Hakuba Now: Tuesday 19th January 2016
- Jan 19, 2016
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 126cm
Posted on Tuesday 19th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Morning from Hakuba where we have more snowfall piling up...
Yes things are looking better by the day now with another 20-30cm of fresh snow being reported by resorts (upper areas) around the valley this morning. It may not be the lightest driest snow there is - a bit on the heavier side than that - but still we need those cm and there were a lot of happy people around playing in it yesterday.
The stronger winds of early yesterday morning aren't causing much problems this morning (Alps 3 lift at Goryu affected?), and it's just generally cloudy at the moment though more snow is forecast. If the forecast is right, heavy snow tonight.
More lifts and runs are also opening up, I see some of the lower slopes of Happo-one seem to be available. Don't forget to check the resort-specific information that has been updated below (every day).
It should be a great day out there on the slopes and some fine conditions to find. I'm off to get a taste if it myself.
Hakuba 47:
Hakuba 47 is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall at base and 30cm up top.
All courses are now officially open.
Tree Riding Zone not yet open for the season.
Official snow depth
Upper: 175cm
Base: 60cm
Hakuba Goryu:
Hakuba Goryu is reporting 10-15cm of fresh snowfall at lower Toomi and Iimori areas and 30cm on upper areas.
All upper and Toomi areas are now open.
The Soft Cream, Merry Land, Powder Snow and Sunny Way courses in the Iimori area are open.
Planned lifts:
All lifts plan to be operating (* Alps Number 2 and 4 are weekends and holidays only).
Wind affecting the Alps Number 3 lift at time of writing this morning.
Official snow depth
Alps: 175cm
Toomi: 75cm
Iimori: 80cm
Hakuba Happo-one:
Hakuba Happo-one is reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall this morning.
Some lower areas of Happo-one are now opening up - parts of the Shirakaba (north area), Sakka, Kita One are now open.
Planned lifts:
Most lifts are now open at Happo-one
Official snow depth
Usagidaira: 140cm
Nakiyama: 45cm
Sakka: 30cm
Hakuba Cortina:
Hakuba Cortina is reporting another 20-30cm of fresh snowfall.
All courses except Mt Hieda Ridge, Mt Hieda 2 and 3, Itadaria Ridge and Giant now open.
Planned lifts:
All lifts apart from Number 7 pair operating
Official snow depth
Top: 140cm
Base: 90cm
Tsugaike Kogen:
Most course areas at Tsugaike Kogen are now open.
Planned lifts:
Most lifts are now operating.
Official snow depth
Tsuga-no-mori: 194cm
Maruyama: 50cm
Kane-no-naru-oka: 60cm
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field:
Reporting up to 20cm of fresh snowfall.
Planned lifts:
View 2
3sen North
4sen East
5sen South
Gondola
Paradise triple
Line
Official snow depth
Upper: 120cm
Lower: 30cm
Hakuba Norikura Onsen:
Official snow depth
50cm
All lifts apart from Number 8 lift have been operating and 8 of the 12 courses open at Hakuba Norikura Onsen.
No further updates as yet this morning.
Hakuba Sanosaka:
Official snow depth
45cm
All lifts are operating though some courses are not yet open.
Hakuba Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 19th January 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 126cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (18th January) November 2015 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2015 snowfall 54cm reported on 8 days January 2016 snowfall 62cm 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.