Hakuba Now: Monday 18th December 2017
- Dec 18, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 140cm
Posted on Monday 18th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning to you all from here in sunny Hakuba.
It's a lovely morning with lots of blue sky and some cloud here and there. The sun is shining down brightly.
The only snow since yesterday that I can find being reported by resorts is as follows:
Hakuba Goryu: 0-5cm
Hakuba Cortina: 5cm
...with myself seeing a thin layer covering the road since last night.
Should be a fab morning; and we can look forward to more snow tomorrow.
Hakuba Happo-one
Operating lifts:
- Gondola Adam
- Alpen quad lift
- Hakuba Riesen quad lift
- Nakiyama Number 3 triple lift
- Panorama pair lift
- Kokusai Number 1 pair lift
- Kokusai Number 3 pair lift
- Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift
- Kurobishi Number 3 pair lift
- Skyline Number 2 pair lift
- Sakka Kita-one quad lift
Courses open:
- Majority of course areas are now at least part open
- Areas still closed: Riesen Grat, Kurobishi off-piste, Nakiyama Wall, Nakiyama North, Central, Shirakaba North, Kitaone 3.
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 185cm
- Usagidaira: 140cm
- Lower: 65cm
Hakuba Goryu
Operating lifts:
- Goryu Telecabin (gondola)
- Alps Number 1 pair lift
- Alps Number 3 pair lift
- Toomi Sky Four lift
- Toomi Number 1 pair lift
- Milky Four lift
- Number 1 high speed pair lift
- Number 6 pair lift
Courses open:
- All courses apart from Cosmo River, Sunny Way, Straight Whisky, Snow Diving and Adventure are open at Hakuba Goryu.
Official snow depth:
- Top: 200cm
- Toomi: 70cm
- Iimori: 40cm
Hakuba 47
Operating lifts:
- Line 8 Gondola
- Line AB pair lift
- Line C quad lift
- Line E high speed pair lift
Courses open:
- All main courses are open
- Tree Riding Zone not open yet
Official snow depth:
- Top: 185cm
- Base: 60cm
Tsugaike Kogen
Operating lifts
- Most lifts now operating
Courses open:
- Most courses are now available (Champion and Kane-no-naru-oka 2 still closed)
Official snow depth:
- Tsuga-no-mori: 185cm
- Han-no-ki: 185cm
- Maruyama: 50cm
- Shirakaba: 60cm
- Oya-no-hara: 45cm
- Kane-no-naru-oka: 45cm
Hakuba Cortina
Operating lifts
- Number 1 pair lift
- Number 2 quad lift
- Number 4 pair lift
Official snow depth:
- Top: 180cm
- Base: 120cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Operating lifts
- Gondola
- View 2
- 4 East
- 5 South
Courses open:
- View C
- View D
- East
- South
Official snow depth:
- Top: 100cm
- Base: 30cm
Hakuba Valley Kashimayari
Operating lifts
- Number 2 pair lift
- Number 3 quad lift
- Number 6 quad lift
Official snow depth:
- 50cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Operating lifts
- Alps Number 1 pair lift
- Alps Number 4 pair lift
Official snow depth:
- 70cm
Hakuba Sanosaka
Operating lifts
- Number 3 quad lift
Official snow depth:
- 50cm
Hakuba Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Monday 18th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 140cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 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.