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Hakuba Now: Friday 16th February 2024

  • Feb 16, 2024
  • 2 min read

Updated: Nov 20, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 364cm

Posted on Friday 16th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


After the warmth (and rain later on), we have very clearly colder conditions and a little snowfall this morning.


Ski areas are reporting up to 5cm on the slopes so there's a modest amount of fresh to play in! (Close to ski area bases it ranges from slight dustings, just over 1cm on the top of my car and around my house).


It has been snowing lightly early morning and, while there is even some sun appearing down in the village, visibility on the mountains seems very limited this morning.


Wind is an issue too and is affecting some upper ski lifts at the start of the day.


The clouds are probably going to clear this morning and it should thankfully remain cold today.


(Fast forward to tomorrow: a return to sun and milder temperatures).


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ABLE Hakuba Goryu

Reported snowfall:

Upper: 5cm

Official snow depth:

Upper: 230cm

Toomi: 120cm


Hakuba 47

Reported snowfall (overnight):

Upper: 5cm

Base: 5cm

Official snow depth:

Top: 235cm

Base: 100cm


Hakuba Cortina

Reported snowfall:

Upper: ?cm

Official snow depth:

Top: 190cm

Base: 115cm


Hakuba Happo-one

Reported snowfall:

Kurobishi: 0cm

Usagidaira: 0cm

Top of Riesen quad: 0cm (social media)

Nakiyama: 0cm

Official snow depth:

Kurobishi: 230cm

Usagidaira: 166cm

Nakiyama: 50cm


Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field

Reported snowfall:

Mountain Side: 3cm

Village Side: 1cm

Official snow depth:

Mountain Side: 180cm

Village Side: 110cm


Hakuba Norikura Onsen

Official snow depth:

200cm


Jigatake

Reported snowfall:

0cm

Official snow depth:

80cm


Kashimayari

Official snow depth:

110cm


Tsugaike Mountain Resort

Official snow depth:

Upper: 203cm

Lower: 58cm


White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka

Official snow depth:

80cm



Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season

Data as Friday 16th February 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 364cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (8th January) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 187cm reported on 16 days February 2024 snowfall 56cm reported on 7 days



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