies during the day yesterday, this morning there is a mix of blue sky and cloud. It's a bit windy but lifts look like there's spinning as they should.
Hakuba 47 reporting that their snow making team have been working hard to keep things open. I wonder if involved a snow dance. That lower area is looking increasingly bare.. but still skiable.
Tomorrow? Rain, I'm afraid. But on Sunday there are signs of the chance of snow in higher elevations which is interesting...
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Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts (planned):
- Grat quad
- Alpen quad
- Adam Gondola
- Panorama pair
- Kurobishi Number 2 quad
- Skyline Number 2 pair
Open courses (planned):
- Riesen Grat
- Kurobishi
- Usagidaira
- Skyline
- Upper Urakuro
- Panorama
- Kokusai Number 1 lift also open weekends and 29th April through 5th May
- Base runs all closed - you need to get the Gondola back down to base
Reported snowfall:
- Kurobishi: 0cm
- Usagidaira: 0cm
- Nakiyama: 0cm
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 160cm
- Usagidaira: 107cm
- Nakiyama: 0cm
Planned closing date:
- Wednesday 5th May
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Hakuba 47
Operating lifts (planned):
- Gondola
- Line AB pair
- Line C quad
- Line E pair
Open courses (planned):
- All main courses remain open
- A short walk is required on parts of R-7
- Beginners are advised to get the Gondola back down to base
Reported snowfall:
- Summit: 0cm
- Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 125cm
- Base: 25cm
Planned closing date:
- Wednesday 5th May
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Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts (planned):
- Planned operating lifts:
- Goryu Telecabin (gondola)
- Alps Number 1 pair
- Alps Number 3 pair
Open courses (planned):
- Panorama
- Grand Prix
- Technical
- Super
- Base runs all closed - you need to get the Gondola back down to base
Reported snowfall:
- Upper: 0cm
- Iimori: 0cm
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 160cm (?)
- Iimori: -cm
Planned closing date:
- Wednesday 5th May
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Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts (planned):
- Gondola
- Han-no-ki pair
- Tsuga Number 2 pair
Open courses (planned):
- Tsuga-no-mori
- Han-no-ki
- Base runs all closed - you need to get the Gondola back down to base
Reported snowfall:
- Summit: 0cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 137cm
- Base: 0cm
Planned closing date:
- Wednesday 5th May
Hakuba Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Friday 16th April 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 420cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (17th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 150cm reported on 12 days January 2021 snowfall 165cm reported on 19 days February 2021 snowfall 102cm reported on 13 days March 2021 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days April 2021 snowfall 0cm |
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.