Hakuba Now: Monday 17th February 2014
- Feb 17, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 344cm
Posted on Monday 17th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
OK so the snow did ease off yesterday as expected. The clouds started to disperse mid morning, things calmed down and by lunchtime we had nice blue skies over Hakuba.
It was clearly quieter than you would expect for a normal Sunday in mid February. The heavy snow in lots of low-lying areas that aren't used to it really did knock out lots of (almost all!) transportation options and there have been some amazing stories of people stranded and also very sad ones of even some weather related deaths. Sometimes it's difficult snow country people who are used to the snow to grasp just how disruptive the snow can be.
Back to today and clouds haved moved back in over Hakuba and light snow has started to fall. Oh yes just a few cm of snow to add to the haul we had yesterday. It is a bit warmer this morning and as we approach 9am it is just hovering under 0 degrees.
Avalance risk and dangers remain high. Powder remains on the slopes - enjoy them!
A calmer and drier patch seems likely though - perhaps snow showers on and off today and then the chance of clearer skies tomorrow.
Hakuba Goryu:
Reporting 1cm of new snowfall.
Upper - 290cm
Toomi - 180cm
Iimori - 160cm
Hakuba 47:
Reporting 2cm of new snowfall; 3-4cm on upper areas
Upper - 285cm
Lower - 115cm
Happo-one:
Usagidaira - 280cm
Nakiyama - 120cm
Sakka - 130cm
Hakuba Iwatake:
Upper - 230cm
Lower - 100cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsuganomori - 350cm
Maruyama - 140cm
Kanenonaruoka - 190cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Reporting 2cm of new snowfall.
Upper - 320cm
Lower - 225cm
Hakuba Minekata:
130cm
Hakuba Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 17th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 344cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 35cm reported on 3 days December 2013 snowfall 122cm reported on 15 days January 2014 snowfall 97cm reported on 12 days February 2014 snowfall 90cm reported on 7 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.