Hakuba Now: Wednesday 18th March 2026
- Mar 18
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 339cm
Posted on Wednesday 18th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
I have to be really early this morning but it's a fairly simple picture... clear blue skies again this morning with just a bit of thin cloud in places (and a bit more away from the mountains). Nice and cold early morning but will end up being a mild day.
Tonight we will probably get rain down here but there seems to be a good chance of snow in the mountains. Sounds good. I will let you know.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
Top: 245cm
Top: 60cm
Current status and planned closing date:
All open as normal except the Cosmo quad lift (Iimori)
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Official snow depth:
Top: 245cm
Base: 95cm
Current status:
All open as normal
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba Cortina
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 0cm
Official snow depth:
Top: 190cm
Base: 105cm
Current status and planned closing date:
Cortina Number 1 pair, Number 2 quad, Number 4 pair, Number 6 pair lifts operating (4 of 6)
7 of 16 courses open
Planned closing date is Monday 30th March
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 215cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 111cm
Nakiyama (800m): 25cm (sort of!)
Current status and planned closing date:
All lower runs are now closed except Nakiyama South (that is the only way to ski back down to base)
Mid to upper areas remain open
Planned closing date:
Planned closing date is Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Official snow depth:
170cm
Current status:
Planned closing date:
Sunday 29th March
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth:
150cm
Current status:
Mostly open
Planned closing date:
Monday 30th March
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Jigatake
Official snow depth:
50cm
Current status:
Two pair lifts operating
Planned closing date:
Sunday 22nd March
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth:
50cm
Current status:
Four or five lifts operating
Planned closing date:
Sunday 22nd March
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 186cm
Base: 24cm
Current status:
Mostly open
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Planned closing date:
Closed as of 15th March
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Wednesday 18th March 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 339cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 98cm reported on 12 days January 2026 snowfall 181cm reported on 22 days February 2026 snowfall 56cm reported on 10 days March 2026 snowfall 2cm 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.