Hakuba Now: Sunday 18th December 2016
- Dec 18, 2016
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 41cm
Posted on Sunday 18th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
And it's one of those really stunning mornings that Hakuba is so good at.
There's new snow since last night but some since my report in the morning yesterday, so that is what is on the report today.
Yesterday the snow generally started easing off from the early afternoon and visibility improved though there was still a lot of cloud around (and I am hearing some more light snow falling in places at higher elevations). None of the ski resorts around the valley are reporting any fresh snowfall overnight.
We are expecting fine, sunny and clear skies today and after a cold start to the morning temperatures will probably rise to about 6-7C later at village base level. So rather mild...
The forecast shows us sun over the next few days, and then rain around Wednesday-Thursday - even at higher elevations. It's going to be warming up much more than we would like. But there are good signs that come Friday we should be looking at a return to colder conditions and fresh snow too. So we can hope for snowfall over the Christmas weekend.
In the meantime today should be a beautiful day to be out on the mountains. And that's where I am heading now. Until tomorrow!
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is currently part open.
The resort is reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall.
Gondola downloading required. Upper course connection with Goryu is now open.
Lift & course info:
The Gondola, Line A.B and Line C lifts are operating.
The following courses are open:
- Route 1 (Upper)
- Route 2
- Route 3
- Route 4
- Route 5
- Route 6
- Route 8
Official snow depth
Line C Upper: 110cm
Base: 15cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Hakuba Goryu is currently part open.
The resort is reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall.
Upper course connection with Hakuba 47 is now open.
Lift & course info:
The Gondola, Alps Number 1 and 3, Toomi Sky Four, Toomi Number 1 pair lift and the Milky Four lift in the Iimori area are operating.
The following courses are open:
- Grand Prix
- Panorama
- Toomi
- Soft Cream
Official snow depth
Alps: 90cm
Toomi: 30cm
Iimori: 20cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Hakuba Happo-one is currently part open.
Lift & course info:
The Adam Gondola, Alpen Quad, Panorama pair, Kokusai Number 1 and 3 pair lifts, and Kurobishi Number 2 quad lifts are operating.
Gondola downloading required.
The following courses are open:
- Kurobishi (part)
- Usagidaira
- Panorama
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 80cm
Nakiyama: -cm
Sakka: -cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Tsugaike Kogen is currently part open.
Lift info:
The Eve Gondola and the top Han-no-ki and Tsuga Number 2 pair lifts are operating.
The following courses are open:
- Han-no-ki
- Tsuga-no-mori
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 78cm
Han-no-ki: 78cm
Oya-no-hara: 20cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: -cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Hakuba Cortina is currently part open.
The resort is reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall.
Lift info:
The Number 1 quad, Number 2 quad and Number 4 pair lifts are operating.
The following courses are at least part open:
- Ikenoda
- Ipponmatsu
- Mt Hieda Rinkan
- Mt Hieda 1
- Itadaria
Official snow depth:
Top: 110cm
Base: 60cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field is currently part open.
Lift info:
The Gondola, 3-sen North and 4-sen East lifts are operating.
The following courses are at least part open:
- North
- East
Official snow depth:
Top: 40cm
Base: -cm
Kashimayari:
Kashimayari is currently part open.
Lift info:
The Number 1 quad, Number 2 pair, Number 3 and 6 quad lifts are operating.
Official snow depth:
Top: 30cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Hakuba Norikura Onsen is currently part open
Lift info:
The Alps Number 1 and 4 pair lifts are operating.
Official snow depth:
Top: 25cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Hakuba Sanosaka planned to open today but has delayed opening.
Please note that Yanaba ski hill will not be opening for the 2016-2017 season.
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Data as of Sunday 18th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 41cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (8th December) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 40cm reported on 8 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.