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Hakuba Now: Sunday 19th January 2014

  • Jan 19, 2014
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 236cm

Posted on Sunday 19th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.


Nice day yesterday, mostly cloudy but bright with some blue sky from time to time. Snow came in the evening and this morning we have a few cm at base and up to 30cm being recorded by Cortina this morning. Take Cortina out of the equation though and it's more like 5-10cm on the resorts around the village. Goryu and 47 both reporting that number for their upper slopes.


Quite strong winds on the mountain this morning with top lifts at Goryu with the Panorama and Grand Prix courses closed. At Happo the Kurobishi Number 3 pair and Skyline Number 2 pair lifts are also not moving due to wind conditions. As far as I can tell other areas are all operating as normal.


There's an ou-yuki (heavy snow) warning out right at the moment for Hakuba, but for the moment while it is snowing it isn't doing so that heavily and just cloud on the forecast for this afternoon, so not quite sure what to make of that. Perhaps later this morning.


Cloudy weather currently forecast for tomorrow and then some heavy snowfall around Tuesday which might bring us some large numbers.


Hakuba Goryu:

Reporting 3cm at Iimori, 5cm at Toomi and 10cm on upper slopes.

Upper - 275cm

Toomi - 160cm

Iimori - 130cm


Hakuba 47:

Reporting 5cm of new snowfall at base and 10cm on upper slopes.

Upper - 280cm

Lower - 125cm


Happo-one:

Usagidaira - 240cm

Nakiyama - 75cm

Sakka - 110cm


Hakuba Iwatake:

Upper - 205cm

Lower - 75cm


Tsugaike Kogen:

Tsuganomori - 290cm

Maruyama - 130cm

Kanenonaruoka - 140cm


Hakuba Cortina:

Reporting 20cm of new snowfall on lower slopes and 30cm at most.

Upper - 300cm

Lower - 165cm


Hakuba Minekata:

70cm



Hakuba Now 2013-2014 season

Data as of Sunday 19th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 236cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 35cm reported on 3 days December 2013 snowfall 122cm reported on 15 days January 2014 snowfall 79cm reported on 9 days




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