Hakuba Now: Wednesday 1st April 2026
- Apr 1
- 3 min read
Updated: May 2
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 1st April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Hakuba.
A fine "sea of clouds" early today.
There is a lot of cloud around early on today. Thankfully it's not wet this morning but there's some limited visibility in places.
The base Nakiyama run is now closed at Happo-one, so you can no longer ski or board back down to base. Take the gondola!
Tsugaike is also now only part open - see the details below, including the dates of planned operation for the top Ropeway.
I have some personal issues to take care of away from Hakuba today and tomorrow - my next report will be on Friday. By then we should be back to sunny skies.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
Official snow depth:
Top: 185cm
Top: 25cm
Current status and planned closing date:
Toomi and Alpsdaira sections open (Champion Expert course not available)
You can still ski back down to base
Iimori section closed
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
Official snow depth:
Top: 195cm
Base: 40cm
Current status:
Open as normal
You can still ski back down to base
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Hakuba Happo-one
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobishi (1680m): 140cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 64cm
Nakiyama (800m): 25cm (just on the bit that is still open; 0cm on either side)
Current status and planned closing date:
All lower runs are now closed
Mid to upper areas remain open
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper: 159cm
Base: 0cm
Current status:
Part open (Gondola, Hannoki pair, Tsuga Number 2, Tsugaike Chuo triple)
Tsugaike Ropeway planned dates: 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th April
Planned closing date:
Wednesday 6th May
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Data as Wednesday 1st April 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 April 2026 snowfall 0cm reported on 0 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.