Hakuba Now: Saturday 18th March 2023
- Mar 18, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 442cm
Posted on Saturday 18th March 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
Hey, it's snowing!
And, in places, there's now just about 2cm of it on the ground... take a look at the image from the Happo-one gondola base station as of 8:00am (below) to get an idea.
(It has to be also said that go just a little bit further down and it's raining --- but let's not dwell on that!)
Here is how much fresh snowfall ski areas are reporting this morning:
Hakuba Goryu: 5cm
Hakuba 47: 5cm (top)
Hakuba Happo-one: 5cm (top of Riesen quad)
Hakuba Iwatake: 5cm (base); 10cm (top)
Back to sunshine tomorrow. Let's hope we get a bit more snow before then!
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth: Upper: 215cm / Toomi: 60cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
Most areas of Hakuba Goryu remain open.
Parts of the Iimori section are closed (Cosmo River, Sunny Way, Straight Whisky, Snow Diving, Adventure).
The Cosmo Four lift has closed for the season.
The Alps Number 2/4 lift will be open until 26th March.
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Official snow depth: Top: 225cm / Base: 95cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
All areas of Hakuba 47 remain open.
Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth: 169cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 2nd April 2023
Notes:
Hakuba Cortina remains mostly open.
9/16 courses available.
5/6 lifts operating.
Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth: Kurobishi (1680m): 235cm / Usagidaira (1400m): 146cm / Nakiyama (800m): 20cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
Hakuba Happo-one remains mostly open, though some base runs are now closed including Nakiyama and Shirakaba.
Some base lifts have closed for the season (Nakiyama Number 2 pair, Shirakaba Number 1 and 2 pairs, Sakka Number 3 triple).
You can still ride down to base at Nakiyama South via Riesen Slalom, by the Gondola, or Sakka.
The Usagidaira Kids Park should be opening on weekends from early April.
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth: Mountain Side: 130cm / Village Side: 30cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 26th March 2023
Notes:
Hakuba Iwatake is part open.
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth: 165cm
Planned closing date: Friday 31st March 2023
Notes:
Hakuba Norikura remains mostly open.
Jigatake
Official snow depth: 40cm
Closing date: Jigatake closed on Thursday 16th March
Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth: 60cm
Planned closing date: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Notes:
Kashimayari remains part open.
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth: Upper: 179cm / Lower: 78cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
Tsugaike remains mostly open.
The Tsugaike Ropeway will open for spring season on Saturday 1st April.
It plans to be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and 1st-7th May.
A separate ticket is required to ride that lift, and you also need to submit a climbing notification to board.
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Official snow depth: 35cm
Planned closing date: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Notes:
Sanosaka remains part open.
Hakuba Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as Saturday 18th March 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 442cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 31cm (25th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 164cm reported on 17 days January 2023 snowfall 178cm reported on 17 days February 2023 snowfall 88cm reported on 13 days March 2023 snowfall 12cm reported on 2 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.