Hakuba Now: Saturday 1st April 2023
- Apr 1, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 442cm
Posted on Saturday 1st April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
It's April and a beautiful start to the month, with more of the same still forecast over the next few days - possibly until Tuesday.
At Hakuba Goryu the downhill course is now closed, so you need to get the gondola back down to base. The Toomi run will be open until tomorrow.
Hakuba 47 is now the only ski area where you can still slide down to base. You need to get the gondola back to base at the others that remain open.
Someone asked if the ski areas are going to be able to open until Golden Week this year. It's going to depend on nature isn't it, and how warm this month turns out. It might prove to be difficult. Anyway, we are just going to have to wait and see... and enjoy what we have in the meantime!
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth: Upper: 170cm / Toomi: 30cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
The Toomi base area and top area remain open (all except Champion Expert and Champion Dynamic).
You now need to get the gondola back down to base from upper areas.
Toomi is open until tomorrow (2nd April).
The Iimori area is now closed.
Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Official snow depth: Top: 180cm / Base: 50cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
Almost all of Hakuba 47 remain open.
The only closed area is Freedom Course and the Tree Riding Zones.
You can still slide back down to base on R1.
The lower section of R7 is now closed.
Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth: Kurobishi (1680m): 175cm / Usagidaira (1400m): 97cm / Nakiyama (800m): 0cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
The mid to upper areas of Hakuba Happo-one remain largely open.
All base areas are now closed and you need to get the gondola (or Kokusau Number 1 pair) back down to base.
Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth: Upper: 140cm / Lower: 0cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th May 2023
Notes:
All lower areas are now closed, so you need to get the gondola back down to base.
The Gondola, Han-no-ki high speed pair, Tsuga Number 1 and 2 pair lifts remain open.
The Tsugaike Ropeway is also now open for spring season (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and 1st-7th May).
A separate ticket is required to ride the ropeway, and you also need to submit a climbing notification to use it.
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Hakuba Cortina
Hakuba Cortina closed on Wednesday 29th March
Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Hakuba Iwatake closed on Sunday 26th March
Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Hakuba Norikura closed on Sunday 26th March
Jigatake
Jigatake closed on Thursday 16th March
Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Kashimayari closed on Tuesday 21st March
White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Sanosaka closed on Tuesday 21st March
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Data as Saturday 1st April 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 April 2023 snowfall 0cm |
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.