Hakuba Now: Wednesday 18th December 2024
- Dec 18, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 168cm
Posted on Wednesday 18th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Happo-one winning the 'most reported snowfall' award this morning with 30cm. Other ski areas are telling us snowy tales of between 5 and 20cm across the mountains.
Night skiing starts at Hakuba Goryu from this coming Saturday (21st December). At one time there used to be much more 'nighta' on offer in the region, so it's good to see Goryu still keeping that going!
I have said similar in previous recent reports, but surely... surely... with all the snow we have received, come Saturday, more lifts and ski runs will be opening up.
I just love it when we get to the stage where I can just say 'everywhere is open'. And not just because it makes my early morning information hunt easier! The sooner the better, for us all.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 15cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 205cm
Top: 55cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Telecabin gondola
Alps Number 1 pair
Alps Number 3 pair
Toomi Sky quad
Toomi Number 1 pair
Scheduled course openings:
Panorama
Grand Prix
Super
Technical
Champion Dynamic
Champion Expert
Woody
Toomi
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall' by the ski area):
Top: 20cm
Base: 5cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 210cm
Base: 90cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
All lifts operating (apart from Line D which usually only operates when the gondola is closed)
Scheduled course openings:
All main courses open
The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
165cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
6 of 16 courses open
2 of 6 lifts operating
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 30cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 30cm
Nakiyama (800m): -
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 200cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 161cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Alpen quad
Adam Gondola
Panorama pair
Kokusai Number 3 pair
Kurobishi Number 2 quad
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field plans to open from Friday 20th December
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
100cm
Scheduled ski lift operations::
2 courses open
2 lifts operating
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Jigatake
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
80cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Number 1 pair
Number 3 pair
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
75cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
3 lifts operating
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 180cm
Base: 80cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Eve Gondola
Han-no-ki pair lift
Tsuga Number 2 pair
Han-no-ki Number 3 quad
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
105cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
2 lifts operating
Hakuba Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as Wednesday 18th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 168cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (30th November) November 2024 snowfall 42cm reported on 3 days December 2024 snowfall 126cm reported on 11 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.