Hakuba Now: Friday 18th February 2022
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 515cm
Posted on Friday 18th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
There's more fresh snow on the ground to report this morning. Every morning there are three bits of observed snow info coming in to make this report (myself plus two other trusted people in Hakuba). Often the numbers are very similar but sometimes they differ. I'll tell you what they are for this morning - 7cm, 12cm and 16cm. That middle one is my measurement and what goes on the report but always keep in mind that it can vary - especially in such a relatively wide region.
Happo-one are this morning winning the 'most snow reported' award with 30cm across their upper areas and 15cm down at the lower Nakiyama area. Cortina are reporting 10-15cm. So there's a good new layer out there to play in this morning.
Light snow is currently falling, but it probably won't last too long and should ease by this afternoon. We might start tomorrow with some sunshine.
Forecasts are still looking very good for some potentially heavy snow falling Sunday night through Tuesday. How about we have some consistently heavy snow through that whole period, Weather Gods? Onegai shimasu!
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Total snowfall accumulation this season so far [*upper areas]
[As reported by official sources at time of this report]
Hakuba Goryu: 780cm
Hakuba 47: 740cm
Hakuba Happo-one: 659cm
Hakuba Cortina: 897cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort: 712cm
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Hakuba Goryu
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Upper: 25cm
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 380cm
- Toomi: 180cm
Hakuba 47
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Summit: 20cm
- Lower: 10cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 395cm
- Base: 195cm
Hakuba Happo-one
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Kurobishi: 30cm
- Riesen: 30cm
- Usagidaira: 30cm
- Nakiyama: 15cm
Official snow depth:
- Kurobishi: 390cm
- Usagidaira: 267cm
- Nakiyama: 140cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Mountain Side: 10cm
- Village Side: 10cm
Official snow depth:
- Mountain Side: 230cm
- Village Side: 100cm
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Reported snowfall this morning:
- Upper: 12cm
Official snow depth:
- Upper: 389cm
- Lower: 150cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
- 380cm
Hakuba Cortina
Reported snowfall (12 hours):
- Summit: 10-15cm
- Lower: 10cm
Official snow depth:
- Top: 394cm
- Base: 272cm
Hakuba Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as Friday 18th February 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 515cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th January) November 2021 snowfall 29cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 130cm reported on 12 days January 2022 snowfall 228cm reported on 20 days February 2022 snowfall 128cm reported on 12 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.