Hakuba Now: Sunday 19th February 2017
- Feb 19, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 410cm
Posted on Sunday 19th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Lots of cloud around yesterday with light snow falling in places (and at times), but some clearings in the clouds as well at times. I have heard from a few people who went to various areas and indeed got some very varying reports and opinions on conditions. I think everyone would agree though that a nice new fresh thick layer of snow would go down a treat. (Doesn't it always!)
This morning there's a few cm of snow on the ground which is curious because some of the resorts are saying 0cm. Oh well, I can see it sitting there looking all lovely and white. Still, would have been nicer to have had more, but we are going to have to wait for that.
This morning there is lots of blue sky around with a bank of cloud around the upper areas of the ski resorts for the moment. Sun/cloud appears to be on the forecast
There's a bit of a wind up top and at the time of writing I can confirm that top areas of Happo-one, Goryu and 47 are on hold. Hopefully they'll get going fairly quickly if and when conditions improve.
The forecast is looking good for snow in the coming week. Starting overnight tonight?
Have a great Sunday.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting 0cm of fresh snowfall this morning.
Top area not opening as planned at the start of the day due to wind conditions.
Official snow depth
Upper: 250cm
Base: 125cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Hakuba Goryu is reporting up to 1-8cm of fresh snowfall on upper slopes.
Top area not opening as planned at the start of the day due to wind conditions.
Official snow depth
Alps: 330cm
Toomi: 170cm
Iimori: 130cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall (Riesen quad top).
The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning.
Official snow depth:
Usagidaira: 225cm
Kurobishi: 265cm
Lower: 140cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
The resort appears to be opening as planned this morning.
Official snow depth:
Tsuga-no-mori: 335cm
Han-no-ki: 320cm
Maruyama: 150cm
Oya-no-hara: 140cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 140cm
Hakuba Cortina:
The resort is reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall.
Official snow depth:
Top: 340cm
Base: 210cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Official snow depth:
Top: 200cm
Base: 120cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Official snow depth:
Top: 200cm
Kashimayari:
Official snow depth:
Top: 195cm
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth:
Top: 140cm
Hakuba Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Sunday 19th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 410cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 57cm (13th January) November 2016 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 days January 2017 snowfall 242cm reported on 20 days February 2017 snowfall 103cm 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.