Hakuba Now: Monday 16th December 2024
- Dec 16, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 155cm
Posted on Monday 16th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Like, wow.
I can think of lots of words, but I just don't think I need them. (And I don't want to appear to go overboard!)
So I'll let the numbers do most of the talking.
Here's what ski areas around Hakuba are reporting (fresh snowfall) from upper areas this morning:
Goryu... 50cm
Hakuba 47... up to 40cm
Happo-one... 37-40cm
Tsugaike... 30cm 'in the morning'
Numbers will vary in different places, but we have just had a lot more snow, again. I moved snow from my car late last night and again this morning. Result a total of 23cm.
Thank you, wise snow gods!
All this snow is all very exciting, of course, but remember to be careful out there folks. Perhaps especially so at the moment in these kind of conditions.
Why aren't all the ski areas fully open? A bunch of reasons probably, but with more snow over the next few days (!), surely everywhere will be 'fully open' by Christmas? This coming weekend?
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 50cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 190cm
Top: 50cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1 pair
Alps Number 3 pair
Toomi Sky quad
Toomi Number 1 pair
Scheduled course openings:
Panorama
Grand Prix
Super
Technical
Champion Dynamic
Champion Expert
Woody
Toomi
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall' by the ski area):
Top: 40cm
Base: 20cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 195cm
Base: 80cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
All lifts operating (apart from Line D which usually only operates when the gondola is closed)
Scheduled course openings:
All main courses open
The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
170cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
6 of 16 courses open
2 of 6 lifts operating
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 40cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 37cm
Nakiyama (800m): -
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 210cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 170cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Alpen quad
Adam Gondola
Panorama pair
Kokusai Number 3 pair
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field plans to open from Friday 20th December
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
75cm
Scheduled ski lift operations::
2 courses open
2 lifts operating
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Jigatake
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
80cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Number 1 pair
Number 3 pair
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
60cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
3 lifts operating
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 177cm
Base: 80cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair lift
Tsuga Number 2 pair
Han-no-ki Number 3 quad
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
100cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
2 lifts operating
Hakuba Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as Monday 16th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 155cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (30th November) November 2024 snowfall 42cm reported on 3 days December 2024 snowfall 113cm reported on 9 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.