Hakuba Now: Sunday 17th December 2023
- Dec 17, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 43cm
Posted on Sunday 17th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
OK, the snow has started! Just a few cm or so around base areas and a bit more already at higher elevations.
Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 15cm of snowfall at Kurobishi (1680m) and 10cm at the top of the Alpen quad lift. What exactly is open at Happo-one is a bit unclear as I write this.
Hakuba 47 are reporting 10cm of snow on upper areas, but only the upper area of R-8 is open. The gondola at 47 is not open, so you need to get there via the gondola at Hakuba Goryu.
Please note that what is open might differ from the listings below as ski areas make early morning decisions (and perhaps change their minds too).
Some days the situation can be complicated (and difficult to confirm), but I'm going to try my best to bring you as much info as possible each morning. That might mean they might be posted a bit later than usual over the coming week or so.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Part open
Lifts:
Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1 pair
Alps Number 3 pair
Courses:
Panorama
Grand Prix (*checking)
Technical (*checking)
Super (*checking)
Official snow depth:
Upper: 55cm
Toomi: -
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the top ski runs that are open
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Part open
Ski lifts:
Line E
Courses:
R-8 upper only open
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Top: 10cm
Base: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Upper: 55cm
Base: 0cm
Notes:
The base area at Hakuba 47 is not open, so you need to take the gondola at Hakuba Goryu
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Hakuba Happo-one
Part open
Ski lifts:
Adam Gondola
Alpen quad
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
Courses:
Usagidaira
Kurobishi
New snowfall (reported by ski area):
Kurobishi: 15cm
Top of Alpen quad: 10cm
Official snow depth:
Kurobushi (1680m): 55cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 35cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the Panorama ski run that is open
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Part open
Ski lifts:
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair lift
Courses:
Han-no-ki
Official snow depth:
Upper: 50cm
Base: 0cm
Notes:
Take the gondola up to (and down from) the ski run that is open
Hakuba Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as Sunday 17th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 43cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (19th November) November 2023 snowfall 28cm reported on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 15cm 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.